Course Details

  • Online | Asynchronous 
  • December 21, 2026 – January 8, 2027
  • 3 credits | $2,022
  • Last day to register: December 22, 2026
  • Core Curriculum Attribute: Language, Arts, and Humanities

Course Overview

Interested in songwriting? In this course you will learn everything you need to know to get started writing lyrics. In addition to form, meter, and rhyming, you'll learn techniques designed to foster good lyric writing. Perfect for beginning and experienced songwriters. No previous experience necessary.

Additional Information

Faculty will contact all students after the Tuesday, December 22, registration deadline.

About the Instructor

James Bohn

Associate Professor of Music
Associate Professor of Music James Bohn is a composer and music technology specialist. His music has been performed throughout the United States and internationally. It has been presented at the Bonk Festival, CYNETart, the Electronic Rainbow Coalition, the extensible Toy Piano Festival, the Florida Electro-Acoustic Music Festival, the La Crosse New Music Festival, the MAXIS festival of Sound and Experimental Music, MEDiA CIRCU[it]S, Most Significant Bytes, The Not Still Art Festival, the University of Alabama New Music Festival and the University of Central Missouri New Music Festival.

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Duffy Academic Center – 112

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