Writing about Music: An Introductory Guide - Softcover

Wingell, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134633326 ISBN 13: 9780134633329

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1997

Synopsis

Focusing on general writing issues as well as special challenges of writing about music, this practical text provides step-by-step instruction on the process of writing a paper on a musical topic.

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From the Back Cover

This guidebook provides practical and specific assistance to undergraduate students about writing research papers and other types of projects in the field of music. It also offers practical help in writing effective prose on any topic and ways to improve one's writing style.

The Third Edition has been extensively revised and rewritten. The organization of the material has been changed in order to present issues in a more logical order. There are expanded sections on new approaches to musicological research, electronic resources for research, and how to use word processing programs to draft and edit a paper. The section on format issues has been revised and expanded to make the detailed information it offers clearer and more useful. Finally, a new sample student paper has been included in the Appendix, along with discussion questions designed to help students analyze the paper, read more critically, and understand better the process of researching a topic, designing a paper, and arguing a thesis persuasively.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0134633326
• ISBN 13: 9780134633329
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160