English with Songwriting BA

Course Summary

• Type: BA
• Location: Bangor, Gwynedd
• Duration: 3 Years
• Deadline: Ongoing

Course Description

This English with Songwriting degree combines critical and creative study of literature with practice and instruction in the practical writing of songs, with an emphasis on the tradition of song which includes the Beatles, Bob Dylan and more recent lyricists and musicians. It teaches the combining of music and words which is required for the composing of songs and fosters knowledge of historical and current phenomena in literature and music. The English with Songwriting degree combines and enhances critical and analytical abilities in the fields of music and literature, in particular where those abilities are compatible and mutually enhancing. It teaches skills allied to songwriting, including those related to music technology, through hands-on studio seminars, which cover computers, sequencing, MIDI, simple acoustics, working with audio equipment and basic music notation. It also offers related Arts administration courses, to allow you to grow creative ideas into a songwriting business.