Formal Stuff.

Here are the topics I should include in my entries over the semester:

— Zappa the composer.

What I have discovered about Zappa’s creative contribution to music, i.e. the compositions he wrote and the recordings he made?

— Zappa the musician-performer.

As a guitarist, band leader and stage performer, what did Zappa bring to the concert medium, show business and music-making in general?

— Zappa the entrepreneur.

How did Zappa balance art and commerce throughout his career?

— Zappa the social critic.

Through his lyrics, interviews, album art and other media, how did Zappa communicate his views on society and culture during his lifetime?

— Zappa the man.

In terms of background, personal philosophy and other aspects of who Zappa was, how did Zappa’s personality affect his work and legacy?