Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide - Softcover

Wingell, Richard J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0139708561 ISBN 13: 9780139708565

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1990

Synopsis

For all undergraduate music courses that involve writing projects; intended as a supplementary text.

Helping students write clear, convincing, persuasive prose on musical topics, this practical introductory text focuses on general writing issues as well as special challenges of writing about music―with clear, step-by-step explanations of the process of writing a paper. Fine-tuned for the utmost clarity and updated to reflect the latest research methodology, resources, and technology, it continues to offer strong coverage on research, organization, drafting and editing―and includes a thorough section on basic writing skills.

About this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0139708561
• ISBN 13: 9780139708565
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160