1 Songwriting

experiential learning: original song within known structures

So far, all of the opportunities for experiential learning in songwriting have focused on lyric creation (fill-in-the-blank, song parody) or reconfiguration of existing songs (song collage, mash-up). In this experience, you will focus on music creation by writing an original song within known musical structures. One structure that facilitates original songwriting, and has been frequently used by music therapists, is the blues (Baker, 2015; Silverman, 2022).