Publication Date
Fall 12-14-2023
Abstract
The cowriting of three successful popular songs is reconstructed through blind interviews with each of the contributors. In addition to insights into the actual compositional aspects, the interview questions were designed to reveal what role music industry executives may have played in arranging, inspiring, or promoting the songs throughout their journey to find success. The process of triangulation was applied to the interview answers in accordance with previous successful qualitative research methods to uncover the decisions and techniques that proved pivotal in best serving the respective song idea. The ultimate success of the songs is examined through chart and sales history, the interviews are analyzed to reconstruct the initial writing process, and the interviewee answers are triangulated to glean what music and music business techniques or approaches might prove useful for subsequent writers, publishers, or producers, or record executives.
Major Mentor
Keith Mason
Second Mentor
Nancy Riley
Third Mentor
Joel Treybig
Department
Music, School of
College
Music and Performing Arts, College of
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Music (MM)
Degree Level
Master's
Degree Grantor
Belmont University
Recommended Citation
Ramsey, Maxwell A., "Effect of Selective Memory and Use of Triangulation to Critique Songwriting" (2023). Recital Papers. 41.
https://repository.belmont.edu/music_recitals/41
