research paper?

Question

if your writing a research paper on music education and its imortance of it what do you write.

Answer 1

Writing a research paper is a lengthy process. You want to start with a general topic, as you have. Then, on a piece of scrap paper, jot down a list of questions about your topic. For example: when did music education start? Why? Where is it now? Why is it important? How is its importance measured? Statistics? How do students perform with and without this education? Is the difference significant? Experts who have spoken or written on the subject?

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Take all those questions and begin looking at different sources. You'll probably need a mix of Internet and print sources. Check academic journals. Consult the music department at a local university to see if someone has time to help (doubtful, since it's the end of the year and college folks are busy). See if they know where you should go.

You'll probably find that most educators have mixed opinions about music classes. Speak to principals and school board members if they're willing to talk. See what they think. Talk to students involved in music education classes. Talk to educators. Personal interviews are great sources to cite.


Collect as much information as possible. Every time you use a source, write down the information you need -- author, title, publication date, editors, publishing info, etc -- and write it on a notecard in the correct MLA format. Do your notecards -- a separate notecard for each fact you find.

These notecards become the basis for an outline. Once you have a substantial amount of research information gathered, stop, take a deep breath, and begin organizing your notes. This will help you decide what you have, what you need, and where you need to go. This is about the time you'll begin looking at a thesis statement -- an overall statement of intent for the paper. What exactly are you writing about? This is about the time you'll really know.

Then all you have to do is put everything together in paragraph form, which is the easy part.

Answer 2

I just did a paper on the invention and early stages of baseball, it was actually really fun and i was able to do my work because i am interested in baseball. I dont know if you are but thats just my idea. Ok maybe not fun, cuz it is a research paper. But it was the most fun topic I could think and it didnt get boring

Answer 3

Take a trip to your local library or university library. Although it may seem old fashioned, libraries are chock full of helpful research materials from books to newspapers and magazines to journals.. Don’t be afraid to ask the librarian for help either - they are trained in research and know where everything about your topic is located.

Answer 4

Write about how if you are in music related feilds to tend to have better math scores. This is a good question because I want to go into music let me think.... Try something along the lines of what it means to you then go from there hope that helps and good luck
♥ Becky

Answer 5

I would definitely include examples of situations where music education helped kids learn math better. I know that in grade school, kids learn about numbers and stuff when they learn about beats and all that stuff. Also, I would be sure to include that it teaches kids another way to express themselves creatively, like art and creative writing. It teaches teamwork, as the choir operates as a group all together. I hope this is helpful!

Answer 6

Yea its important

Answer 7

you might want to consider the "Mozart Effect"
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