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Aspiring performing artists! You can make a living doing what you love. But you need to learn the business side of your art too.

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CONTENTS

Preface ix

1. Some Questions and Concepts to Get You Started 1

2. Struggles and Triumphs of Western Musicians 14

3. The Performing Arts as an Industry 31

4. The Digital Revolution and the Performing Arts 45

5. Reading and Understanding Financial Statements 61

6. Essential Lessons from the Great Managers 85

7. Essential Lessons from the Artist-Entrepreneurs 120

8. Fundraising 156

9. Auditions, Agents, and Angela’s Story 185

10. The Graduation Speech 199

Acknowledgments 205

Notes 207

Index 213

About the Authors 221

The Worlds Your Stage How Performing Artists Can

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Focus
      Publication Date: 16/02/2016
      ISBN13: 9780814436158, 978-0814436158
      ISBN10: 0814436153

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Aspiring performing artists! You can make a living doing what you love. But you need to learn the business side of your art too.

      Table of Contents

      CONTENTS

      Preface ix

      1. Some Questions and Concepts to Get You Started 1

      2. Struggles and Triumphs of Western Musicians 14

      3. The Performing Arts as an Industry 31

      4. The Digital Revolution and the Performing Arts 45

      5. Reading and Understanding Financial Statements 61

      6. Essential Lessons from the Great Managers 85

      7. Essential Lessons from the Artist-Entrepreneurs 120

      8. Fundraising 156

      9. Auditions, Agents, and Angela’s Story 185

      10. The Graduation Speech 199

      Acknowledgments 205

      Notes 207

      Index 213

      About the Authors 221

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