MUMG 3997: Internship Project Seminar
| COURSE REQUIREMENTS |
| 1. Attendance at all sessions: On Time |
| 2. Written Preliminary Project Proposal Presented in Class due 2/4 |
| 3. Project Bibliography and Written Survey of Materials Presented in Class due 2/18 |
| 4. Interim Project Report with Outline and Final Bibliography due 3/11 |
| 5. In Class Formal Project Presentations 4/15 and 4/22 |
| 6. Final Written Project due 4/26 |
COURSE OUTLINE AND ASSIGNMENTS
| Date | Topic |
| 1/21 | Course Requirements; Senior Evaluation Requirements: The Project and Recital |
| 1/28 | No Formal Class - Independent Work and Consultation |
| 2/4 | Presentation of Preliminary Reports of Projects and Recital Programs Due |
| 2/11 | Individual Meetings on Project Bibliographies during class time |
| 2/18 | Presentation of Project Bibliographies and Survey of Materials in Discipline |
| 2/25 | No Formal Class - Independent Work and Consultation |
| 3/4 | Individual Meetings on Interim Project Reports during class time |
| 3/11 | Presentation of Interim Project Reports with Final Bibliography and Survey of Materials |
| 3/18 | College Spring Break |
| 3/25 | Final Program Notes due in electronic form Individual Meetings on Final Project Presentation during class time |
| 4/1 | No Formal Class - Independent Work and Consultation |
| 4/8 | No Formal Class - Independent Work and Consultation |
| 4/15 | Final Presentation of Projects--Written Projects due |
| 4/22 | Final Presentation of Projects--Written Projects due |
| 4/29 | Final Presentation of Projects--Written Projects due |
Method for Senior Project
The Senior Internship Project in Music Management should represent a culmination of work for your degree . Your assignment is to: pick a current controversial issue in the music business, research and explore the pros and cons of your chosen topic, and write a paper demonstrating your mastery of the topic incorporating your major course work, and, in your conclusion, take a stand for the issue and support it. Each Project will begin with a Survey of Materials summarizing research, interviews, and related bibliography, as they apply to your topic. For example, a project on ASCAP would begin with an essay summarizing research on PROs and placing your Project in the context of that research.
You will present the proposal for your project in class, along with a formal written proposal (no late proposals accepted). For the assigned class, you must have a thorough working Bibliography for the project (written in proper format) along with the written proposal. After I approve your proposal, you will proceed to prepare the Survey of Materials mentioned in the above paragraph. You will present those materials in class, as well. The Final Project Presentations are open to the department and should include an integrated PowerPoint show. The presentations will be approximately 15 minutes long. The written Project is due the class of your presentation.
The guide for correct bibliography is: Mark A. Radice. Irvine's Writing About Music. (Portland, OR, 1999). All bibliography must conform to the guidelines in the text.
Useful Online Bibliography Reference: Towson University has an online guide in the style of Irvine's Writing about Music, which can be accessed here.