GRMUS E607 — A Career in Music: Foundations for Success

2 credits
Fall
Jessica Phillips

A Career in Music: Foundations for Success is designed for curious and ambitious musicians to explore the elements of a well-rounded and fulfilling career in the music business. The course begins with an overview of existing business models in the arts and will include topics such as personal accountability and values, professional goals, and time management skills. Students will develop comprehensive foundational knowledge of areas such as marketing, communication, development, and fundraising, after which coursework shifts “inward” to include self-promotion, health and wellness, deliberate practice theory, storytelling and public speaking, and drafting successful résumés and biographical statements. Lastly, the course will discuss topics related to unions, negotiations, and basic finance, both for organizations and for individual artists.