MO4D02 - Songwriting 2: Creative Co-writing 16 Mar 2016 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | MO4D02 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Songwriting 2: Creative Co-writing | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Music and Drama | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Music | ||
| Module Leader: | Matthew Evans | ||
| Module Team: | Skip Curtis, Lucy Squire, Yasmine Davies | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2015 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100695 - music composition | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 16 Mar 2016 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
This module aims:
1. To enable students to acquire a sophisticated comprehension of appropriate co-songwriting techniques and strategies, applicable to their own and to others’ professional practice.
2. To cultivate a higher-level ability to appraise and interpret core and advanced co-songwriting skills, such as arranging, exploiting dynamics, working with creative constraints, and working to a brief.
3. To support students to evaluate and apply complex problem-solving strategies in relation to co-composition, co-arrangement, collective-evaluation, co-editing and collaborative re-drafting processes.
Content Summary
Songwriting workshops provide weekly formative assessment and an opportunity for peer-critique linked to the collaborative re-drafting processes.
Learning activities will include responding to prescriptive collaborative tasks that facilitate the exploration of exemplary methods and techniques.
Students will investigate collaborative songs in their cultural and economic contexts, including royalty splits, publishing implications, and issues of shared Intellectual Property between joint creators.
Students will be expected to expand their work in a collaborative environment, by incorporating elements such as arranging and re-working through live and/or recorded formats.
Students will be supported to learn how to work effectively and appropriately within a collaborative creative context.
Typically, students will work in teams of two or more, up to a usual maximum of six.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 |
| Seminar | 12 |
| Tutorial | 8 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 48 |
| Supervised time in studio/workshop | 24 |
| Directed Study | 300 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Analyse the relationship between commercial co-writing processes and their outcomes, making use of current research and scholarship in the discipline of songwriting (critical and contextual awareness). |
| LO2 | Appraise contradictory areas of knowledge within the discipline of collaborative songwriting, and evaluate differing approaches to co-writing (analysis and synthesis). |
| LO3 | Demonstrate the ability to write effective songs under complex, collaborative conditions, making sound judgments and defending decisions (application of skills). |
| LO4 | Show the capacity to co-compose and co-construct songs in audio form, solving emergent problems related to co-writing, and co-manage the planning and implementation of tasks to a professional standard (skill use). |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Self Reflective Assessment 1 | Written ‘Field’ Journal - a personal record of the student's learning experiences and observations during the development of the finished practical work. | 0 | 4000 | 30 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Practical Coursework 1 (Asynch) | Practical assessment - presentation of 20 minutes (max) of original, collaboratively produced music. | 20 | N/A | 70 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | |
| Self Reflective Assessment 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Practical Coursework 1 (Asynch) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |