Music 520: Research in Music
Objective: To provide skills for graduate-level research
in music, including (1) knowledge of and familiarity with library
resources and finding aids, and knowledge and familiarity with
online resources and the tools to access them, (2) critical thought,
including the ability to assess the relative worth, importance, and
reliability of scholarly
sources, and (3) the ability to compile a working bibliography on
a suitable topic, and (4) the art of presenting the
fruits of advanced
musical research in written and oral form.
Welcome to the Music Research Web. This document is intended
as a convenient way to access information about our music research
course, and to point the way to resources elsewhere.
Texts:
- Richard J. Wingell, Writing About Music: An Introductory
Guide, 3d ed. (Englewod Cliffs, N.J.: 2002), required purchase.
- Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers,
Theses, and Dissertations, 7th ed. (Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 2007), required purchase. See also the online
citation
guide
- William Strunk, Jr., and E.B. White, The Elements of Style,
3d ed. (New York: Macmillan, 1979), strongly recommended. See also online version of
first edition (1918).
- Vincent H. Duckles and Michael A. Keller, Music Reference and
Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography, 5th ed. revised
(New York: Schirmer, 1997), recommended purchase.
Written assignments
- musical autobiography
- serials project, including oral presentation
- transcription/editing project
- article review with author bibliography
- final project: annotated bibligraphy with bibligraphic essay and
oral presentation
Sample writings
Basic resources
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