The Songwriting Project-3
The Songwriting Project-3
The Songwriting Project-3
The Songwriting
Project
Created and Facilitated by Alison O'Bryan
If You're Interested
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MAKING MUSIC IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
What is The
The Songwriting Project is an opportunity for students at
James Madison University to experience the freedom of
writing music, composing lyrics, and learning in a hands-
Songwriting
on, passionate environment! The songs are all created with
participants' independent stylistic choices in every session.
Matter?
PROMOTES COLLABORATION
Says Who?
Baker, F., & Krout, R. (2012). Turning experience into learning: Educational contributions
of collaborative peer songwriting during music therapy training. International Journal
of Music Education, 30(2), 133–147.
Williams, W. (2013). "Untold Stories to Tell": MAKING SPACE FOR THE VOICES OF
YOUTH SONGWRITERS. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 56(5), 369-379.
Younker, B., & Smith, W. (1996). Comparing and modeling musical thought processes of
expert and novice composers. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education,
(128), 25-36.
What Guided the Process?
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Each week, participants would come in and be split into random
groups with at least one instrument in each. Students would then
work in groups with no instructional assistance from the facilitator
other than the challenge of the day to compose a song in thirty
minutes.
Write a parody of an Write a song using Write a song where Write a song of your
already existing song only one chord each line begins in choice
alphabetical order
My Final Takeaways
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE
Everyone is a Musician
And Finally...
Have Fun!
THANK YOU