Writing Homework Help

Gospel Music

Kirk Franklin

• The goal of this paper is to provide in-depth research into the personal history, musical characteristics, and cultural influences of a chosen artist, performance technique, or musical genre studied in this course.
  • The paper should clearly describe specific traits that signify its placement in a specific genre of music. These characteristics could be from the lyrics, the musical form, the instruments used, style of performance in vocals or instruments, tempos, dynamics, technology etc.
  • If the music/artist regularly breaks normal expectations, describe how the music goes beyond the expected genre pattern.
  • Large quotes, lyrics, or relevant music examples are accepted, but should be used sparingly.
• It is expected that the student will use proper grammar, punctuation, and citation of sources used to write this paper.
• Minimum of 3 pages in length (not including Bibliography & Discography)
• Helvetica, Arial Font, or Calibri, size 12
• Double spaced
• Margins 1
• Minimum of 3 scholarly resources in the bibliography
• Minimum of 2 songs or pieces listed in the discography
• References/Bibliographies are not included in the page count.
• Chicago Manual of Style using the Notes & Bibliography style for all citations and footnotes.
  • Home page: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
  • Quick Citation Guide: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html

Formatting Requirements:

Citation & Resource Requirements:

Annotated Bibliography/Discography Assignment:

• An annotated bibliography is a list of all your resources with a short summary that describes the content/quality of each resource.
• A Discography is a list of all the songs or pieces of music that will be discussed in your paper.
  • Each scholarly resource (minimum of 3) should be listed in the correct bibliography or discography format
  • Each resource requires 2-3 sentences describing the content of that particular source.
  • The discography is separate from the bibliography.

General Outline Assignment:

• Create a general outline using bullet points for your paper or composition summary.
• This outline should include the following:
  • Introduction – This part should list your thesis statement or topic.
  • Main body –This should be the biggest section and include with several descriptions & general ideas about your topic.
  • Conclusion