Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Practical
Seminar
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
6598SPMUS-SEP-PAR
Aims
The module aims to develop the conception, organisation, promotion, participation in and presentation of a Songwriting project or projects. Students are required to plan, execute to a professional standard and evaluate a Songwriting oriented project or projects. Students are expected to work within accepted professional, commercial, legal and financial frameworks when creating and administering their portfolios. Students may work collaboratively on projects. Project proposals, as agreed via a learning contract, will be approved subject to resource constraints, timescales and feasibility.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Create new songs to a professional standard demonstrating the synthesis and application of appropriate musical and lyric writing skills and techniques
2.
Document all on going work and related activity and create associated promotional materials to a professional standard
3.
Exercise initiative and personal responsibility to manage the professional, commercial, legal, financial, promotional and technical practices, frameworks and contexts in which professional songwriters operate
4.
Analyse, reflect, review, and revise song writing activity on an on-going basis
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:This module allows the student to develop to a professional level as a songwriter and to identify and establish songwriting activities and projects focussed on a potential career.
A mix of seminars, tutorials, lectures and workshops are employed throughout the course, however, the emphasis is firmly on self-directed learning as agreed through Learning Contracts and as set out in approved project plans and proposals.
Students are required to apply knowledge and skills developed in songwriting modules at levels 1 & 2 but are also required to draw upon knowledge, skills and experiences developed in levels 1& 2 business, contextual and professional modules together with the practical experience gained from levels 1&2 practical and performance projects. Whilst songwriting led, projects may draw upon and feature elements from the performance and production modules.
Additional Information:Steve Parker is the Module Leader.