Chapter 3 Study Guide
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MUSB 2345 ARTIST MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 3
Developed by Dr. Aubrey Tucker to accompany This Business of Artist Management, 4th Ed,
by Xavier M. Frascogna and H. Lee Hetherington
- ______ The key to constructive self-appraisal is honesty.
2.______The talent necessary to make a career happen can be described as simply being “it”.
3.______ Your competition is whoever is currently on the charts.
4.______ If you’re talented, work hard and “pay your dues”, it will always pay off
5.______A would-be artist and her manager need to ask themselves four basic questions: “ Do I have the talent, desire, belief in myself, and financial backing to succeed”?
6._____ Belief is the intangible quality that separates stars from talents
7._____The manager must play a strong role in controlling the commitment of the artist.
8.____ Regardless of her talents, the artist needs to employ management principles to develop her talent and realize her goals
9._____Self- management is often the most suitable alternative for a new artist who is in the “break-in” phase of his career
10. __ _ Limited management would not be a suitable roll for an accountant
11. ____ Self- management can be a problem if the artist lacks suitable contacts in the music business.
12. ____ Total management is when a person other than the artist is retained to perform certain specific management services.
13. ____ Self- management is preferable to the other management options because the artist isn’t required to pay a commission.
MUSB 2345 Ch. 3 SG p.2
Essay/ Outline
I. Before seriously committing to a career as an artist, it is essential that the would-be artist and his/her manager to ask for questions. What are they?
II. What three statements on talent do the authors have to give?
III. What are the 3 management alternatives available to an artist?
IV. What are three disadvantages to self-management?
V. What is “limited self-management”? Name 4 examples
VI. What is total management? How is she/he often referred as?
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