Students will choose an inspirational artist from the genre of their choice. Their research will consist of an artist bio and the artist’s hometown history.

Papers will include:

A Cover Page (one page)

An Introduction

Main Body (Five-page minimum) which will include Analytical Research

Name of artist and/or group
Name of song(s)
Style of Music
History of the artist
Total in group including instrumentation
Why was this artist chosen?
Past, present, future influences
What influences in history lead to the artist view of his/her/their music?
How has the group/artists style change or influences history/music?
Did technology influence this style? If not, what did?
History of Artist’s hometown.
Did Artist’s hometown welcome their music and fame or were they “outcast” for being revolutionary?
References Cited Page (one page)
Please note – papers will be minimum of 7 pages. One for cover, minimums of 5 pages for the body of the paper, and a reference page.