When Worlds Collide
December 5, 2024
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On September 9th and 11th of 2024, the historical Spelman and Morehouse Glee Clubs partnered with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to perform in Morehouse College’s
How to Write a Blog Post
A great blog post takes an idea, planning, and execution. Dr. Johnson provides great tips for your writing success on Black Music Scholar. Your ideas are important to the worlds understanding of the gift of African American Music.
Thesis
Always keep the thesis in mind. Your writing should advance your idea and support your argument. A thesis will unite and organize your ideas.
Outline
Create an outline based on a draft, or form an outline early in the writing process. Outlines make it easier to define the main ideas and how to arrange them.
Hierarchy
Which ideas are most important? Emphasize what is most important and write less about less essential parts.
Relationships
Related ideas should be written in the same or adjacent paragraphs. This will show a connection between supporting arguments.
Consistency
Be consistent! If the first three points are organized chronologically, organize the rest of the blog post similarly.
No Redundency
Once you prove your point, move on. Don’t prove the same point over and over again. Each paragraph should add something new to the thesis discussion.
Expectations
A well-organized blog meets the reader’s expectation. If you raise a question, answer it in the following paragraph. Expectations move the readers through the post and develops the thesis.
Grand Finale
Write your strongest ideas near the end. Make sure that the final paragraph summarized all of your ideas.
Examples
Use audio and video examples that point to your thesis statement. Do not overuse media examples and design them in a manner that highlight your scholarship.
Sample Genres
Black Music Scholar is a valuable resources for learning the evolution of African American music in America and beyond. Young scholars have the opportunity to express themselves and discover their true creative nature by understanding the work of the ancestors and beyond.
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The Black Banjo
December 5, 2024
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Folk Music in Black communities was the utmost form of storytelling and expression. African Americans that were enslaved used folk music as a means of
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