Have fun and learn about writing and expression with an exploration into song lyrics, from folk to Hip Hop -- and learn how, no matter what the style, lyrics and poetry work together to influence and emotionally connect us with story and song.
How to get the most out of The Poetry of Song Lyrics with Kevin O’Brien:
- Watch each Recorded class session.
- Complete all quizzes and assignments. Parents can grade any essay questions, or they may purchase Instructor Access for Kevin O'Brien to grade the essay questions.
- The reading for each week can be found in that week's module.
- Repeat for each until course is completed.
- Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records. Homeschool Connections does not provide record keeping.
Total classes: 8
Duration: 55 minutes per class
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade
Suggested credit: ½ semester English or Literature
Instructor: Kevin O’Brien
Instructor Email: kevin@classeswithkevin.
Course description: What makes good song lyrics and what do these lyrics tell us about poetry? Look together at all kinds of songs -- and analyze lyrics from folk songs, light opera, musical theater, old standards, novelty tunes, pop, rock, and even some hip-hop -- and even try your hand at writing our own lyrics!
Course outline:
Folk Songs and Very Very Old Songs
Light Opera and Musicals
The Great American Songbook
Country Music
Rock and Pop Music
Novelty Songs
Hip Hop
Review
Course materials: Will be provided free by Mr. O’Brien in the form of PDFs.
Homework: Daily assignments will consist of short computer-graded quizzes which provide immediate feedback, as well as brief reflections or essay answers graded by Mr. O’Brien. Homework should take no more than one hour per day in addition to class time.e.
- Teacher: Kevin OBrien