Citing sources is a crucial part of academic writing. Please look at the chart below to learn about the reasons to cite what involves citing correctly and what citation style you should use. For Music, it is mostly the Chicago or Turabian citation style you will apply. The Chicago style notes and bibliography system is known to be used for history, arts, music, and humanities
You do not need to cite common knowledge.
In most citation styles, two parts are needed:
Use the style recommended by your professor or choose one of the major styles below based on the discipline for your paper:
Widely-known, generally-accepted information that is not attributable to one source.
Examples:
What is considered common knowledge can be tricky. When in doubt, ask your professor!
Adopted from: Citing your sources: citing basics. Williams College Museum of Art. Library guide (2019).
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