MUS 217 - Song Writing

3 Credits
ARR

A course to develop the skills of melody and lyric writing with emphasis on expressions of the Christian experience. Students will study classic and current songs in terms of language, structure, and marriage of text and tune. Resources will include guest songwriters from the area. Collaboration is encouraged among class members and selected songs will be performed in a public setting at the end of the course. Students will learn how to copyright their songs and to produce professional-looking lead sheets with words, lyrics and chord symbols using Finale®.