Research Objectives:
– To Review literature that favours a song to be a hit
– To Analyse two modern pop rock hits and identify their sounds and productions
– To Identify and implement a model for a modern pop hit song
Research Question
– What are the main variables for modern pop rock hits ?
– What are the main structural elements of a rock hit ?
– How to imply the model into a modern pop rock composition ?
Two Modern Pop Rock Song: (Genre: Alternative Rock / Hard Rock)
1.Lips of an Angel by Hinder
2.Here Without You by 3 Doors Down
Additional Instruction.
Specify the research Methodologies
Research Families : Qualitative / Quantitative research.
Address research questions in the conclusion.
Describe the Playing technique/style of the two reference songs.
Elaborate on the lyrical aspect as well as the mood of the songs
Develop a model for a modern pop rock hit song through the research
MS Word Version copy of the paper ( Kindly note that am a Mac User, so Presentation Slides in Keynote as well as Words in pages )
References:
Owsinki, B. (2013). Bobby owsinski’s deconstructed hits. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing Company.
Hit Songs Deconstructed, (2015). Hit Songs Deconstructed. Available at: http://reports.hitsongsdeconstructed.com/hsdwire/ .
STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER
Your project report should normally take the following form:
Title Page –
Abstract: (approx. 250 words), should take the style of an executive briefing explaining in outline what the project is about, the main research approach and the major conclusions/recomendations.
Chapter 1: Introduction (two or three pages or 5% of your report) Put your research project in context , explaining why the research is important. Identify the main themes and problems your project is investigating. Avoid too much general background info.
Chapter 2: Terms of Reference/Objectives & Literature Review (10% of your report) sets out the terms of reference of your research, what you are investigating and what boundaries you are operating within. Include research statement/hypothesis and research questions. Your literature review explains how key pieces of literature shaped your research approach. You can include literature that you agree or disagree with. To carry out effective research you need to be working to clear terms of reference from the outset.
Chapter 3: Methodology (20% of your report) describes and justifies your choice of research approach and data collection techniques. You should be critical of your methodology and include a discussion of why you have chosen the particular approach and techniques. You should include any discussion of how you are dealing with issues of a confidential or ethical nature. You will probably need to revise this chapter later as your research may lead you to alter your original plan. Where appropriate, bring out how the “triangulation” of methods reinforces the validity of your findings. Please include a discussion of piloting your main research method(s) and insights gained. Also discuss informed peer critique and insights gained. Ethical issues should be covered here. This chapter is a key chapter for assessors because it explains the methods you have chosen and why.
Chapter 4: Project/Portfolio Activity (25% of your report) Describes and analyses what you did – design, record etc. Alternatively, you may review an area of documentation on a particular subject in order to set the stage for your data collection. Avoid too much narrative. What helped or hindered your activities ? Show how your activities lead up to a testable situation that allows the research questions to be tackled.
Chapter 5: Project Findings (30% of your report) presents your results with full discussion and interpretation. It is insufficient just to say what your findings are – you need to analyse what they mean and fully interpret them. Where you are presenting a lot of numerical data it is important to include visual representations of major results. Even if your findings are of a qualitative nature you should consider breaking up the text and emphasizing a major point by use of a diagram or a table.
Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations. (10% of your report) Your conclusions must be clearly drawn from your findings. Address the objectives and questions you set in Chapter 2. Recommendations should arise from the research project. Do not include any new material in the conclusion. This chapter should be clear and succinct and encapsulate the important issues and findings. Please include substantial insights, reflections on learning and action plans for further development of the project. Also, re-hypothesizing based on the findings plus avenues for further research.
References. Harvard Referencing method. List all references in alphabetical order by author.
Appendices. Illustrative and supportive material referred to in your text e.g. a copy of survey questionnaire, supporting data, primary source documents, interview transcripts, logs. The report wordcount applies to
Chapters 1-6 only and does not include notes, references and appendices.
