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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: MUS2054 Module Title: THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC (TONMEISTER)
Module Provider: Music and Sound Recording Short Name: MUS2054
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: SANSOM M Dr (Music Record)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2
Assessment Pattern
Coursework: An essay exploring the key issues - 50%
Exam: A written exam covering all aspects of the module - 50% 

If this module is core for your programme, you will need to achieve a minimum of 40% for each Unit of Assessment. If the module is not core, you will need a weighted aggregate mark of 40%.
Module Overview
This module gives an introduction to the business of music, the careers available, the industry bodies and regulatory authorities who manage it and an overview of contractual and payment issues.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None
Module Aims
• To create awareness of the diversity of the roles and work available in the music industries.
• To develop an understanding of the relationship between the many bodies who influence and manage the music business.
• To explore contractual issues and aspects of intellectual property for recorded and live music.
• To explore contractual issues and aspects of intellectual property for composition.
• To prepare you for a career as a musician or as one who works with musicians.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, you should be able to:

• Describe how the music industry works, including roles and responsibilities.
• Give an outline of careers not directly involved in performance and composition.
• Give an overview of contract law and intellectual property for compositions.
• Explain the nature of contracts for performing, management and recording.
• Write an effective CV, biography and press release.

Transferable Skills:

• Writing a CV.
• Writing a press release.
• Career planning.
• Structured thinking.
• Writing skills.
Module Content
• Careers in music.
• The industry structures for classical and popular musics.
• Industry issues relating to recorded and live music.
• Copyright, law and intellectual property.
• Preparing yourself for working in the music business.
Methods of Teaching/Learning
• Lectures.
• Workshops.
• Guided reading.
• Significant input from practising industry specialists.
Selected Texts/Journals
Compulsory Reading:
Harrison, A, 2008: Music: The Business (London: Virgin Books)
Passman, D, 2002: All You Need to Know About the Music Business (Harmondsworth: Penguin)

Recommended Reading:
Bowdin, G. et al, 2007 Events Management (London: Butterworth-Heinemann)
Frasconga, X., and Lee Hetherington, H, 2005: This Business of Artist Management (New York: Billboard Books)
Gordon, S., 2005: The Future of the Music Business: Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution (London: Backbeat Books)
Negus, K., 1999: Music Genres and Corporate Cultures (London: Routledge)
Last Updated
PM 31/10/10