ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR COMPOSERS
|
Composers are, by their very nature, entrepreneurs, but most collegiate programs do not include courses covering the business side of being a composer. Questions related to managing and maximizing income are often left to their post-graduate education, sometimes only offered through The School of Hard Knocks. The courses offered by ADJ•ective New Music aim to remedy that with lesson topics that will help composers diversify their income streams and make the most of each.
|
COURSES
Self-Publishing for Composers
DESCRIPTION
Over the course of six weeks composers will learn about various business structures and portfolio career tactics, in order to create a stable and sustainable income from their artistic pursuits. Each composer will explore Performance Royalty Organizations (PROs), Distribution Models, and best practices for setting prices and negotiating commission fees.
Over the course of six weeks composers will learn about various business structures and portfolio career tactics, in order to create a stable and sustainable income from their artistic pursuits. Each composer will explore Performance Royalty Organizations (PROs), Distribution Models, and best practices for setting prices and negotiating commission fees.
Instructor: Jamie Leigh Sampson
Course Meeting: Asynchronous
Course Fee: $350
To apply: Visit our course on the Thinkific platform
Course Meeting: Asynchronous
Course Fee: $350
To apply: Visit our course on the Thinkific platform
Audience Building for Composers
DESCRIPTION
Over the course of six weeks composers will learn about the promotion practices that lead to solid audience building for your music, managing the branding of your name and works, and setting up systems to ensure continuous opportunities for commissions and performance royalties.
Over the course of six weeks composers will learn about the promotion practices that lead to solid audience building for your music, managing the branding of your name and works, and setting up systems to ensure continuous opportunities for commissions and performance royalties.
Instructor: Jamie Leigh Sampson
Course Meeting: Asynchronous
Course Fee: $350
To apply: This will be available on our Thinkific platform starting April 15, 2025. Pre-orders will open April 5, 2025.
Course Meeting: Asynchronous
Course Fee: $350
To apply: This will be available on our Thinkific platform starting April 15, 2025. Pre-orders will open April 5, 2025.
JUMP START WEEKENDS
When will you find the time to do the administrative side of being an artist? Next week right? It's always next week... until it's not!
We know how hard it is to get the administrative side of being an artist done, so we're going to gather, learn, and get our websites ready to sell scores! Let's have a whole weekend to create systems that help us get our careers JumpStarted. Even better, let's do it in a community of composers.
Each Jump Start weekend will include a 50 hour sweep of meetings, new information, and work (and no we will not be on zoom for 50 hours... yuck). We'll meet on Friday over zoom after work hours, talk through the goals of the weekend and then get to work! Over the course of a weekend you'll not only get your work ready to make money, you'll develop a system to ensure that your catalog continues to earn for you well into the future!
Jump Start • Royalties — June 20–22, 2025
Jump Start • Website Sales — August 15–17, 2025
Both of these are open for registration. Future topics and dates will be announced on our social media pages. We aim to do 4 per year!
We know how hard it is to get the administrative side of being an artist done, so we're going to gather, learn, and get our websites ready to sell scores! Let's have a whole weekend to create systems that help us get our careers JumpStarted. Even better, let's do it in a community of composers.
Each Jump Start weekend will include a 50 hour sweep of meetings, new information, and work (and no we will not be on zoom for 50 hours... yuck). We'll meet on Friday over zoom after work hours, talk through the goals of the weekend and then get to work! Over the course of a weekend you'll not only get your work ready to make money, you'll develop a system to ensure that your catalog continues to earn for you well into the future!
Jump Start • Royalties — June 20–22, 2025
Jump Start • Website Sales — August 15–17, 2025
Both of these are open for registration. Future topics and dates will be announced on our social media pages. We aim to do 4 per year!
Jump Start • Royalties
$125.00
When will you find the time to do the administrative side of being an artist? Next week right? It's always next week... until it's not!
We know how hard it is to get the administrative side of being an artist done, so we're going to gather, learn, and get our royalties ready! Let's have a whole weekend to create systems that maximize our performance royalties. Even better, let's do it in a community of composers.
This Jump Start weekend will include a 50 hour sweep of meetings, information, and work (and no we will not be on zoom for 50 hours... yuck). We'll meet on Friday over zoom after work hours. Talk through the goals of the weekend and techniques for maximizing performance royalty payments. You'll get all of your performance information for the past year together, add your works to your PRO catalog, submit your programs... AND THEN... make a game plan for how to promote your works to maximize royalty payments over next year.
You'll walk away with an entire system for tracking and processing your PRO reports.
Must be available the evening of June 20 through the evening of June 22, 2025. We'll have zoom meetings:
Friday at 7pm
Saturday 10am
Saturday at 1pm
Saturday at 4pm (breakout session)
Sunday at 10 am
Sunday at 6pm
all times in Eastern time zone
This Jump Start weekend is for any member of ASCAP, BMI, or SEASAC
Jump Start • Website Sales
$125.00
When will you find the time to do the administrative side of being an artist? Next week right? It's always next week... until it's not!
We know how hard it is to get the administrative side of being an artist done, so we're going to gather, learn, and get our websites ready to sell scores! Let's have a whole weekend to create systems that help us get our catalogs out into the world. Even better, let's do it in a community of composers.
This Jump Start weekend will include a 50 hour sweep of meetings, information, and work (and no we will not be on zoom for 50 hours... yuck). We'll meet on Friday over zoom after work hours, talk through the goals of the weekend and techniques for getting our scores up for sale. From editing and branding your score, through what types of sales are right for you. You'll get at least three scores up for sale in one weekend... AND THEN... make a game plan for regularly do this with all of your older works so your portfolio works for you into the future!
Must be available the evening of August 15 through the evening of August 17, 2025. We'll have zoom meetings:
Friday at 7pm
Saturday 10am
Saturday at 1pm
Saturday at 4pm (breakout session)
Sunday at 10 am
Sunday at 6pm
all times in Eastern time zone
Participants should enter this course with a basic website on a platform that has store capabilities. ADJ•ective functions on Weebly, but you can choose whatever platform you are most comfortable on. Please note that the focus of this course is creating a system for you, we will not be offering instruction on how to use individual website platforms.
TUTORING & PRIVATE LESSONS
Trying to bypass remedial theory at the graduate level?
Want to pass your set theory and Serialism exam?
Interested in learning a specific composition technique?
Would you like to explore your personal creativity?
DESCRIPTION
Individual composition lessons and tutoring sessions in music theory are available with several of the ADJ•ective Composers' Collective members. Please contact us and include a description of what you are looking to gain from your experience. We will pair you with a participating composer from the collective that fits your educational needs!
Individual composition lessons and tutoring sessions in music theory are available with several of the ADJ•ective Composers' Collective members. Please contact us and include a description of what you are looking to gain from your experience. We will pair you with a participating composer from the collective that fits your educational needs!