Songwriting 2 - Professional Songwriting

3 cr · Undergraduate

The course continues to build students’ understanding of the world of professional songwriting. Students will learn to write a song by themselves or as a co-writing team within more specific rules and parameters, under faster time constraints, or with multiple versions. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of the songwriting industry, including culture and lingo, professional expectations, royalties, sync and licensing, and publishing. Students will perform their original compositions at an end of term recital. As songwriting can take many shapes and forms, this class does not require literacy in Western music notation or an instrumental practice.