Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Students will:

• Comprehend and apply basics of copyrighting to be able to copyright their own songs.
• Gather and present information about song structures, royalties, band agreements, and songwriting and collaboration agreements.
• Use an understanding of the role of music publishers, agents, managers, and other business professionals to navigate a musical submission.
• Use reason, decision-making, and complex problem-solving in business settings in the music field.

• Students will secure and fill out copyright forms for their own songs.
• Present their song structures and survey royalty, band, and songwriting collaboration agreements.
• Select a music publisher(s), agent, and manager to navigate a musical submission.
• Use reason and complex problem solving in music business settings.
• Use appropriate communication skills in situations related to music  business.

• Copyright forms are complete.
• Agreements are drafted and submitted.
• Correspondence with music publisher is examined.
• Any problems in the business setting are identified and solved.
• Communication is reviewed for content and clarity.

• Copyright submission.
• Agreements of collaboration for bands and song writing.
• Musical submission to publisher(s).
• Sound decision making in the music business setting.
• Effective communication in music business setting.