The Musician's Journey

Jill Timmons is known to international audiences and educators as a leading consultant in arts management. Her consulting firm, Artsmentor LLC, has helped countless music organizations and individual artists meet the challenge of today's marketplace. Timmons has performed as a pianist under the auspices of the NEA, the USIA, and has been featured on NPR, with concert tours throughout the US, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, and Chile. Timmons is a recipient of the Wilk International Literary Prize from the University of Southern California, a recording fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and most recently, a Visiting Fellowship at Yale University

About the Companion Website
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments

1 A CAREER IN MUSIC
Musicians and Their World
The World of Music: Where We Are Today
A Thriving Career in Music: The New Normal

2 NEWS FROM THE FRONT
Client Questionnaire
The Accidental Entrepreneur
A Call to Change

3 MUSICIANS AND THE PATH OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Preparing Today's Music Entrepreneurs
The Benefits of Entrepreneurship

4 PREPARING FOR CHANGE
Brain Neuroplasticity: A Personal Story
Definitions
Harnessing the Power of the Neuroplastic Brain
Brain Health and Higher-Level Creativity
Desire as the Genesis for Change

5 CREATING YOUR VISION
The Quest for a Vision
Discover Inspiration: Inviting the Muse
Knowing and Facing Your Fears
Ten Showstoppers

6 FROM VISION TO PLAN
Music Professionals in Today's Market Place: The Dynamic Entrepreneur
Vision and Plan: The Intersection of Heaven and Earth
Creating the Plan: The Pathway to a Dynamic Career
The Plan versus Income
Sources of Income
Jobs: Is It a Jay-Oh-Be or Part of Your Career Path?
Internships and Volunteerism: The Fast Track to Professional Experience
Grant Writing and the World of Philanthropy
Your Plan: The Devil Is in the Details
Troika of Success
Survive or Thrive
Mentors for Your Vision-Plan
Road Blocks to the Planning Process

7 YOUR PLAN: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Mission Statement
Legal Identity
Goods and Services
Financial Plan
Marketing
Marketing Starter Kit
Management Team
Other Members of Your Management Team
Timelines
Financing Your Plan
Business Plan Checklist

8. GRANT WRITING: THE MONEY SAFARI
Overview
Persuasive Writing: No Term Papers Here!
Budgets: The Numbers Make It Real
Phantoms That Derail Your Proposals
Moving Forward

9. BUILDING YOUR CONSORTIUM OF SUPPORT
Overview
Guerilla Fundraising
Grant Writing, One Musician's Story
Lessons Learned

10. MUSIC JOBS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Entering the World of Higher Education: The Price of Admission
Academia: The Ideal
What Price Glory?
Tenure Assessment Competencies
Survival of the Fittest

11. EDUCATING THE EMERGING ENTERPRENEUR

12. TRUE-LIFE STORIES

13.EPILOGUE

Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index