MUSI10184 Pop Song Writing 1 (University of Melbourne): rated 4.4/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MUSI10184 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music in Music. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 流行歌曲创作1
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Music
Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces the basics of song writing for the commercial music industry. Aspects of song form including the chorus and the hook, lyric writing and industry requirements will be examined.
MUSI10184 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.4/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "It is a super fun subject and in all honesty the best subject I have ever taken in unimelb. However, content can be dry for people who aren't actually interested in song writing. Some students take this subject as one of their throwaways and they often end up struggling to stay …"
On Reddit: "the actual songs you record/perform are only 20% for ss&y, 40% is a midsem thing on a place where music's performed and 40% is a reflective journal basically on the learning and creative processes you've developed. It's the sort of thing that's easy to bullshit but I found it re…"
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Q: Is MUSI10184 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MUSI10184, and when is it offered?
A: MUSI10184 is taught by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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