Select a topic
that is appropriate for the course.
The topic must
be relevant to the material covered in the course. It would not be
appropriate to do a paper on selecting oboe reeds in a course on vocal
pedagogy!
Select a topic
that you are interested in.
Your attitude
toward the paper will in large part determine its quality. If you
are going to spend the time to necessary to do the research, review the
research, organize the research, outline the paper, write the paper, type
the paper in the appropriate style, and format the paper appropriately,
you will have a large investment in your time and energy. If you
like the topic, you will be more likely to put the time into the paper
required to get a good grade.
Don't let the
topic be too big.
Do not be over
enthusiastic about how much you can cover in a single paper. Limit
the topic to what you can realistically accomplish in the time you have
available to prepare and write the paper. A topic such as "The Child's
Singing Voice" is much too broad. A more realistic topic might be
"Proper Vocal Tone for the Young Child."
