Music in Words: A Guide to Researching and Writing About Music

by Trevor Herbert

Music in Words is both a guide and an invaluable reference tool for researching and writing about music. Fully updated and revised, the book aims to address all the issues that anyone, from students to professional musicians, may encounter when undertaking a writing task, irrespective of the style of music they are writing about. The * Teaches effective use of the internet and libraries * Explains the use of scholarly conventions * Offers advice on the form and content of writing tasks * Provides a glossary of terms and phrases used in musical writings

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Reference

242 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Brian Zhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Music in Words is a nonfiction book that teaches people how to write about music. This book includes strategies on how to use different research tools, the different musical tools, how to describe different types of music, and how to make sure that when writing it does not seem like you are talking. For me, this book was very interesting and I learnt a lot about writing in general from this book. I would give it a 4/5. However, I would not recommend this book to anyone that just wants to have a fun and short read.