MUSIC BUSINESS WORKSHOPS FOR MUSIC MAJORS
In today’s high-tech, fast-paced society, a musician graduating from college cannot afford just to be a performer! You need to be prepared to run your career as a business. I have designed a series of workshops for music majors of all types at colleges and universities. These workshops can be combined with composer residence activities and/or coachings and performances of my works. Feel free to choose topics from various workshops to design a workshop that best suits your students.
For additional details and rates, please email me.
#1
What’s Your Passion? What’s Your Story? (60 minutes)
Topics covered: writing your Personal Mission Statement; making a list of your 1-year plan, 5-year plan, and life goals; establishing good working habits; and crafting your story in your biography.
#2
Building Your Fanbase & Presence in the Digital and Physical Worlds (60 minutes)
Topics covered: building a website that tells your story; creating email newsletters to share your story; and developing your offline networking skills to further your career.
#3
Commissioning Projects & Collaborating with Others (60-75 minutes)
Topics covered: the pros and cons of "individual" commissions vs. "consortium" commissions, contract examples for both types of commissions, how to build consortium commissions, and questions to ask fellow collaborators before and during the collaborative process.
#4
Getting Organized & Thinking “Outside the Box” (60 minutes)
Topics covered: strategies for budgeting your time, figuring out your short- and long-term goals, and exploring nontraditional business models based on your musical and nonmusical skills.
#5
For Freshmen Only (60-75 minutes)
Topics covered: writing your Personal Mission Statement, figuring out your short- and long-term goals, strategies for budgeting your time, establishing good working habits, and exploring nontraditional business models based on your musical and nonmusical skills. Exercises are incorporated into the workshop.