Questions to Ask

• How do you know when you need to cite or include a source?
• How do you learn more about how to cite a source, or format footnotes? 
• What evidence do you have that can’t be cited, and how do you determine when that’s a problem?

Strategies to Use

• When in doubt, cite a source!
• For information about citation and footnote formatting, see Herbert chs. 4, 9, 10, 11; and Holoman ch. 3. 
• Be sure to follow and reference the formatting style guide (whether Turabian, Chicago, APA, OR MLA)  that your professor specifies. 

Resources to Consult

• Herbert, Trevor. Music in Words: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. 
• Holoman, D. Kern. Writing about Music: A Style Sheet. 3rd ed. Oakland: University of California Press, 2014.
• The citation style manual your professor specifies.