User:Mckliz/sandbox

Article Evaluation
Bluegrass Music Article


 * Lead paragraph is a mess
 * not "later influenced" by African-American music, definitely rooted in African-American music
 * citation 13 - Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass link doesn't work
 * citation 12 - A Short History of Bluegrass link doesn't work
 * User:Anne Delong/Bluegrass Topics
 * article is of interest to several wikiprojects - rated either C or B-class
 * talk page - arguments over what counts as bluegrass - I expected this
 * people have started fixing up the lead paragraph

To Do


 * improve lead paragraph


 * find high-rated music genre articles and format similarly
 * reference books/articles you used for your paper last semester
 * Bluegrass music - started adding to page

Lead Paragraphs
Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the United States Appalachian region. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Bluegrass has roots in traditional English, Irish, and Scottish ballads and dance tunes, and by traditional African-American blues and jazz. (this contains info from first and second paragraph)

Bluegrass features acoustic string instruments and and emphasizes the offbeat. Notes are anticipated in contrast to laid back blues where notes are behind the beat, which creates the higher energy characteristic of bluegrass. last sentence of 6thparagraph could go in here

1st sentence of 6th paragraph can go with the new last paragraph

take out last sentence of first paragraph

combine paragraphs 3-4? will have to cut stuff to keep from being too lengthy

move second paragraph to history section?

Developments?
Many bluegrass artists/bands went on to do more mainstream country music, including the Dixie Chicks.