{"title":"Taking creativity seriously: Developing as a researcher and teacher of songwriting","authors":"P. McIntyre","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.67_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.67_1","url":null,"abstract":"This article provides a brief overview of extant scholarly songwriting literature as well as accounting for the broader research into creativity, primarily from psychology and sociology. It outlines work from popular music studies that focuses on creativity before zooming in closer to studies directly addressing songwriting. Combining this research tradition with the wealth of primarily anecdotal, non-academic material about songwriting, this article then sets out an autoethnographic account of the author’s own development as a teacher of songwriting with reference to how my scholarly and musical work has informed the development of my own teaching of songwriting.","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132575152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lost in transcription? The songbook as mediator for the distribution of songs in a post-digital era","authors":"H. Marstal","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.51_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.51_1","url":null,"abstract":"Taking its departure in Beck’s rather unusual release Song Reader (2012), a collection of songs in the format of a sheet book rather than an album, the article investigates the concept of the songbook as mediator for the distribution of songs. This is done by the use of Kirkesangbogen (2017), an unauthorized supplement to the Danish Psalm Book, in which a great number of songwriters have contributed – among these Nikolaj Paakjær. The article documents how one of his songs, included in Kirkesangbogen, came into existence in dialogue with his supervisor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, where Paakjær attended the songwriting bachelor programme. In doing so, the article points to a number of pros and cons of publishing songs in the format of sheet music instead of the format of the album.","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"47 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120982903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stephen Wheel on songwriting: An interview","authors":"G. Smith","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.141_7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.141_7","url":null,"abstract":"In this interview, Welsh guitarist, composer, producer and songwriter, Stephen Wheel discusses his reasons for writing songs, his approach to songwriting and his compulsion to make music. He talks about occupying the intersecting roles of producer, writer, engineer and performer, and the integrity of performances to a completed song. He writes for himself, being instigator and arbiter of the creative process. He describes how some songs are easier to finish than others, as he strives to complete each song on its terms. Melodies and lyrics have often been the most elusive elements of songwriting for Wheel, but he explains how the various components of song creation emerge and converge with particular songs and different projects. Wheel works with the larger canvas of the album, conceptualizing the songwriting process as both driving and serving successive album concepts.","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117125624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aspirations, considerations and processes: Songwriting in and for music education","authors":"D. Hughes, S. Keith","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.87_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.87_1","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines an undergraduate songwriting course offered at tertiary level. The article begins by providing a contemporary context for the song and songwriting processes. In doing so, it considers various definitions of song and of songwriting. These considerations provide context for the course development and its subsequent implementation. The associated research explores student motivations and objectives for undertaking the course and for engaging in songwriting more broadly. In addition to identifying a range of student aspirations, findings confirmed a diversity of musical abilities, instrumentation choices and songwriting processes among participants. Such diversity in creative modes reflects the need for educators to consider a range of songwriting processes and components. The article concludes by further considering how songwriting accounts for individualized creative expression in music education.","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130469889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter, Catherine Williams and Justin A. Williams (eds) (2016)","authors":"L. Brinck","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.154_5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.154_5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115850606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special issue on songwriting","authors":"A. West","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.3_2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.3_2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130578214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bubble Tea pop: Christine makes Mandopop","authors":"Adam Bell, Christine Chen","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.29_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.29_1","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this case study was to examine Christine’s learning journey and music-making processes of songwriting in the Mandopop style over the course of a series of lessons. We begin this article by outlining our purpose and qualitative method, followed by a primer on Chinese popular music (C-pop). Next, we present a portrait of Christine to provide some context of her musical background, how she became interested in C-pop, and how she became interested in songwriting. We then proceed to describe Christine’s four-month songwriting journey with Adam as her instructor, and conclude by considering the implications of this case study for making Mandopop in music education.","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"234 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128935750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing projection in student songwriters: Writing popular songs that are actually popular","authors":"C. Sampson","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.105_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.105_1","url":null,"abstract":"An important turning point in the development of a young songwriter occurs when they transition from writing songs that might only be meaningful to themselves to writing songs with the intention of connecting to a wider audience. This accomplishment can be described as a student achieving good projection through their songs. More specifically, good projection in songwriting happens when student’s successfully leverage elements of the craft that effectively produces audience participation through groove, melody, form and lyrics. An artist’s persona can also contribute significantly to connecting with a wide audience through their unique and compelling performance style. Through understanding these elements, songwriting instructors at all levels can craft lessons that focus on these fundamentals with the explicit goal of improving projection in their students writing. Furthermore, the concept of projection helps create baseline criteria for the assessment of songs in the classroom regardless of genre or subgenre.","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122828035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Art of Songwriting, Andrew West (2016)","authors":"Chapman Hill Stuart","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.151_5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.151_5","url":null,"abstract":"The author reviews The Art of Songwriting, written by veteran songwriter Andrew West, who oversees a postgraduate course at Leeds College of Music. The book benefits greatly from the author’s encyclopaedic knowledge of songs and songwriters, and a rich variety of examples permeates the book. As a result, the book is not a simple ‘how-to’ volume, but rather captures the rich diversity of approaches and techniques professional songwriters employ. A different, tighter organizational scheme might help the book’s wisdom be digestible for the reader to consolidate and retain all the knowledge the book has to offer. Still, the book is a welcome contribution to an understudied field, especially as music education scholars seek to diversify the musics that define school music teaching and learning.","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129513457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Banana Punk Rawk Trails: A Euro-fool’s Metal Punk Journeys in Malaysia, Borneo and Indonesia, Marco Ferrarese (2016)","authors":"Tom Parkinson","doi":"10.1386/JPME.3.1.161_5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1386/JPME.3.1.161_5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":156745,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Popular Music Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128440431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}