Part I: The Business of Making Music

• The Business of Making Music
• Should I be a musician?
• What instrument should I play?
• How many other music students are there?
• Whom should I study with?
• How much do I need to practice?
• What kind of instrument do I need?
• What about competitions?
• What about auditions?
• What about making ends meet?
• What are my career options?
• What else is important?

Part II: The Music Business

• The Music Business
• The Big Question
• Your competition in the marketplace
• What everyone else knows that you don't know
• Rule No.1: The Business of Making Music is not The Music Business
• Rule No.2: The Business of Business is Making Money
• Rule No.3: If you're not Making Money, you're not in Business
• Rule No.4: Money Talks
• Rule No.5: It's What you are, not Who you are
• Rule No.6: It's Who you know, not What you know
• Plans for Success
• Recommended Reading

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© 1993 by Charles Stier