Remember these search tips when using book catalogs or journal article databases.
Quotation marks = search for phrases (two or more words): "african american" or "20th century"
OR = more. Combine synonyms or similar terms to increase the number of results: jazz OR be-bop OR bop
AND = fewer. Use AND to narrow your results. Combine different concepts to narrow your search: Blues AND performers
Music Analysis - Research Paper
Process:
1. Select a Recording of any style or genre of Black-American Music (U.S.)
2. Research Proposal
3. Complete your analysis and discussion of the selected piece, in your own words, using the sources you identified in your proposal. Indicate and cite quoted content appropriately.
4. Final project submission