The Musician's Journey
Crafting Your Career Vision and Plan
Published on 28. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-19-986134-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
This is a bold book that aims to offer an inspirational and practical resource for musicians embarking on their careers, or perhaps re-evaluating and making changes in their professional portfolio. Its tone is emphatically optimistic, and it is suffused with useful information, practical tips, uplifting quotations and stories. It draws on an intriguingly broad set of reference points from ancient philosophies to spiritual texts, contemporary neuroscience to personal experience. * Helena Gaunt, British Journal of Music Education * The title is apt - this book describes a journey in thought, preparation, and destination, and is appropriate for all, not only musicians, who are building a career and a satisfying life. The reader is led from idealistic aspiration through awareness of self and the market to practical outcomes that are entirely possible. Beyond the message and excellent writing, the quotes and bibliography are a diverse and priceless bonus. * Stephen Clapp, Doctor of Music, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Violin, The Juilliard School * Timmons guides us through the aspirational, the theoretical, and the practical in a way that speaks not only to the concert musicians she intended, but, indeed, to any inspired artist who is called to develop and share their gifts. If we have the skills and passion, this book shows us the method... So, buckle up, roll down your windows, and drive this car with its top off. You will love every vista you encounter. * Martin D. Jean, Professor of Organ, Director, Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University * This is a bold book that aims to offer an inspirational and practical resource for musicians embarking on their careers, or perhaps re-evaluating and making changes in their professional portfolio. Its tone is emphatically optimistic, and it is suffused with useful information, practical tips, uplifting quotations, and stories. It draws on an intriguingly broad set of reference points from ancient philosophies to spiritual texts, contemporary neuroscience to personal experience. * British Journal of Music Education * I hope this book will inspire you to create an artistic vision and craft a plan to realize your own thriving career in music. This is the musician's journey. This book is a roadmap for musicians who are eager to accept responsibility for their own careers and are looking for guidance on how to do so. * Rhonda Rizzo, No Dead Guys *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Mid-career musicians, performing artists, music teachers, and advanced music students.
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-986134-7 (9780199861347)
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03/2013
Oxford University Press Inc
€133.31
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Person
Jill Timmons is known to international audiences and educators as a leading consultant in arts management. Her consulting firm, Artsmentor LLC, has helped countless music organizations and individual artists meet the challenge of today's market place. Timmons has performed as a pianist under the auspices of the NEA, the USIA, and has been heard on NPR, with concert tours throughout the US, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain and Chile. Dedicated to American composers, her discography includes recordings on the Centaur, Capstone and Laurel labels.
Content
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