Music Writing Guide: Structuring papers

Set up your paper for readability by writing a clear and concise introduction. In a short or relatively short paper like this one, your introduction should be no longer that one paragraph. A good introduction includes 3 things:

  1. Clear statement of your topic
  2. Location of that topic in time and space
  3. Your thesis

I can tell from your first paragraph whether or not you have a paper. If it lacks the third element, a thesis statement, chances are much of what you have is summary rather than analysis, which means you have failed to address the assignment.

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