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THE UNIVERSITY of TEXAS at AUSTIN UGS 302 Songwriting: Following in the Footsteps of Texas Legends Spring 2016 POLICY STATEMENT and SYLLABUS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN UGS 302 Songwriting: Following in the Footsteps of Texas Legends Spring 2016 POLICY STATEMENT AND SYLLABUS Instructor Teaching Assistant Professor Moore [email protected] Office hours: Th 2 – 3:30, 5 – 6:30 or by appointment in the Cactus Cafe Song is an art form that engages the mind, body, and creative spirit of listeners as well as musicians. Texas songwriters such as Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Nanci Griffith have written songs on their own terms rather than shape their art to fit the demands of Nashville, New York, or Los Angeles. Outside the mainstream of country or popular music, this unique community of artists is a wellspring of iconoclastic creativity. This course allows you not only to study that group, but also to join it as songwriters yourselves. The course will follow two primary tracks. The first will involve analysis and study of songs by Texas songwriters. The second track will work like a creative writing workshop with students writing songs and critiquing each other's songs. The objectives of the class are to • analyze and think critically about songs; • find and use credible sources for academic research; • learn the tools that songwriters use to craft songs; and • write and revise two original songs. Required Listening 1. Townes Van Zandt “Live at the Old Quarter” 2. Listening List compiled by instructor Reading • Required: Pattison, Pat. (2009) Writing Better Lyrics. Writers Digest Books: Cincinnati, OH. • Recommended: Strunk, W., Jr. (1999). The Elements of Style. (Original work published 1918) Retrieved from http://www.bartleby.com/141/. • Lyrics to songs on the Listening List • Other readings will be handed out in class or posted on Canvas. I recommend purchasing the songs on the Listening List from ITunes, but you can also listen to them on YouTube and may benefit from finding different performances of the same song. You should read the lyrics (which will be posted on Canvas) as well as listen to each song. You are expected to keep up with reading and listening assignments so that you can participate in class discussion. OUTSIDE EVENTS University Lectures All Signature Course students are required to attend a lecture on campus. This requirement gives first-year students an opportunity to interact with leading members of our institution — scholars, scientists, artists, and civic leaders who are nationally and internationally renowned. We will attend the following lecture as a group: 1 Freedom of Religious Expression: A panel discussion, featuring Douglas Laycock, Marci A. Hamilton, and John Corvino. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 5:30–7:30 p.m. CLA 0.302-D Gems of the University The University of Texas has a wide array of world-class resources, such as the Harry Ransom Center, the LBJ Library, and the Blanton Museum, available to students. One goal of the Signature Course program is to introduce first-year students to the wealth of resources available to them. We will fulfill this requirement in two ways.. 1. We will have class in the Blanton Museum on April 14. 2. In addition you are required to attend at least one musical performance at one of the venues on campus. You must let me know ahead of time which performance you plan to attend and then turn in a short description of the event (1 to 2 pages). Open Mic You are required to attend at least one open mic during the semester. I encourage you to perform. A list of approved open mics will be posted on Canvas. You need to turn in a brief description of the open mic that includes a list of the performers. For at least three of the performers list the titles of songs that they performed. Communication Assignments The course will include the writing assignments described below: 1. Homework/in-class exercises/informal assignments, such as object writing exercises and worksheets breaking down the structure of song lyrics. Included in this category are quizzes over the readings and peer critiques of other students’ songs. Also included are four brief reflection papers: a. an analysis of a song that had a powerful effect and an analysis of why (1 to 2 pages); b. an analysis of “Pancho and Lefty” by Townes Van Zandt (1 to 2 pages); c. a description the musical performance that fulfills the Gems of the University requirement described above (1 page to be turned in within a week of the performance) d. a description of the open mic you attend that lists the musicians who played and the songs that at least three of them played(1 page be turned in within a week of attending). 2. Essay analyzing a song on the listening list. 3. Research presentation and annotated bibliography. 4. Song portfolio. The portfolio will include at two original songs. Each song will be submitted (this means performing or playing a recording and handing out lyric sheets) while it's in process to the class for feedback and will then be revised. The second of these will be co-written with another student in the class. The portfolio will include pre-writing exercises, first drafts, revisions, and recordings of each song. The portfolio will be graded on the basis of how seriously students have taken the task of revising their songs and how much they have improved. You may include additional songs in your portfolio if you write more during the semester. 2 GRADING Your course grade will be based on an average of your grades on written assignments and oral presentations. To pass the course, you must submit all major assignments before semester's end. I will not give any incompletes. Final course grades will be weighted as follows: Homework/Exercises/Peer Critiques/Reflection Papers 25% Essay 25% Research Project 20% Songwriting Portfolio 30% CELL PHONES AND COMPUTERS Two rules concerning the technology enriches our lives: 1. Turn your cell phones off in class. 2. Turn the computer off if you are not using it to take notes or use it for a specific in-class assignment. I know it’s tempting to check your email, do a little social networking, and just keep up your multi-tasking skills, but please turn the computers off unless we’re doing a writing or research activity involving computers. PLAGIARISM In all academic work you must acknowledge any source you quote, paraphrase, or summarize, and any work you do on an assignment must be your own or your team’s. In songwriting, the legal issues are even thornier. Plagiarism can result in a failing grade for the course and a report to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. For more on UT’s policy on scholastic dishonesty, please see http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/scholdis.php. SPECIAL NOTE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES The University of Texas provides upon request appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TDD or the College of Engineering Director of Students with Disabilities at 471- 4321. RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS If you observe a religious holy day that conflicts with class, you will be given an opportunity to complete the work missed within a reasonable time after the absence. It is the policy of The University of Texas at Austin that you must notify each of your instructors at least fourteen days prior to the classes scheduled on dates you will be absent to observe a religious holy day. CONFERENCES I will hold office hours every week. If the scheduled times are inconvenient, please ask me for an appointment. You should make time to meet with me to discuss any concerns you have about the course in general or about a particular assignment. 3 UGS 302 Songwriting: Listening List 1. Waiting for a Train Jimmie Rogers 2. Texas, 1947 Guy Clark 3. Georgia on a Fast Train Billy Joe Shaver 4. Desperados Waiting for a Train Guy Clark 5. Boxcars Butch Hancock 6. Cotton Lightnin Hopkins 7. Jesus Was Our Savior Billy Joe Shaver 8. Cotton Sam Baker 9. Texas Trilogy: Bosque County Romance Steve Fromholtz 10. Love at the Five and Dime Nanci Griffith 11. San Antonio Rose Bob Wills 12. Dallas Jimmie Dale Gilmore 13. Houston Johann Wagner 14. Levelland James McMurtry 15. Corpus Christi Bay Robert Earl Keen 16. Gallo del Cielo Tom Russell 17. The West Side of Town Tish Hinojosa 18. The Other Texas David Rodriguez 19. When I Heard Gypsy Davy Sing Carrie Rodriguez 20. It’s a Hard Life Nanci Griffith 21. London Homesick Blues Gary P Nunn 22. If I Had A Pony Lyle Lovett 23. If I Were a Bluebird Butch Hancock 24. Mr. Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker 25. Long Black Veil Danny Dill & Marijohn Wilkin 26. The Road Goes on Forever Robert Earl Keen 27. Feeling Good Again Robert Earl Keen 28. Beaumont Hayes Carll 29. Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 30. Baby, Please Don’t Go Lightnin Hopkins 31. Wish You Were Here Libby Koch 32. You’ve Got a Lover Shake Russell 33. Love Me Like a Song Kimmie Rhodes 34. That’s the Way Love Goes Lefty Frizzell 35. Roots and Wings Carrie Elkin 36. Company of Friends Danny Schmidt 37. Daddy Said Nanci Griffith 38. Mama Said Ruthie Foster 39. If I Were the Man You Wanted Lyle Lovett 40. Leaving Amarillo Chuck Hawthorne 41. I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal Billy Joe Shaver 42. She's About a Mover Doug Sahm 43. That'll Be the Day Buddy Holly 44. Just a Wave Not the Water Butch Hancock 45.
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