Trevor Herbert

• an invaluable reference tool giving much needed advice on how to research and write about music
• addresses all the issues that anyone might be confronted with when undertaking a writing task
• introduces methods and procedures that provide a framework for independent research
• two part format: a ‘how-to’ section and a quick-reference compendium of information
• provides further reading suggestions and details of useful websites
• ideal support for anyone undertaking a writing task, from students to professional musicians

Contents

• A note about academic writing conventions
• Chapter 1 - How to write: some basics for shorter writing tasks
• Chapter 10 - Citations II: Musical sources
• Chapter 11 - Citations III: Other sources
• Chapter 2 - Doing research: a basic method for longer projects
• Chapter 3 - Using libraries and the Internet
• Chapter 4 - Scholarly conventions: citing sources
• Chapter 5 - Using illustrations: notated music, pictures, tables and other visual representations
• Chapter 6 - Language and numbers
• Chapter 7 - Some musical terms and phrases
• Chapter 8 - Sources and research tools
• Chapter 9 Citations I: The printer word
• Introduction