| New course | 400/500 course | Others |
| First term offered : Fall 2010 | ||
| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| MUS 472/572 | Songwriting | 3 - 3 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Songwriting |
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Catalog Description: Study of songwriting technique through analysis and composition. A variety of styles from the past 150 years will be used as models for developing a personal songwriting voice. |
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Course Goal and Objectives: Familiarity with a range of songwriting styles Understanding of modern songwriting techniques Ability to write songs in various styles |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): This course has been offered as a topic under MUS 465/565: Special Topics in Music Theory. With the change in the advanced theory requirement embodied in another request, demand for this course will continue to be strong, and will be offered on an alternate-year basis |
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Faculty and facilities needed: faculty available. The course is currently in rotation under MUS 465/565. |
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Brief Course outline: MATERIALS & Access Jai Josefs: Writing Music for Hit Songs. Schirmer. 1996 Moodle: online.wou.edu LEARNING OUTCOMES Familiarity with a range of songwriting styles Understanding of modern songwriting techniques Ability to write songs in various styles GRADING % Style Modeling Assignments 40 Style Analysis Assignments 15 Songwriter Presentation 15 Hit Songs Exam 15 Final Song Project 15 |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Keller Coker | Approved | October 13 2010 |
| 2 - Division | Diane Tarter | Approved | October 16 2010 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | David Janoviak | Approved | October 19 2010 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Robert Monge | Approved | November 16 2010 |
| 5 - Graduate Committee | Mary Bucy | Approved | November 16 2010 |
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Comments: We recommend that you explicitly state qualitative differences in expectations for graduate students vs. undergraduate students, over and above the quantitative expectations (double the number of songs written). |
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| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | February 08 2011 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | February 13 2011 |
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Comments: Assigning a permanent course number/title for this on-going special topics course will better represent the music program's curriculum. |
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| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | February 14 2011 |
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Comments: As per the Graduate Committee, the description must demonstrate faculty commitment to distinguishing differential for 400 vs 500 students. |
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