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For my research paper, I would like to delve into the world of women composers. I want to research who they are, what they've written and why they are so influential. This topic is important in my field of study because I want to go into a career of music, teaching music and maybe performing on the flute. Knowing influential women music composers would be beneficial to me.
When researching, I want to find who the women composers are. I would have to find a database with information on them so that I can narrow down my choices. I can choose the composers who I am most interested in. After narrowing them down, I want to know where they came from, what they've composed and what makes them so successful. Could I learn things that could help me be successful? What made them passionate and gave them a drive for their success? What other important music figures did they influence? How has the woman's role in music and composition changed over the years and when did they first start having roles?
This topic is important to me because I hope to someday be an important music figure as a woman, either teaching or performing or following another musical passion I find. I can find out what makes these women so successful and inspired. They share the same passions as I have: music. And they have become what I aspire to be. I will be very interested in this topic and it will be helpful to me.