<p>Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Beginning from psychology of creativity (James, Dewey, Csikszentmihalyi) and management literature, exploration of creative process and how to foster and control it; and collaborative process with producer, manager, labels, and other executives. Topics include path of artist; recognizing creative individuality; structure and freedom; collaboration and how teams work, including inside and outside concert hall and recording studio; negotiation and career-building; feed-back and evaluation. Special attention to musical creativity and its rhythms. Letter grading.</p>

Music Industry

The school cultivates models for musical studies that integrate exemplary scholarship and practices, and engage through music with diverse communities on campus, throughout Los Angeles, and beyond.

Herb Alpert School of Music

The program prepares students for transformative, creative career paths in an ever-evolving music industry.

General Catalog

Fostering Musical Creativity: Artists and Repertoires

MSC IND 25

4 units