Author: Weissman, Dick

Publication Year: 1978

Media Type: Book

Summary:

Introduction or How I got into the music business and why I wrote this book.

Abstract:

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements.
Introduction or How I got into the music business and why I wrote this book.

Part 1. The music business.
           Records, agents, managers, music publishing, commercials and unions.

  1. Getting started.
  2. Records:
           Records are the vehicle.
           Recording contracts and how to get them.
  3. The recording process.
      Selling the demo.
  4. The record industry: a brief history.
  5. Record companies.
      Classical records.
      Specialty records.
  6. The record producer: Cost of records.
  7. Record company contracts.
  8. How records are sold and distributed.
      Promoting records.
  9. Agents and personal managers.
10. Music publishing: music publishing contracts.
      The new copyright law.
11. Performing rights societies.
12. Commercials.
13. Music trade papers.
14. The American Federation of Musicians. 
     Other unions.
15. Radio.

Part 2. Careers in music.

16. Studio work and engineering.
17. Careers in records and radio.
18. Composing, arranging and film music.
19. Concert promotion and careers in publicity.
20. Careers in music performance:
           Classical music performance. 
           Jazz performance.
21. Songwriting as a career.
22. College: Getting the education you need.
23. Careers in music education and private teaching.
24. Careers related to music in print:
           The writing, publication and sale of written music.
           Jobs in music publishing.
25. Music criticism.
26. Music library careers.
27. Musical instrument manufacturing.
28. Music retailing and wholesaling.
29. Music therapy.
30. Piano tuning, instrument repair, music in the armed forces, church
     music, and careers in law.
31. Arts management.
32. Grants.
33. Minorities in the music business.
      The position of women.
      Black participation in the music business.
      Other minority groups.
34. Power in the arts and alternative media.

Appendix:
     College music business programs.
     Colleges offering music industry programs.
     Colleges offering music therapy programs.
     Colleges offering church music programs.
     Colleges offering arts management programs.
     Lists of music business organizations.
     Unions.
     Performing rights organizations.
     Other organizations.
     List of publishers of printed music.
     Union scales.
     Schirmer brochure for piano.
     Schirmer brochure for rock guitar.
     Sample lead sheet.
     Glossary of music business terms.
     Annotated bibliography.

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