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Foundations of Music Education

Final Project

Your Final Project will be in three parts:

Your Assignment #7 will be a paper on one of the topics listed below.
After you write the paper, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation on that topic (Assignment #8).
These PowerPoints will be published for the others in your class to view and critique during the last week of the class (Assignment #9).

Please choose one of the topics below:

CEMREL

The Cognitive Properties of Music

Contemporary Music Project

Current Topics in Music Teacher Preparation

The Educational Value of Popular Music

Four Educational Methodologies: Dalcroze, Orff, Kodaly, Gordon

The Influence of Religion in Public School Music Education

Is Secondary Music Education Elitist?

Manhattanville Music Curriculum Project

The Pestalozzian Philosophy of Music Education

Praxis Music Education

The Purposes of Music

Tanglewood Symposium and the "Go" Project

Testing Musical Aptitude

World Musics in Music Education

Research Paper Content

	Format in APA style (parenthetical citations)
	Cover your topic thoroughly.
	Research your topic. Justify any conclusions. Opinions should be absent or kept to a minimum.
	Write for clarity. You will understand your topic better than your classmates, so make sure you don't get so hung up on details that they miss the point.
	Proof-read your paper for punctuation, syntax, spelling, and grammar.
	Paper should be 5-7 pages in length, excluding the bibliography
	One inch margins, double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font (refer to the APA Manual for other specifics)
	Works cited bibliography at the end.

PowerPoint Content

	Depending upon how much text is on each slide, you should probably have 15-20 slides. However, more slides with less text per slide is the preferred default.
	Feel free to use graphics and photos on your slides. Your presentation is a learning tool for the rest of us. Don't put us to sleep!
	Remember that you must convey your meaning entirely through the PowerPoint, since your classmates will not be able to read your paper.
	Proof-read your slides for punctuation, syntax, spelling, and grammar.

General PowerPoint Tips

	Don't choose a background that fights your content. In other words, text should be plain and readable. Don't use red on blue or blue on red. That makes 3-D craziness.
	Make sure the photos or graphics you choose are not fuzzy or "pixelly" when sized to your choice.
	Don't use a lot of animation - words and pictures flying in and out. A little of that goes a long way. A little is interesting. A lot is distracting and annoying.

PowerPoint Critique

	Look above under "PowerPoint Content." Did your classmates follow those guidelines?
	Was the PowerPoint easy to navigate?
	Did you learn something?
	Did he/she cover the topic sufficiently so that you were thoroughly informed?
	Was the text written in a scholarly manner?

Critiquing Tips

	Don't just say "good job!"
	Pretend that your friend has asked you to look over this presentation before showing it to his/her boss. Your role is to help make it as good as possible.
	Be specific. For example, refer to specific slides as in "In slide #7, you used 'their' instead of 'there'."
	If you were confused or felt that you were missing something when reading a slide, that is a sign that more explanation was needed or that something needed to be stated more clearly. If you had to read a slide more than once to 'get it,' you should ask yourself why.

Note: You must be on the Tarleton network to access articles on these sites. The easiest way to do this is to go to the Tarleton library first (www. tarleton.edu/library). Access to any of the databases from there requires your NTNET ID and Password which puts you on the network.

RESOURCES

Oxford English Dictionary

TSU Library

Oxford Music Online

JSTOR

EBSCO

International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text

World Cat

Writing Rubric

Criteria	Performance Indicators
Criteria	Failing	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Content	Paper fails to meet content requirements.	Paper appears to be hastily written Arguments are unsupported Exploration of the topic is superficial or contains numerous accuracies. Movement between ideas is abrupt or illogical. Introduction and/or conclusion are missing or incomplete.	Paper shows some knowledge of standard works in the field, but incorporates too much unsupported opinion. Paper includes some inaccuracies. Ideas are somewhat difficult to follow. Introduction and/or conclusion are truncated or unclear.	Paper shows familiarity with standard works and terms in the field. Readers may be left feeling that some aspects of the subject have not be explored. Paper reviews what others have written about the topic. Ideas are arranged logically. Introduction and conclusion are clear.	Paper shows extensive knowledge of standard works and terms in the field. Readers’ questions and objections are anticipated and answered. Writer provides new information, clarity, or a unique perspective to scholarly discussion of topic. The paper is organized, logical, and supported. An inviting introduction and a noteworthy conclusion are present.
	0 points	21 points	24 points	27 points	30 points
Sentence Structure	Unacceptable deviation from standard usage of grammar, tense agreement, or other sentence structure elements.	Multiple errors in grammar, tense agreement, or other sentence structure elements. Some words used incorrectly or multiple that require explanation.	Several errors in grammar, tense agreement, or other sentence structure elements. Some words used that are unclear or should have been explained.	Minimal errors in grammar, tense agreement, or other sentence structure elements. Occasional word is unclear or unexplained.	Writing is grammatical. Words selected create sentences that are clear, varied, complete, and uncluttered. Words are explained when necessary. Tenses agree, as do subject-pronoun, subject-verb, and pronoun-reference.
	0 points	14 points	16 points	18 points	20 points
Audience Voice Tone	Unacceptable deviation from formal language and word usage.	Significant deviation from formal language and word usage.	Some deviation from formal language and word usage.	Minor deviation from formal language and word usage.	Writing is directed toward an academic audience and is free from clichés, jargon, inappropriate colloquialisms. Diction is formal, avoiding I and we, slang, and contractions.
	0 points	7 points	8 points	9 points	10 points
Spelling Mechanics	Unacceptable number of errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and numbers.	Multiple errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and numbers.	Several errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and numbers.	Minimal errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and numbers.	Words are spelled correctly; rules of punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and numbers are observed.
	0 points	7 points	8 points	9 points	10 points
Use of Sources	Material from other authors appears to have been cut-and-pasted into text.	Direct quotes often used unnecessarily.	Direct quotes sometimes used unnecessarily.	Material from other authors is credited and used as supporting evidence.	Material from other authors is smoothly integrated into text. Quotations are limited to statements that are particularly striking or examples in which the source’s precise wording is important.
	0 points	7 points	8 points	9 points	10 points
Format	Unacceptable adherence to APA style.	Many errors in APA style.	Several errors in APA style.	Minor errors in APA style.	Writing, source documentation, and references follow correct APA style.
	0 points	14 points	16 points	18 points	20 points
Total points

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