Introduction to Song Writing

The course is designed for students with little or no background in music. It provides a broad overview of various songwriting tools to aid students in the creative process.  Students will be exposed to various techniques of songwriting through listening to, and analysis of, songs from a variety of genres and epochs. They will do comparative study of songwriters, including those from Uganda focusing on technique. A thread that will run parallel to the main part of the course is an historical examination of how new technology has influenced the development of songwriting through the ages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Objectives: 

• To introduce the basic tools of song writing
• To develop fundamental music-making skills
• To provide a rich source of ideas and techniques to develop your songwriting skills
• To learn effective ways of developing ideas into complete songs