Song Writing, Production, and Technology

Teachers will learn methodologies to incorporate songwriting and production into their teaching in order to revolutionize their lesson planning, heighten classroom creativity, improve classroom management, and develop student’s social, emotional, and musical “voice” while creating a truly student-centered classroom. Course participants will observe, develop, discuss, and demonstrate best practices for implementing production and songwriting in various genres at the elementary, middle, and highschool levels. Participants will discuss and demonstrate the importance of songwriting and the use of progressive technology in modern and traditional music education systems, and will consider how to incorporate practical and innovative methods into their personal practices. In addition, course participants learn how to write and produce songs weekly. This course is designed to help teachers observe, plan, and initiate new methods and approaches towards music learning that are culturally responsive, innovative, and student-centered.