Expository essays: explain the reasons why something is a certain way without taking a

side.

Opinion essay: states an opinion and backs it up with facts, explains a subject by laying out
all of the evidence connected to it.

Structure:

Paragraph 1: Introduction
Capture your reader’s attention with a good hook.
Present the prompt and state your opinion.
Some tips for a good opinion essay hook:
Use a surprising statistic.
- Profess an unpopular opinion.
- Ask a rhetorical question.
- Share an anecdote.

Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4: Body

Use facts and anecdotes to explain why you hold your opinion.
Make sure you use credible sources, it’s not enough to just say what you think.
You should also explain what evidence led you to that opinion.
You can also use these paragraphs to work through any counterarguments or alternative
points of view that you might encounter. Addressing those in the body of your essay will
strengthen your argument and help you clarify why you believe something to be true.

Paragraph 5: Conclusion
Draw a logical arrow through the body paragraphs and point it at your opinion. The
conclusion is a place to remind the reader of your evidence and make your point.

A clear opinion (thesis): Your opinion is your thesis. Forming your opinion might happen
quickly in response to the prompt, or it might be something that you’ve been mulling over
for a long time. Either way, your opinion should be clear from the start of the essay.
Novelty: A good opinion essay adds something to the discourse. Maybe your opinion
doesn’t align with the mainstream. Or, if your opinion is generally agreed upon, you could
find some interesting new research that supports it.
Semiformal tone: It’s easy to drift into a casual, conversational tone in opinion essays
because you’re writing about a personal topic. Keeping a measured, semiformal tone
that’s not too stiff or too casual will lend more credibility to your opinion.
Talking about music, does theory has a negative effect on creativity?

Many music students think that, for playing an instrument or to compose a tune, a
musician should just free their mind and let the music flow through their sensibility. Also
saying that it appears as a natural condition that should be as free as possible. As a result,
people usually think that music theory works against this creativity.
Nevertheless, in my opinion, the practice of music theory has a positive effect on the
development of the musician skills and creativity.

In fact, creativity is an important part of the musician performance, but not only. You also
have the physical contact with instruments, machines or sound that must be exercised in a
regular basis. Furthermore it`s important to be aware of the context, knowing for whom,
where or in what purpose this music has been played.

It`s true that some music teaching methodology might not achieve the goal of making
theory and creativity work together in a good way. It’s important to work with both sides
at the same time, recognizing sounds relations and knowing their names, all this in a real
music activity.

Besides, creativity or theory knowledge are not fixed in a stable level, they can be
developed or decreased depending on your study regularity.

Definitely, if you exercise music theory or technic in a combination with your sensibility
and creativity you will quickly development in your musicality.