At various times you may be called upon to reflect upon what we've been studying or listening to. Some writings will be reaction papers, others will involve creative ways to clarify your experience as a listener. When you attend a concert, in order to get credit, you must submit a CONCERT REPORT.

After viewing Immortal Beloved you will write a thoughtful essay that examines its assumptions about -- and its implicit stance toward -- Beethoven and Romanticism.

For this course, you are REQUIRED to attend a live opera performance, this year Puccini's La Boheme. [Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 pm at Thalia Mara Hall in downtown Jackson] To get credit for your attendance, you will write a three-page (double-spaced) paper about your experience.

Your final project will be a formal research paper, the result of extensive research in an area you are interested in that is related to Romanticism. Two drafts will be turned in to me prior to your final revision. Body of the text should be between 7 and 10 pages, and the paper should have a cover sheet, title page and Bibliography. It should be computer-printed in 12 point font (preferably Times New Roman), double-spaced, with footnotes in Chicago Style, the standard for music and history. FINAL DRAFT DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 4th

You need not limite your topic to music, but it is important that you place your topic within the framework of Romanticism. You will submit a formal topic proposal (with thesis and preliminary working bibliography) to get approval for your topic.

The college policy on Academic Honesty will be strictly followed. All work must be your own. Where you use another person's ideas, you must clearly give credit. Violation of this trust will result in an appearance before the Honors Council.