Spring 2020 Course Syllabus Course: MUSB-1305- Section: 01 Survey of Music Business

Instructor Information
Instructor	Kenneth Turner
E-mail	turnerkq@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6547
Office	Location: Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center - Room: 137 D Hours: MW 9-12pm; TR 9-11am
Department	Chair: John Freyermuth E-mail: freyermuthje@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6520 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description	An overview of the music industry including songwriting, live performance, the record industry, music merchandising, contracts and licenses, and career opportunities.
Prerequisites	None.
Learning Outcomes	1. Explain basic music industry principles including copyright, publishing and performance rights (PSLO 3, 4) (PSLO 1) 2. Explain the business of live performance to include artist management, unions, guilds, entertainment agencies, venues, and concessions (PSLO 3,4) (PSLO 1,3) 3. Identify the record industry systems from record producers, recording studios, manufacturing production, and distribution companies (PSLO 3,4) 4. Identify those aspects of music relating to wholesale and retail merchandising and promotion of music products (PSLO 3) 5. Summarize the use of contracts and licenses within the music industry (PSLO 3) 6. Discuss career opportunities in the music industry (PSLO 3)(PSLO 3) 7. Identify all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrate a full understanding of the reading (PSLO Alpha)
Core Objectives	Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	1. PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. Identifies all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrates a full understanding of the reading. 2. Apply commercial music sound technology to their professional practice. 3. Apply commercial music performance skill to support sound engineering practice. 4. Applies basic music industry principles to professional practice. 5. Demonstrates professional behavior as characterized by a commitment to the profession.
Textbooks	Take Care of Your Music Business 3.0, John Kellogg (2nd Edition) Hard Copy or Digital Edition eBook
Lecture Topics Outline	1 The Music Industry; Resume/ Linked In 2 Record Labels and Types of Deals 3 Recording Agreements 4 Copyright Basics 5 Band/Brand Organization and Protection 6 The Artist's Team/Reasons That Deals Get Broken 7 Making the Recording or Promoting the Show 8 Preparing for Your Record Release or Show 9 Building a Market 10 The Changing Music Industry Landscape: New Opportunities 11 The Live Show 12 More Industry Opportunities and the Future 13 The Project Plan 15 FINAL EVALUATIONS All assignments are subject to change, based on class needs.
Major Assignments Schedule	Weekly Assignments: 1 The Music Industry; Resume/ Linked In 2 Record Labels and Types of Deals 3 Recording Agreements 4 Copyright Basics 5 Band/Brand Organization and Protection 6 The Artist's Team/Reasons That Deals Get Broken 7 Making the Recording or Promoting the Show 8 Preparing for Your Record Release or Show 9 Building a Market 10 The Changing Music Industry Landscape: New Opportunities 11 The Live Show 12 More Industry Opportunities and the Future 13 The Project Plan 15 FINAL EVALUATIONS All assignments are subject to change, based on class needs.
Final Exam Date	May 11, 2020 - 12:30 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Weekly Assignments - 50% Class Participation - 25% Quizzes/ Tests (Including Final Evaluation) - 25%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person.
Attendance Policy	You get one free absence before your lates/absences start to count against your grade in the attendance category. After that, each absence deducts 7.5% of your aggregate grade for the class. Three lates/early departures equal one absence.
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
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