MCC STYLE GUIDE

THE TITLE PAGE The Title is Centred in a Bold Font in Heading Caps and Single-

Spaced on the Page !

M. Lastname Mid Cheshire College

Foundation Degree in Commercial Music Technology 18/05/15

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THE RULES The contents page goes in this order…

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Sections References Appendices

Notes Tables, Figures, etc.

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THE RULES “The preferred typeface for APA publications is Times Roman, with a 12-point

font size” (APA, 2009, p. 228) All text should be double-spaced.

Indent all text paragraphs using the tab key.

The page number aligns with the right margin. Number all pages consecutively-starting with the title page.

The page header is an abbreviated title in heading caps.The page header goes inside the top margin a half inch above the text,

next to the left margin.

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THE RULES Reproduce a quote exactly. If there are grammatical errors, introduce the

term “sic” italicized and bracketed—for example, “the speaker sttutured [sic] terribly”—immediately after the error to indicate it was in the original quote.

Block quotes, quotations of 40 words or longer, are double-spaced from the text, single-spaced within. Indent the

entire block five spaces.

Shorter quotes, less than 40 words, are placed in the text in quotation marks.

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THE RULES Spell out common numbers under 10.

Use numerals for numbers 10 and above

To make plurals out of numbers, add s only, with no apostrophe (the 1950s).

Omit . . . Words. Words may be omitted from a quote as long as the original meaning is not altered.

The omission is called an ellipsis, and is indicated by inserting three ellipsis points, three full stops.

MCC STYLE GUIDECITATIONS

List references alphabetically by author.

Use initials as appropriate, Smith, A. comes before Smith, B.

When there are multiple works by the same author, list references by date, the most recent last.

Basic Format for Books Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work:

Location: Publisher.

“The second point I am going to talk about is the different production techniques that different producers and artists

use”

Word Repetition

Common Errors in Sentence Structure

“First I will talk about the internet and what effects it has had on the industry so far”

Use “affect” for a cause !

Use “effect” for a result

Common Errors in Sentence Structure

“Sigmund Freud’s theory of sublimation is the first notable theory involved in the ‘can music effect behaviour’ debate, although perhaps in this case it would be better explained

as can behaviour effect music”

“effect”Sentence structure

Use of quotation marks

Common Errors in Sentence Structure

“So what were the catalyst’s that caused this”

Apostrophes are used to indicate possession or missing letters or numbers

Common Errors in Sentence Structure

“Norway of the early 90’s”

Use of apostrophe

90s or ‘90s

Common Errors in Sentence Structure

“a very tense setting that is very unnerving”

Word Repetition

Common Errors in Sentence Structure

“The amplifier first originated in the early 1900’s”

Use of apostrophe

Common Errors in Sentence Structure