A short guide to writing about music
By: Jonathan D. Bellman
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: The short guide series
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Music -- Historiography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Musical criticism -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1. Writing about music.; title: Words about music : why?; title: Choosing an audience; title: Kinds of writing; title: Criticism; title: The author's opinion : clarity and restraint; title: 2. Writing about music by, and for, those who cannot (necessarily) read it.; title: What you can and cannot do; title: The concert review; title: Popular and world musics; title: 3. Writing music analysis.; title: Analysis and its uses; title: Analytical content vs. play-by-play; title: Analysis without musical examples; title: Technical terminology; title: Two analytical excerpts with commentary; title: Organizing analytical writing; title: 4. Three kinds of practical writing.; title: Program and liner notes; title: Summaries and abstracts; title: The press release; title: 5. Belief into words : opinion and the writing of an effective essay.; title: Presentation and tone; title: The writing process : from outline to final draft; title: Benefits of the Suzuki Method / Jessica Mosier; title: Skryabin's mystical beliefs and the holographic model / Jeff Simpson; title: Hints on beginning; title: 6. Research in music.; title: The purposes of research; title: Choice of topic; title: Locating sources; title: Kinds of written sources; title: Use of sources; title: Citing your sources; title: Turning research into writing; title: Whose ideas?; title: 7. A sample research paper in music.; title: Gershwin's French connection / Amie Margoles; title: Commentary on the Margoles paper; title: 8. Style in writing.; title: The meaning of "style"; title: Academic style traits; title: Fashioning clear sentences; title: Punctuation; title: Accuracy in wording; title: Toward a personal style; title: 9. The final manuscript.; title: General format; title: Abbreviations; title: Titles of musical works; title: Musical examples and captions; title: The citation process; title: Abbreviated citation form; title: Sample citations; title: Last-minute corrections