General Catalog 2024-25

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.