Guidelines
Annotated Bibliography - Sources of Appropriate Music

Heading: The heading should appear single spaced in the upper right hand corner of the first page and should include the following:

Your Course Number (MUSC448 or MUSC548)
Annotated Bibliography - Sources of Appropriate Music
Your name

Do not include a cover sheet.

Text Format: 10 or 12 point type, 1" margins, in a standard font (such as Ariel, Helvetica, Times New Roman). Annotations should be single spaced and indented to a 1.5 left margin. See example below.

Length: 6-8 entries (2 full pages maximum)

Content :

Choose items - books, CDs, videos or other materials - that are music related and that you might use in your classroom. DO NOT include "songs in book form," since you will have a full bibliography of those at a later time.

Choose materials that you can physically hold in your hands, not items listed on a web page or elsewhere.

For each item use proper Bibliographic citation followed by your annotation.

Each annotation should be descriptive of the materials and explain how you expect they may be useful to you.

In parentheses at the end of the annotation include the type of materials and where you found them. This is required. (Do not copy annotations from the web or elsewhere.)

Example:

Author / Editor / Compiler. The Title of the Book or Collection. The appropriate information about the publisher and where the publisher is located along with the publication date -- all in proper format.

This book includes 15 songs and 3 listening lessons. The book is accompanied by a CD with the songs sung by children in a range that is appropriate for children. The songs are most appropriate for the kindergarten age, and the subjects of the songs include animals, counting, rhyming words, polite behavior and other appropriate kindergarten themes. The listening examples are varied; one is quiet and one is quite lively. (Songbook - Longwood Library)

Author / Editor / Compiler. The Title of the Book or Collection. The appropriate information about the publisher and where the publisher is located along with the publication date -- all in proper format.

This collection of songs offers a wide..................................................................................... ....................................................................................... (DVD - The Teacher Store)

NOTE: Be prepared to discuss your your work and your ideas in class on the day the paper is due.

NOTE: These will be photocopied to share with other members of the class.

Updated on 5/19/08