Module Code - Title:
MU4022
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INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING 2
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
Students will build on skills and experiences, composing within a group as well as developing their individual practice as songwriters.
Syllabus:
Through weekly workshops, students will experiment with different methods of developing original songs, considering simple elements of melody, lyrics and structure of song.Through weekly lectures and engagement with post-graduate students of MA Songwriting, students will be exposed to a range of different songwriters of varying genres and styles. They will be encouraged to locate their own creative practice within the wider experience of songwriting, engaging in reflective practice through group discussion, and individual journaling and self-evaluation. Moving on from Introduction to Songwriting 1, students will now be expected to produce individual as well as group compositions for performance.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Further develop skills in melodic composition, song structure and lyric writing.
Further develop discipline of regular creative practice.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Develop sense of own artistic voice.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Develop songwriting practice, both technically and artistically, in the context of group workshops and individual study.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Taught through a combination of weekly group songwriting workshops, lectures with visiting and resident singers, songwriters, composers and creative writers and individual creative study. Students will develop a deeper understanding of their own creative practice as songwriters with the support of peers and faculty.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Zollo, P. (2011)
More songwriters on songwriting
, De Capo Press
Collin, D. (ed) (2012)
The Act of Musical Composition: Studies in the Creative Process
, Routledge
Barrett, M.S. (2014)
Collaborative Creative Thought and Practice in Music
, Routledge
Other Relevant Texts:
Long, P; Barber, S ()
Voicing Passion: The Emotional Economy of Songwriting
, European Journal of Cultural Studies, 04/2015, Volume 18, Issue 2
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
stephen.tj.ryan@ul.ie