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Songwriting

Certificate of Achievement

The Songwriting Certificate of Achievement provides students with fundamental tools, techniques, and best-practices necessary to succeed as a songwriter.— 

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Songwriting Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2021-2022. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. create a financial and business plan in order to enter the music industry, and identify the roles of personal managers, booking agents, publicists, radio promoters, concert promoters, music attorneys, record producers, and studio musicians.
  2. understand the basics of intellectual property rights, including an understanding of works of authorship and copyright.
  3. compose melodies that demonstrate range, shape, and phrase structure that are appropriate for popular music.
  4. create their own original music by means of sequencing software, and demonstrate a knowledge of relevant topics and social issues pertaining to current trends in music technology.
  5. read and notate music, construct key signatures, locate pitches on the keyboard, and demonstrate basic musicianship skills.
  6. demonstrate appropriate vocal styles for selected song literature and show improvements in their individual singing using proper vocal techniques.