MUS 201 ON SONGS AND SONGWRITING

An examination of the most basic forms of musical expression. Analyzing the many ways songs create their effects — through melody, rhythm, phrasing, form, and the singing voice — students will develop a critical vocabulary that will be applied to both essays and original compositions.  Students will deepen their powers of observation and develop their creative abilities through direct, hands-on engagement with one of the most fundamental ways of making music.