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Research Report Guidelines
 

Reports will be presented in both of two formats:
         a 8-10 minute oral presentation
         a 6-8 page written paper

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In researching your report you must use at least seven sources, and these must be cited in your bibliography.

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Bibliography should be arranged in categories, with headings as follows:
     Audio Example
     Books (at least 2 besides your text, but cite your text, also, if you use it.)
     Periodicals (at least 2.  Give proper periodical citations even when you access them electronically.)
     Web sites (at least 2. Be sure your choices are reputable sites and have a specified author.)

The draft of your bibliography is due on February 12 unless your report is scheduled on or before February 19. For those early reports, your bibliography is due at least one week prior to your report, at the time of your conference.

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The content of your report must go beyond that in your text. You should assume that everyone in the class will have read the text prior to your report, and your job is to take them beyond that knowledge. Be sure you address the following:
- background (personal information) -- home, family, other interests besides music, special events, etc
- primary contributions to music -- type of music,major works
- why this person is important to the field of music and how he/she influenced other musicians -- innovations
- how this person relates to other important figures living at the same time (non musicians, as well)

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The oral report
         - must include an audio example (not one from your text)
         - must include a Power Point presentation, based on your Longwood web site
         - is due on the day listed
 

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The written report must include references which are cited in the appropriate formats.  You may use either of the MLA Styles Manual  or A Manual for Writers  by Kate L. Turabian.  Please indicate, in a note after the bibliography, which styles manual you have used. 

 Your bibliography must give an accurate citation for each source.  See above for format.

 In the body of the report you may use footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical references.  Choose one and be consistent.

The paper should not include a title page or fancy binding. Put the following information in single space at the top left corner of the first page:

Your Name
Name of the Composer
Music Literature, MUSC137
Date submitted

The body of the paper should be six to eight pages long and printed in a standard font (Ariel, Courier, Helvetica, etc.) in 10 or 12 point type, using standard margins. Please do not use fancy fonts. (If you use inappropriate fonts, you may have the opportunity to redo the paper.)

If your oral presentation is scheduled before February 27, you may turn in your written report any time on or before February 27.  If your presentation is scheduled for March 1 or later, you must turn in your written paper on the same day as you make your oral presentation.

Be sure to save a copy of your report on disk or on your hard drive.
 

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The EVALUATION of your report will be based on the following:

 Conference with the instructor at least one week prior to the oral report  (This is required.)

 Content (both oral and written)

                    - background (personal information)
                    - primary contributions to music
                    - why this person is important to the field of music and how he/she influenced other musicians
                    - how this person relates to other important figures living at the same time (non musicians, as well)

 Audio example(s)

            - choice as representative of the performer's or composer's work
            - preparation (lead in) to the example (Does your audience know what they are listening
                      to and what to listen for?)

 Visual materials
 
            - Power Point presentation
            - other visual materials

Oral Presentation

            - organization
            - clarity (articulation)
            - integration of text and supporting materials

 Written Report

           - organization
           - clarity of expression
           - grammatical accuracy and writing style

 
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Topics for Research Projects

               Music Literature, MUSC137
               Spring, 2002

DATE	TOPIC	PRESENTER
February 3	J.S. Bach	Danny Short
	G.F. Handel	Laura Linehan
February 5	A. Vivaldi	Sarah Gayle
	J. de la Guerre
February 12	F Hopkinson	Heather DeSalme
	W.A. Mozart	Allison Walker
February 17	F.J. Haydn	Nathan Koch
	L van Beethoven
February 19	G. Rossini
February 26	F. Schubert	Chris Tobey
	R. Schumann	Kevin Guild
March 2	F. Chopin	Chris Gibson
	C. Schumann	Brian Bachrach
March 4	H. Berlioz
	F. Henzel	Beth Reynolds
March 16	F. Mendelssohn	Arthur Browning
	A Beach	Bobby Brown
March 18	J. Brahms
	G. Verdi	Luke Kinser
March 23	Puccini
	I. Tchaikovsky	Jamie Lundie
March 30	C. Debussy	Benita Robertson
	I. Strvinsky	Michelle Koetter
April 3	A Schoenberg	Paul Shinkel
	B. Bartok
April 6	S. Joplin
	B. Holiday	Krisheena Randolph
April 8	L. Bernstein	Erin Cowherd
	Elvis
April 13	J. Cage
	G. Crumb
April 15	J. Tower	Erin Person
	P. Glass

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