This semester you will create a paper, presentation, or video on a musical topic of your choosing. You will talk about influences, function, style and put those vocab words to use all while building a compelling narrative. THE TOPIC I HAVE CHOSEN IS THE GENRE OF BEPOP WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT CHARLIE PARKER.
A LIST OF SOURCES IS DUE 4/3 AND AN OUTLINE AND SOURCES IS DUE 5/6. THE FINAL ASSIGNMENT IS DUE 5/20.
Grading Criteria
15% Formatting
This is the easy one! If your project has no grammatical or spelling errors and (if it’s a paper) is double-spaced with a heading, title and indented paragraphs – you’ve done it! Also, make sure your Bibliography is correctly formatted.
35% Content / Voice
Voice – Have a coherent narrative that includes your voice. (I mean your written voice, not a recording)
Originality – Discussion of only the most obvious things about your topic will result in a lower grade than if you tell me something unusual or not widely known. For instance, paraphrasing an entry from the Encyclopedia Britannica is less desirable than finding some item of information from more specific, in-depth research. Don’t forget to correctly use citations.
Specificity – Stay on topic and get to the point. No fluff or filler.
Organization – Are your paragraphs well organized and fluent (don’t forget about paragraph indentations)?
25% Bibliography
Just use this handy bibliography generator to make sure you use the correct format to cite your sources!
Cite at least four different good sources. List these sources as references at the end of your project. Use in-text citations. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source. However, you may begin there and use the materials that are listed as references within those articles. YouTube may be acceptable as long as the item is an interview or documentary. Good sources are books, journals, articles and academic papers and you can find them on databases like JSTOR.
25% In-text Citations
When you include information that you have learned from sources, use an in-text citation e.g. “(Chapman, 43)” to tell me where it connects to your bibliography. Use at least six regardless of your format (i.e. presentations, videos, papers) all projects need in-text citations.
List of Sources – Due 4/3
If you’ve been researching your topic this assignment should be straightforward.
As a text submission, PDF, or docx let me know what you’ve found for sources for your final project. The Final Project needs at least FOUR good sources.
Formatting is not part of this assignment but your bibliography will need to be formatted so do yourself a favor and format it now using this handy formatting tool. Just click “add citation” and you’re off. Here is an example of how it should look.
Bad Sources
Some Youtube Videos
Most free articles from the internet
These things are paid for by advertising and, as a result, they tend to sensationalize and oversimplify things in favor of clicks.
Good Sources
Peer Reviewed Journals, Papers and Articles (from the databases below)
Books
These sources tend to be more objective and nuanced. JSTOR is a great website to get started and part of your tuition goes to paying for access to these databases. You just log in with your CUNY credentials and you have access to thousands and thousands of entries for your topic.
Also Good
Interviews (in this case Youtube can work)
Documentaries (same here)
Brooklyn College Databases – this page has been put together specifically for music students at Brooklyn College!
The actual library! Are you on campus for other classes? Go to the music research desk on the second floor of the library. Honora Raphael is the creator of the webpage above and she can help you find great sources for your project!
Grading Criteria
You successfully found and listed four good sources that relate to your topic – 100%
You did something else – 0%
