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Songwriting with My Guitar

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Programme IDAEP0321304
Programme TypeWorkshops
Recommended Size 20 - 40
Language English
Programme Format On-site
Cost $150.00 Per hour
Primary Art Form - Sub-Genre Music - Pop/Rock, Music Theory/Writing/Arranging, Vocal/A cappella, Music Tech/DAW/Recording, Guitar/Ukulele
Student Profile Primary Upper, Secondary Lower, Secondary Upper, JC/CI, ITE
Duration
Secondary Art Form - Sub-Genre -
 
Venue (where applicable)

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Programme Synopsis 'Songwriting with My Guitar' integrates 2 popular activities among our youth today: Playing the Guitar & Composing their own songs. Students will experience an easy method of writing a song with their guitar through group collaboration. The guitar. being a harmonic instrument, is capable of creating chords, melodies and bass lines. Thus, this programme primarily initiates the students into a composition process which encompasses these 3 fundamental attributes of the instrument. Together with lyrics, complete song arrangements can be realized with the voice and a few guitars. In this programme PHASE ONE: Playing the Guitar - Learn the fundamentals of chord-playing and melody-playing on the guitar - Learn basic chord theory and the common chord progressions(I,IV, V) found in a key - Learn various strumming/plucking techniques found in pop, jazz and latin styles of music PHASE TWO: Songwriting Skills - Understanding Prosody and its usage in poetry - Learn lyric-writing and its intimate relation to melody - Understanding harmony and chords used in pop songs - Understanding song form & structure - Appreciate the songwriting history in Singapore (Heritage songs) PHASE THREE: Collaboration / Project Work / Recording - Working in groups and writing a 2-3mins song - 'From sketching to refinement', how to draft a song and polish it gradually - Recording the song - Performance & Assessment For the assessment, students will be required to perform their 2-3 minutes song. They will present it in groups. The best written song will be orchestrated in a music software and the group will perform accompanied with the backing track. * GarageBand on Ipads Schools which would like to include Electronic Music via GarageBand/ Logic Pro / Pro Tools with Guitar/Ukulele Playing can advise this vendor for such customisations.
Focus Areas Acquire Skills & Knowledge
Point of Emphasis Not applicable
Lesson Goal #1 Learn how to strum the guitar and be acquainted with chord progressions. Students' prior knowledge of the ukulele will be tapped on.
Lesson Goal #2 Learn songwriting techniques which include prosody, song structure, rhyming schemes and lyric writing. Relevant terminologies will be explained.
Lesson Goal #3 - Creating a song as a collaboration effort. - Finding different ways of approaching songwriting (melody or lyrics first?) | Parody | Rap)

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The Tote Board Arts Grant was introduced in 1995 to encourage the development of a vibrant arts culture in schools, and to promote arts appreciation amongst students.

Each year, all MOE schools and ITE Colleges may opt-in to receive the Arts Grant. Schools may use the grant to subsidise the purchase of programmes under the NAC-AEP and for the Artist-in-School Scheme (AISS).

All approved programmes are listed on the NAC-AEP Directory and come with a valid Letter of Eligibility.

To purchase this programme, contact the representative listed on the Programme Detail Page and make contractual arrangements directly with the programme provider.

Please ensure that a valid Letter of Eligibility (LOE) is obtained. Note that MOE procurement guidelines apply.

Payment should be made directly to the programme provider. Claims for the Arts Grant should be made via IFAAS and in accordance to Grant Guidelines.

Programme providers are permitted to make changes to the following aspects of an NAC-AEP, according to the school’s needs:

  • Programme duration, including no. of sessions
  • Cost of programme
  • Class size



Under the above conditions, schools can make claims based on revised programme costs using the same Programme ID listed on the Letter of Eligibility (LOE).

The following changes are not permitted when customising programmes:

  • Changes to content
  • Inclusion of non-approved instructor(s)

Offered by:

Guitarhympia Music

Since 2015, GuitaRhymPia Music has delivered Guitar|Ukulele related programs to numerous schools, helping our youth develop lifelong skills. This is combined with Music Technology (DAW) Education (GarageBand|Sibelius). As a performance group, we attempt to promote Asian Music and Songs.

Contact

Balraj Gopal 90686543 admin@guitarhympia.com   Visit provider page

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