ISBN : 9780199861347
The Musician's Journey: Crafting Your Career Vision and Plan is a resource guide for mid-career musicians, performing artists, music teachers, and advanced music students who have completed the bulk of their professional training and are looking to develop their careers. The book encourages its reader to reflect on career related philosophical questions before delving into practical strategies. Timmons invites the reader to create a vision of an ideal career and then to concretize that vision into a practical plan and business strategy. The narrative brings the reader into a prose style that is conversational in nature, making the extensive research and helpful information accessible to a wide variety of musicians. Included is a special chapter on careers in higher education; guidance in how to develop a business plan; and general tips on grant writing and financial development. Timmons illustrates her vision-to-plan process through the stories of musicians whom she has guided successfully in her work as a music consultant. She offers an extensive bibliography for additional resources, and the book will be supplemented by a companion website, where readers may download worksheets and questionnaires to help them along the way. Whether you are a traditionally trained classical artist, a folk musician, jazz or pop performer, or someone exploring the outer regions of the music industry, The Musician's Journey can offer you a new road map to a thriving career.
Contents
About the Companion Website
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 A CAREER IN MUSIC
Musicians and Their World
The World of Music: Where We Are Today
A Thriving Career in Music: The New Normal
2 NEWS FROM THE FRONT
Client Questionnaire
The Accidental Entrepreneur
A Call to Change
3 MUSICIANS AND THE PATH OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Preparing Today's Music Entrepreneurs
The Benefits of Entrepreneurship
4 PREPARING FOR CHANGE
Brain Neuroplasticity: A Personal Story
Definitions
Harnessing the Power of the Neuroplastic Brain
Desire as the Genesis for Change
5 CREATING YOUR VISION
The Quest for a Vision
Discover freeiration: Inviting the Muse
Knowing and Facing Your Fears
Ten Showstoppers
6 FROM VISION TO PLAN
Music Professionals in Today's Marketplace: The Dynamic Entrepreneur
Vision and Plan: The Intersection of Heaven and Earth
Creating the Plan: The Pathway to a Dynamic Career
The Plan Versus Income
Sources of Income
Jobs: Is It a Jay-Oh-Be or Part of Your Career Path?
Internships and Volunteerism: The Fast Track to Professional Experience
Grant Writing and the World of Philanthropy
Grant Checklist for Music Professionals: Just the Basics
Phantoms That Derail Your Proposals
Your Plan: The Devil Is in the Details
Troika of Success
Survive or Thrive
Mentors for Your Vision/Plan
Other Music Entrepreneurs: The Student and the Retiree
7 YOUR PLAN
Mission Statement
Legal Identity
Goods and Services
Financial Plan
Marketing
Marketing Starter Kit
Management Team
Other Members of Your Management Team
Timelines
Financing Your Plan
Business Plan Checklist
8 MUSIC JOBS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Entering the World of Higher Education: The Price of Admission
Academia: The Ideal
What Price Glory?
Survival of the Fittest
9 TRUE-LIFE STORIES
10 CONCLUSION
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
