Rough Essay Plan

Essay Plan

Title –

 How can Illustration be used to communicate the emotional resonance of music?

Chapter 1 - Introduction – (400 words)

Chapter 2 - Main body 1 – Context & Themes – (2000 words)

·      Walter Pater - ‘the condition of music’

·      Walter Benjamin – ‘the aura of an image’

·      Music and its emotional resonance

·      Musical Aesthetics

Chapter 3 - Main Body 2 - Case Studies of Practice - (1500 words)

·      Stanley Donwood

Chapter 4 - Main Body 3: Reflective Practice - (700 words)

·      Responding to ‘instrumental’ music (possibly Philip Glass – Glassworks)

Chapter 5 – Conclusion - (400 words)