1st Edition
Undergraduate Research in Music A Guide for Students
Preface vii
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xii
1 Overview 1
2 Literature Reviews 7
3 Choosing Topics and Formulating Appropriate Research
Questions 19
4 Working with Human Subjects 29
5 Collecting Data 36
6 Analyzing and Synthesizing Data 53
7 Citing Sources 61
8 Dissemination of Results 65
9 Music Performance and Related Topics 81
10 Is Music Composition Original Research? 90
11 Interdisciplinary Projects 99
12 The Discovery of Knowledge in Music History 108
13 Music Theory 116
14 Music Education 123
15 Music Technology 133
16 Music Therapy 143
17 Ethnomusicology, Culture, and Popular Music 152
18 Philosophy and Psychology of Music 161
19 Online Resources 169
Index 181
Biography
Gregory Young is Professor of Music at Montana State University and has held ongoing posts in conferences in undergraduate research and in curriculum development.
Jenny Olin Shanahan is Director of Undergraduate Research at Bridgewater State University, with leadership positions in the Council for Undergraduate Research.
"This book provides an invaluable service as a guidebook for undergraduate research in music. As the authors make clear, once research involves the areas of the arts, it can take many forms and directions. Accordingly, this book provides the guidance needed not only for new undergraduate researchers but also for faculty and administrators interested in expanding the high-impact practice of undergraduate research across the curriculum." - Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez, Bradley University
