(about funk music)

Order Description
Write a 4000-word essay that explores or develops a critical perspective on a musical work/track/song and/or a musical style or genre. Performers may choose to focus on the reception of a specific work and/or on performance practice issues using written and recorded source materials. Alternatively, they may undertake a brief empirical investigation e.g. relating to their own artistic practice, or centred on audience experiences of specific styles in particular contexts. BRIEF/ESSAY QUESTION:

Write a 4000-word essay that explores or develops a critical perspective on a musical work/track/song and/or a musical style or genre. Performers may choose to focus on the reception of a specific work and/or on performance practice issues using written and recorded source materials. Alternatively, they may undertake a brief empirical investigation e.g. relating to their own artistic practice, or centred on audience experiences of specific styles in particular contexts.

CRITERIA:
Your work will be marked by assessing your ability to:
• Demonstrate an understanding of a critical perspective on a work and/or style
• Draw on and engage important scholarship
• Produce written work in accordance with the house style laid out in the department’s Guide to Good Essay Writing.