Essay on Mrs. Doubtfire at the Pantages Theater Hollywood.
Instructions for typed essays for MUSIC 111
Each student will turn in a four-page, double-spaced essay on both of the music events / concerts
attended during the class on the due date, as outlined in the syllabus. There can be more than four
pages, but no less than four completely full pages. Grammar and punctuation is important. Please re-
read your work, have a friend peer edit, or take it to the Ace-It Center for edits. The paper is a reaction
paper. This means that it will need some academic thought and citations, but the majority of the paper
should be focused on your thoughts, feelings, emotion, and reaction to the music, as it relates to the
subject material and concepts you’ve learned so far in the class. Please do not give me a lot of details
about plot, background, or non-musical related things.
No late work will be accepted. The papers are due at the beginning of class on the days noted in the
syllabus.
Each essay will require two citations of various academic sources. One of them can be your textbook.
You will use footnotes in Chicago style with proper citation. See “Chicago Manual of Style” for specific
instructions on citing.
Very short information about composer or wo Impact / influence on Wester Plot, if it’s a musical or ope Extensive list of characters, actors, etc Plagiarized material (someone else’s work)
Production qualityProduction quality
Talent level (vocally, physically, etc) and delivery
You will incorporate the following elements:
• Production quality
• Talent level (vocally, physically, etc) and delivery
• Importance of the work – why did you choose to watch this?
• Elements of the music, such as melody, pitch, harmony, rhythm, form, as discussed in class
• Background information / historical context
• Very short information about composer or work
• Impact / influence on Western music history
You will NOT incorporate the following elements:
• Plot, if it’s a musical or opera
• Extensive list of characters, actors, etc.
• Biographies
• Plagiarized material (someone else’s work)
Elements of the music, such as melody, pitch, harmony, rhythm, form, as discussed in class
Background information / historical context
Plot, if it’s a musical or opera
Extensive list of characters, actors, etc.
Biographi Plagiarized material (someone else’s work)
