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
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Class Planning, Entrepreneurship in Music and the Arts
I’m working on the course outline for my upcoming course, Entrepreneurship in Music and the Arts, at Ithaca College. I have 31 students enrolled – the limit according to fire laws for the assigned classroom. I’ve never taught entrepreneurship to this large a class, in such a cramped space, so I have been focused more on issues of classroom management than course content. … [Read more...] about Class Planning, Entrepreneurship in Music and the Arts
More on Instruction in Arts Entrepreneurship
My thoughts about how to teach, or approach the teaching of entrepreneurship in the arts is influenced by experiences I had on a commuter bus, back when I lived in North Haven, Connecticut. For a period of around a year I commuted to downtown New Haven with 2 other people: one an internationally recognized expert on Shakespeare and the other an inventor of medical … [Read more...] about More on Instruction in Arts Entrepreneurship
Exercises in Arts Entrepreneurship
Here are two strategies that I have used to assist emerging arts entrepreneurs in the development of their ideas – into rich and promising ventures. Preface Students are given the assignment to find a promising area, out of which can emerge an opportunity. They are instructed to primarily look at those areas where they have the most expertise, and/or experience. For … [Read more...] about Exercises in Arts Entrepreneurship
An Emerging Pedagogy of Arts Entrepreneurship
He asked, “why isn’t the proposed MA, Entrepreneurship in the Arts a degree in the business school?” – and I heard myself respond that I believed that there is an emerging, unique pedagogy in arts entrepreneurship. As this contradicted what I had been thinking and saying, I found myself deep in thought. I have concluded, at least for now, that yes, I do believe that a unique … [Read more...] about An Emerging Pedagogy of Arts Entrepreneurship