Tools for Belmont Music Publishing Course(s) - Taught by Marty Wheeler

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CLASS SCHEDULE
Thu.       Aug. 28                 Introduction/class syllabus
Tue.       Sep. 02                 Music Publishing History
Thu.       Sep. 04                 Music Publishers and What They Do             
                                           Inner Workings of a Music Publisher
                                           Songwriter-Music Publisher Relationship
                                           Income sources for Publishers                                    
Tue.       Sep. 09                 Deal proposals/Songwriter contracts               
Thu.       Sep. 11                 Songwriter contract anaylsis
Tue.       Sep 16                  Co-Publishing and Administration                      Research #1 Due
                                           Co-Ventures and Joint Ventures                       
Thu.       Sep. 18                 Copyright Law                                                
Tue.       Sep. 23                 Recording Artist Publishing Agreements                               
                                           Print Licensing                                                  www.ccli.com
                                           Mechanical Licensing                                                     
Thu.       Sep. 25                 Test 1
Tue.       Sep. 30                 Performing Rights Organizations                              
                                           ASCAP                                                           www.ascap.com
Thu.       Oct. 02                  BMI                                                                www.bmi.com
Tue.       Oct. 07                  FALL BREAK – NO CLASS
Thu.       Oct. 09                  SESAC                                                           www.sesac.com
Tue.       Oct. 14                  Sampling                                                                             
Thu.       Oct. 16                  Test 2 (MID TERM)
Tue.       Oct. 21                  Television, Motion Pictures                                       
                                            Commercials (Synch)
Thu.       Oct. 23                  Television, Motion Pictures                                       
                                            Commercials (Licensing)              
Tue.       Oct. 28                  Current issues for Music Publishers                  Research # 2 Due
Thu.       Oct. 30                  Broadway (Grand Rights)                                            
                                            Internet, Video Games -                                              
                                            Cell Phones, and New Media                                     
Tue.       Nov. 04                 SubPublishing (www.wipo.org)                                
Thu.       Nov. 06                 Putting It All Together                                
                                            Royalty Accounting        
Tue.       Nov. 11                  Catalog Acquisition                                                      
Thu.       Nov. 13     ---------Song Casting------------
Tue.       Nov. 18                 Great Songs Day/Listening                                 Bring a great song
Thu.       Nov. 20                 Catalog exploitation
                                            Demos
                                            Demo Budgets & planning - AFM             
Tue.       Nov. 25                 Starting a Publishing Company                             Research # 3 Due
                                            Marketing strategies for Music Publishers
Thu.       Nov. 27                 THANKSGIVING BREAK – NO CLASS
Tue.       Dec. 02                 The Future of Music Publishing
Thu.       Dec. 04                 Guest Speaker or Make Up Day
Tue.       Dec. 09                 Last Day of Class/Review for Final
Thu.       Dec. 11                 FINAL EXAM – 5:00pm