James Undercofler

I’ve hit that point (already) in the semester where I realize that I won’t be able to accomplish all that I had planned. Here, for this course, the semester is divided into 2 blocks, each around 7 weeks long. Some students will only attend the first of these blocks, some with attend both, and some will attend only the second one. As such, for planning purposes I proposed to … [Read more...] about Class Three Planning, Entrepreneurship in Music and the Arts

I believe it was wise to introduce and begin to work through my Zone One, Personal Entrepreneurship. Referencing again, Bill Green’s excellent definition of entrepreneurship, “we understand entrepreneurship to mean the transformation of an idea into an enterprise that creates value—economic, social, cultural, or intellectual, “ in Zone One, the individual becomes the … [Read more...] about Recap, Class Two, Entrepreneurship in Music and the Arts

I asked students to write to me, to tell me where they saw themselves professionally in 5 years. I asked this because I realized that most, if not all, were taking this class to learn “tools” to assist them in their move from student to music professions. The responses received so far, around half, express quite a range of aspirations. One student writes, “In … [Read more...] about Class II Planning, Entrepreneurship in Music and the Arts

In my most recent post I meant to include the working definition of entrepreneurship that I use in my classes (and in my own work). It comes from William Green, the former Dean of the College at the University of Rochester. …we understand entrepreneurship to mean the transformation of an idea into an enterprise that creates value—economic, social, cultural, or … [Read more...] about Working Definition of Entrepreneurship

The most surprising aspect of my first class was the result of my asking the question, “why are you taking this class” The responses altered my thinking on the teaching of arts entrepreneurship to students to whom the topic is new. I only allowed for approximately 10 responses (there were 30 students in the room). The responses ran from, I want to pursue a career in arts … [Read more...] about Class One, Entrepreneurship in Music and the Arts