When interviewing prospective students we owe to them and ourselves to assess our compatibility. The following was suggested to me.
1. If they are 8 years old and up, ask them to write on a piece of paper why they want music lessons, and what they hope to accomplish, while this is going on exchange pleasantries with the parent. Then interview the parent in light of what the student wrote.
2. If they are a transfer student listen to them play their favourite piece and then play a duet with them.
Cheers,
David
Showing posts with label music business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music business. Show all posts
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
The Future of Classical Music
A very interesting article on the Classical music business.
The record label Naxos has gone from budget outsider to industry leader in its 20-plus years of existence. But what does the future hold for any record label at a time when CD sales are plummeting and dowloads are stagnant? Naxos’s founder and CEO, Klaus Heymann, is one of the most candid and straightforward executives in the business, and he’s tailored his long-term goals to the realities of today’s market; his goal, he says, is to be “the last man standing.” He spoke to me while in the States for marketing meetings about the Naxos’s future.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2010/07/the_future_of_the_recording_in.html
Be sure to follow this link afterwards.
More music is being recorded and released than at any other point in history. Yet music copyright is completely insecure, and piracy rampant in the current climate. So what does that say about pro-copyright and anti-piracy initiatives?
A sticky debate indeed. One of the major reasons for copyright law is to ensure the continued creation of intellectual property. Yet more musicians are in the game than ever before, and music fans couldn't be happier with the abundance.
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/072710stand
Cheers, I think.
David Story
The record label Naxos has gone from budget outsider to industry leader in its 20-plus years of existence. But what does the future hold for any record label at a time when CD sales are plummeting and dowloads are stagnant? Naxos’s founder and CEO, Klaus Heymann, is one of the most candid and straightforward executives in the business, and he’s tailored his long-term goals to the realities of today’s market; his goal, he says, is to be “the last man standing.” He spoke to me while in the States for marketing meetings about the Naxos’s future.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2010/07/the_future_of_the_recording_in.html
Be sure to follow this link afterwards.
More music is being recorded and released than at any other point in history. Yet music copyright is completely insecure, and piracy rampant in the current climate. So what does that say about pro-copyright and anti-piracy initiatives?
A sticky debate indeed. One of the major reasons for copyright law is to ensure the continued creation of intellectual property. Yet more musicians are in the game than ever before, and music fans couldn't be happier with the abundance.
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/072710stand
Cheers, I think.
David Story
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