Pop Music Writing guidebook for teaching Third Year Students at Shandong University of Arts, Shandong province

Abstract

          The purpose of this study are: 1) To study pop music writing method for third years student.2) To study a pop music writing guidebook method. 3) To Construct pop music writing guidebook for third years student. 4) To use pop music writing guidebook to teach students. 5) To evaluate a result of teaching. This study aims to explore and develop a teaching guide for pop music composition tailored for third-year music students at Shandong University of the Arts. By integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods, the study seeks to enhance students' capabilities in pop music composition and improve the quality and effectiveness of music education. The research begins with interviews with experts in the field of pop music composition to capture essential elements and teaching methods, followed by the development of teaching strategies and material content suitable for third-year students based on the results of these expert interviews. In the quantitative phase, the study conducts experimental teaching with 38 students from Shandong University of the Arts, using formative and summative assessments to test the learning effects of using the teaching guide.
          The results indicate that the pop music composition teaching guide developed in this study covers key areas such as the theoretical foundations of pop music, composition techniques, lyric writing guidance, and analysis of pop music works. By incorporating modern educational methods like multimedia teaching and team cooperation into traditional teaching approaches, the guide not only increases students' motivation and interest in creation but also demonstrates its effectiveness in enhancing students' pop music composition skills through empirical research. The teaching experiment results show that students significantly improved both in theoretical knowledge and practical composition abilities after using the teaching guide.