MUS 262 Video Research Paper
Critically analyze, interpret, evaluate, compare and contrast three different video performances by a selected artist or band of your choice, based on the historical and critical scholarship of rock music as presented in the class and text.
In your paper, emphasize messages found in the lyrics, including any social, political or diversity messages. Write about the basic music characteristics and entertainment qualities exhibited in the videos. Give examples of how the performances differ and explain what similarities you find in the different performances. The paper will also include brief biographical information about the artist or band. You may compare and contrast the audience, venue, video and recording quality, performance quality and content of the three sources. The paper is to be approximately two pages long (double spaced).
The paper is worth 100 points and will be graded on content, quality of research, organization and structure, spelling, grammar, vocabulary and writing style.
You may find the videos using online sources such as Youtube, Netflix or Hulu, to name a few. You may also use television programs and other broadcast sources, DVD, VHS or even live performances.
The three outside sources mentioned above represent the information literacy portion of the UCORE requirements. Therefore they must be cited as sources using footnotes and a bibliography.
Citations
Each video research paper must have a minimum of three outside sources (videos) and those sources must be cited in your document.
Citations give credit to your sources and assure the accuracy of your facts. Citations should be used in the following situations: when you quote exact words, when you paraphrase ideas associated with a specific source, and when you use any idea, data or method attributable to any source.
Research papers must include footnotes and a bibliography. We recommend using Turabian or Chicago style for your citations since disciplines in the fine arts use these citation styles. However, you may use the citation style you are accustomed to including APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian.
Turabian link: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.htmlLinks to an external site.
Chicago link: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.htmlLinks to an external site.
Below is a portion of the Turabian Quick Guide for reference:
Turabian Quick Guide
Bibliography style is used widely in literature, history, and the arts. This style presents bibliographic information in footnotes and a bibliography. Below are some common examples of materials cited. Each example is given in bibliography style (a note [N], followed by a bibliographic entry [B]). Online sources that are analogous to print sources (such as articles published in online journals, magazines, or newspapers) should be cited similarly to their print counterparts but with the addition of a URL and an access date. For online or other electronic sources that do not have a direct print counterpart (such as an institutional Web site or a Weblog), give as much information as you can in addition to the URL and access date. The following examples include some of the most common types of sources used for this paper.
N- footnote example
B- bibliography example
Online Multimedia Files
N: 18. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Allegro Moderato,” Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major. (1778) Kunst der Fuge, MIDI File, 1:02, http://www.kunstderfuge.com/mozrt.htm (accessed November 19, 2005)
B: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, “Allegro Moderato,” Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major. (1778) Kunst der Fuge, MIDI File, 1:02, http://www.kunstderfuge.com/mozrt.htm (accessed November 19, 2005)
Television programs and other broadcast sources
N: 16. Seinfeld, “The Opposite,” episode 86, September 22, 2005 (originally aired May 19, 1994)
B: Seinfeld, “The Opposite,” episode 86, September 22, 2005 (originally aired May 19, 1994)
Video Recordings
N: 7. George Frederic Handel, Messiah, VHS, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus, conducted by Robert Shaw (Batavia, OH: Video Treasures, 1988).
B: Cleese, John, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. “Commentaries.” Disc 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, special ed. DVD. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Culver City, CA: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001.
Live Performances
N: Yuja, Wang, pianist, “La Valse,” by Maurice Ravel, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 26, 2006.
B: Live Performance, Yuja, Wang, pianist, “La Valse,” by Maurice Ravel, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 26, 2006.
Movie (if viewed in a theater)
N: 3. Capote, directed by Bennett Miller, Sony Pictures Classics, 2005, opening scene.
B: Capote, directed by Bennett Miller, Sony Pictures Classics, 2005, opening scene.
