## Preliminary Plan of Semester Project **Name:** **Date:** --- ## 1. Starting Point: What Are You Curious About? What are you interested in exploring through your creative practice? **I am curious about:** > **Why am I interested in this?** > --- ## 2. Research Focus What do you want to investigate, understand, or discover? **My preliminary research question is:** > **I want to find out:** > --- ## 3. Context What existing ideas, artists, composers, artworks, technologies, theories, or cultural/historical contexts are relevant to your project? ### Relevant artists / works / texts / ideas - - - **How are they relevant to my project?** > --- ## 4. Creative Practice as Research What will you **make, do, test, or experiment with** to investigate your question? - [ ] Composition - [ ] Performance - [ ] Improvisation - [ ] Sound / music production - [ ] Installation - [ ] Technology / interface - [ ] Experimentation / prototyping - [ ] Other: **What will you actually do?** > --- ## 5. Methodology How will you conduct your research? - [ ] Close reading of scholarly or artistic texts - [ ] Theoretical / cultural / historical research - [ ] Case studies - [ ] Creative practice as inquiry - [ ] Experimentation with tools or technology - [ ] Interviews / conversations - [ ] Observation - [ ] Documentation and reflection - [ ] Other: **Briefly describe your methods:** > --- ## 6. Proposed Creative Work What do you expect to create by the end of the semester? - [ ] Composition - [ ] Performance - [ ] Performance system - [ ] Installation - [ ] Sound design project - [ ] Experimental media project - [ ] Other: **Describe your proposed work:** > --- ## 7. Documentation & Reflection How will you document your process and what you learn? - [ ] Research journal - [ ] Sketches / notes - [ ] Audio recordings - [ ] Video recordings - [ ] Prototypes - [ ] Iterations / drafts - [ ] Reflective writing - [ ] Other: **What will you document?** > --- ## 8. Scope A semester project needs to be **specific and manageable**. **What is the main focus of your project?** > **What will you NOT try to investigate?** > **What do you realistically expect to accomplish this semester?** > --- ## 9. Preliminary Project Statement Use your answers above to write a short description of your project. > My project investigates **[topic/question]** through **[method/creative practice]**. I plan to create **[creative work]** and explore this through **[research methods]**. Through this process, I hope to understand/discover **[what you want to learn]**. --- ## Final Check Make sure your proposal answers: - [ ] What am I interested in? - [ ] What am I investigating? - [ ] Why does it matter to my practice? - [ ] What will I make or do? - [ ] How will I investigate it? - [ ] What is the scope of the project? - [ ] How will I document my process? > **Remember:** This is a **preliminary plan**. Your research question, methods, and creative work can **change** as your project develops.