Hello class!

I just wanted to provide you with an example of what an annotated bibliography could
look like. I also wanted to pass along a couple of tips for using this assignment to further
develop your research paper.
1) In addition to writing up a brief synopsis of an article/book/etc., its important to
assess (evaluate) and reflect on how this work relates to and can serve your
research. Visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ for more explanations
and see the example below.
2) Also, as you are searching for and collecting literature, take note if some of the
articles/books/etc. fall under different perspectives...broader themes can emerge from
this exercise, and you can use headings to section off your annotated bibliography into
different categories (this will help with the concept mapping exercise...which we will do
afterwards).
3) Make sure to briefly state (in a few lines) what your area of interest is at the beginning
of your bibliography...just to give me a sense of where you are coming from.
Contact me if you have questions!
Lisa
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY EXAMPLE
Barrett, J. (2001). Special focus: Interdisciplinary curriculum Interdisciplinary work
and musical integrity. Musical Educators Journal, 87(5), 27-31.
Summarize: Barrett stresses that music should be integrated and applied to other
disciplines in a manner that maintains its integrity (students should learn something about
music as well as the area it is being incorporated in). Barrett proposes that teachers
should use the Facets Model, which is an interdisciplinary perspective on music
education that preserves the integrity of music while making valid connections to
disciplines outside music (Barrett, 2001, p. 28). The Facets Model encompasses
contextual (the origins of the work); structural/elemental facets (the building blocks
and organisational form of music); and expressive facets (the range of meanings that a
work may embody). Barretts suggests that applying the Facet Model can serve to guide
teachers in integrating music across the curriculum in an artistically legitimate and
authentic manner.
Assess: I agree with Barretts standpoint, but I feel that she takes too hard of a stance
towards certain uses of music. For example, while playing music in the background while
students work is not the ideal use of music, I still feel that such, albeit less legitimate uses
of music can still be employed. However, teachers should work towards also adding
activities that maintain musical integrity.
Reflect: Since music plays a significant role in my research site (the undergraduate
psychology cognition classroom), this article provides an interesting lens and perspective
for me to view what will emerge in the classroom. While the article focuses on
elementary or high-school settings, I feel that the broader principles are applicable to my
research site.