Popular Music In America

Each student will select a topic from the music studied in class and then seek approval by the instructor. This can be a composer or musical concept. Please refrain from selecting a period of music as this topic would be too broad. The student will then write a 1500 word research paper covering the selected topic. Each paper will be evaluated on its grammar, structure, and content. A minimum of three reliable sources outside the textbook must used. These sources must be cited using the MLA format. A rough draft will be due Thur March 5th during our class meeting. The final paper will be due on Thursday Apr 30th during our class meeting. Late or hand written papers will not be accepted. Each paper should be approximately six double spaced typed pages not including the title page. The draft and the final paper must be submitted both in hard copy and via drop box in Falcon Online. The electronic copy is automatically forwarded to turnitin.com to be checked for originality. Plagiarism is grounds for immediate failure of the course and possible further disciplinary actions