Sample student paper: Concert review

A typical assignment in music courses is a review of a performance or a recording. Reviews appear in newspapers, in magazines, and on Web sites. This student paper was written in a writing course for music majors and other students interested in music. The student, Tom Houston, attended a local concert for this assignment. He used the style guidelines in the MLA Handbook to format his paper and to cite and list his sources.

Houston, “Concert Review: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra”