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Doing Research in Music: 5. Writing & Citing

Step by Step guide to Writing a Research Paper in Music

Writing and Citing

READING

When you're taking notes on what you read, put an author's words in quotation marks so you know what language belongs to someone else.
Instead of highlighting, write in the margins about why the information is important.

WRITING

Answer your questions from the previous steps, using evidence.
Think about treating the answer to each question as a separate section of your paper.

CITING

Cite the evidence while you write to avoid losing the information and having to retrace your steps.
Use this awesome Citing Music in Chicago Style guide for all your Notes and Bibliography entries!