1. RESEARCH MATTERS: We'll start our intellectual journey by "musing" on who we are, what we do, and why we need to do scholarly research. Then we'll learn the craft of thesis-writing thru criticism and methodological reflections. 2. SUBJECT MATTERS: The first subject of research for musician is our CVs and performance portfolio (posters, bios, program lists and notes). 3. STYLE MATTERS: We'll learn to meet our "audience" by written and oral presentations, considering the aspects of form and style. 4. REVIEW MATTERS: Finally, we'll come to present our term project and review what we've accomplished or could be improved. Then we'll preview the perspective of a musician-scholar-intellectual. The journey has just begun ...
On the whole, we'll be doing a lot of thinking, reading, talking and writing, in and out of the classroom. Our TA will arrange with you to hold a weekly group tutorial hour. In addition, please don't hesitate to make an appointment with me at my office hour. Concrete "products" at the end of the semester will be a mini-conference and an anthology of selected written work. 課程綱要