It says to identify a critical problematic in your field and then propose an innovation in scholarship, research, analysis, policies, or practices.

If the theory is from the same discipline, an example the professor gave was if your field was dance, that a specific problem is getting people to actually attend dance performances. Comparing and taking theory from broadway and community theatre etc where they are getting people to fill the seats and how those methods or practices can we applied to dance performances.

The professor also said that if you were a business major that you could do a business proposal: section 1 being market research, section 2 being a case study from a different field, and section 4 being what you would do to hit the ground running.

He said some incredible essays were using feminist theory with an economic issue, and non-linear mathematics with cultural phenomena.

I am a MUSIC INDUSTRY major which definitely encompasses a lot. The professor said though the narrower the better. I am a singer and songwriter and something being talked about is how the music modernization act was just passed but that it took way too long for that to happen and that theres barely anything even in it (but I don’t know if theres anything there or which other discipline this could be connected to etc). You definitely don’t need to use that idea. I am also applying to law school so maybe something with music law? Policy changes in music? Not sure what the connection is though. I just want to make sure that it’s a very original idea and not boring or already done or cliche.

Please make sure to hit the 4 parts of the assignment (in depth explanation in the attached assignment):
-Focused overview
-Theoretical framework
-Critical intervention
-Proposal for future work

The essay is basically using another field to help find something different/solve a problem in your field (music industry).