Writing an Extended Essay or Dissertation about Music: A Practical Guide

This book is a practical guide to writing a dissertation or extended essay about music. It focuses on the points that will help you write a good essay. It is practical because the focus is on what you should do. There are action points and checklists to help you make sure you are doing the right things in your essay. You will learn about how to avoid common mistakes which, if you make them, will lower the mark you get for your essay.

This guide is about writing an essay about music. It is not a general guide to essay writing, though students writing about other subjects may find it of use. Quite a lot of this guide is devoted to how to design a good question. This is because a good question is absolutely essential if you are to score good marks for your essay. The main cause of an essay losing marks is a badly-designed question. If you get the question right you have a very good chance of writing a high-scoring extended essay.

This guide is aimed at pre-university level students. If you are a 16-18 year old writing an extended essay about music then this guide is suitable for you. I have assumed you are writing an essay of 3000-5000 words.