Introduction to Graduate Study
Introduction to Graduate Study
Introduction to Graduate Study for Music Education


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Introduction to Graduate Study
MU551

Fall Semester 2010 and Spring Semester 2011 (course repeats)
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: none

Course Objectives
This course provides a survey of methods and sources for research in music, formulation of bibliography, and development of formal writing style, including effective program notes in preparation for the Oral Comprehensive Exam given at the end of the Master's program.
Areas covered include:
• Expectations of Class; TBC Library and Resources
• General Library Information; Information and Technology
• General Reference Materials; Music Dictionaries and Encylopedias
• Bibliographies of Music Literature
• Trip to Boston Public Library
• General Histories of Music
• Collected Works and Monuments; Work Lists
• Early Music
• Presentations on Concert Programs

Textbooks

Required texts are available online from www.textbookx.com
MUSIC IN WORDS
Trevor Herbert
Oxford University Press, 2009
ISBN: 9780195373738

Grading
Short Papers and Assignments
Long Research Paper
Midterm
Final
Class Participation

G
40%
25%
10%
15%
10%
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