Undergraduate - UnitATS2139 - Song writing: How to write a pop tune

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Jordan Murray

Synopsis

This unit is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of popular songwriting. The unit will include weekly lectures focusing on popular composition and creative writing. It also examines context, methodology and the history of song. Included will be visiting artists from the profession and critical feedback.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will :

Gain a systematic and comprehensive knowledge of strategies and form used in popular songwriting.
Develop an ability to analyse and contextualise the students own songs.
Critically evaluate popular song.
Articulate strategies used by songwriters to convey ideas.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jordan Murray

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Music