Dan and Shay- Composers

Part 1:

The key assignment for this course is a research paper on a musical topic, composer, or performer that includes a PowerPoint presentation posted for your classmates. To get started on this assignment post your research topic in this module in the form of a purpose statement. Here are three examples of purpose statements:

• The purpose of this paper is to examine the life and musical contribution of __________.
• In this paper I will explore three aspects of opera by comparing the operas of
Monteverdi, Mozart, and Verdi.
• I will compare the life and music of Liszt and Chopin, illustrating different types of
fame and acclaim in the nineteenth century.

Possible Source Citations [examples of periodical, book, and website]

1. Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.

2. Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
3. Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006. [Web site]

You will be using MLA formatting for citations.

Part 2:

Turn in an outline of your paper