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Songwriting as Musicological Inquiry: Examples from the Popular Music Classroom

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing upon firsthand experience developing and assessing such assignments and contextualizing these projects within the best practices developed in music education, this essay argues that songwriting and composition exercises, coupled with guided reflection and analysis, can offer rich opportunities for students to engage creatively with key musical concepts, to learn about musical structure and style through hands-on activities, and to reach a strong understanding of the various ways that music can signify meaning across time and social settings.

Source: Journal of music history pedagogy

Authors: Travis D. Stimeling, Mark N. Katz

Institutions: Millikin University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Diverse Music Education Insights

Subfield: Music

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1573461129

FWCI: 19.77

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Cited by: 4

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