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

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Thu.     Aug. 26            Introduction/class syllabus
Tue.     Aug. 31            Music Publishing History
Thu.     Sep. 02            Music Publishers and What They Do             Read pages 1-11
                                    Inner Workings of a Music Publisher
                                    Songwriter-Music Publisher Relationship
                                    Income sources for Publishers                       Read pages 30-56     
Tue.     Sep. 07            Deal proposals/Songwriter contracts              Read Chapter 2         
Thu.     Sep. 09            Songwriter contract anaylsis
Tue.     Sep. 14            Co-Publishing and Administration                   Research #1 Due
                                    Co-Ventures and Joint Ventures                    Read Chapter 3
Thu.     Sep. 16            Copyright Law                                                 Read Chapter 4
Tue.     Sep. 21            Recording Artist Publishing Agreements        Read Chapter 5
                                    Print Licensing                                                www.ccli.com
                                    Mechanical Licensing                                     pages 85-486
Thu.     Sep. 23            Test 1
Tue.     Sep. 28            Performing Rights Organizations                   Read Chapter 10
                                    ASCAP                                                           www.ascap.com
Thu.     Sep. 30            BMI / SESAC                                                  bmi.com/ sesac.com
Tue.     Oct. 05            Television, Motion Pictures                             Read Chp. 7, 8 & 9
                                    Commercials (Synch)                                               
Thu.     Oct. 07            Television, Motion Pictures                             Read pgs 468-478
                                    Commercials (Licensing)                                                       
Tue.     Oct. 12            TBA
Thu.     Oct. 14            Test 2 (MID TERM)
Tue.     Oct. 19            FALL BREAK – NO CLASS
Thu.     Oct. 21            Current issues for Music Publishers               Research # 2 Due
Tue.     Oct. 26            Broadway (Grand Rights)                               Read Chp 11 & 12
                                    Internet, Video Games -                    
                                    Cell Phones, and New Media                         pages 481-484
Thu.     Oct. 28            SubPublishing (www.wipo.org)                       Read Chapter 13
Tue.     Nov. 02           Sampling                                                         Read Chapter 6
Thu.     Nov. 04 Putting It All Together                                     Read Chapter 14
Tue.     Nov. 09 Royalty Accounting   
Thu.     Nov. 11 Great Songs Day/Listening                             Bring a great song
Tue.     Nov. 16           Starting a Publishing Company                      Research # 3 Due
                                    Marketing strategies for Music Publishers
Thu.     Nov. 18           Catalog Acquisition                                         Read Chapter 15
Tue.     Nov.  23          Guest Speaker or Make Up Day
Thu.     Nov. 25           THANKSGIVING – NO CLASS
Tue.     Nov. 30           Songplugging 
Thu.     Dec. 02           Catalog exploitation
                                    Demos
                                    Demo Budgets & planning - AFM
Tue.     Dec. 07           Last Day of Class/Review for Final
Thu.     Dec. 09           FINAL EXAM