Course Objectives:
1. To provide students with skills for graduate-level music research, including:
(a) knowledge of and familiarity with the library;
(b) understanding of standard reference and research tools;
(c) familiarity with specific research resources in the student’s own discipline;
(d) appropriate research techniques.
2. To give students the skills necessary for the presentation of music research in a scholarly written and oral form.
3. To prepare students for the written requirements of graduate degree programs.
4. To introduce students to the various aspects of musicology.

Style Manual:
· Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Ref Z 253 U69 1982

Recommended Texts:
· Bellman, Jonathan. A Short Guide to Writing About Music. New York: Longman: 1999.
Ref ML 3797 B4 2000
· Booth, Wayne C., Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb. The Craft of Research, 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Ref Q 180.55 M4 B66 2003
· Crabtree, Phillip D. and Donald H. Foster. Sourcebook for Research in Music. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1993. Ref ML 113 C68 1993
· Duckles, Vincent, and Ida Reed, compilers. Music Reference and Research Materials, 5th ed., rev. New York: Schirmer Books, 1997. Ref ML 113 D83 1997
· Radice, Mark A. Irvine’s Writing About Music, 3rd edition, revised and expanded. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1999. Ref ML 3797 I79 1999
· Wingell, Richard J. Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide, 3rd edition. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. Ref ML 3797 W54 2002

Recommended Web Pages:
· QC Library webpage
· QC Music Library webpage (see Music Resources for additional portals)
· Strunk, William Jr. Elements of Style
· Page, Melvin E. “A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Resources in History and the Humanities.”
· “How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography.”

Technology Requirements:
Students will be expected to utilize all computer technology at their disposal to complete
many elements of the course. Students who do not have access to the internet through a home computer must plan to access it for research and assignments either at the library or campus computing facilities.

Attendance Policy:
Attendance is mandatory.

Evaluation:

25% Writing and library assignments
Students must complete weekly reading, library, and writing assignments and actively participate in class in order to gain familiarity with the resources and practice writing about and discussing ideas encountered in readings and research.

25% Journal
A career of scholarship requires cultivating the habit of continuous reading of scholarly writing in the field and critical response to that reading. Every student will therefore be required to keep a journal of summaries and responses to weekly readings from scholarly music literature.
Weekly journal entries are due at the beginning of each class period.

10% Book Review
Scholars regularly review books for various music journals, generally with strict writing and editorial rules and word limits. Students will select a book and follow specific review guidelines.

40% Proposal & Annotated Bibliography (5%), Presentation (15%), & Paper (20%)
Research scholars must be able to apply the various available resources to specific projects and to present research in correct scholarly form. Each student music therefore write and present a research project on a subject in the field of musicology or music theory, discussing and utilizing a variety of resources and methodologies.

Academic Honor Code:
Students are required to observe the University’s Academic Honor Code, as it is published in the Bulletin and the Student Handbook. Any case of academic dishonesty will be dealt with extremely severely.

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Last updated August 2006.