Mission
The Committee on Music Entrepreneurship Education focuses on infusing entrepreneurship into the fabric of curricular and programmatic music training.
About Music Entrepreneurship Education
The goals of the Music Entrepreneurship Education initiative are to
- provide insight into the role of the artist (creative being) in the 21st century Creative Economy
- become a leading advocate for entrepreneurship education in music training
- maintain and disseminate relevant information regarding trends in music entrepreneurship education
- introduce entrepreneurship into the fabric of music training by supporting the development of scholarship and the dissemination of curricular and programmatic efforts
- promote understanding of how entrepreneurship can act as a catalyst for the career aspirations of students involved in music programs across the country.
The Music Entrepreneurship Education initiative provides a platform both for scholarship and the necessary policy discussions the field needs as it continues to grow and gain legitimacy. The most pressing need is that of an intellectual (and interdisciplinary) foundation. The Society’s inaugural Summit, Music Entrepreneurship Education: Catching the Second Wave, held January 15–17, 2010, at the Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, was a joint conference with the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), the CMS equivalent for business school-based entrepreneurship educators. The report of the Summit is now available as is the Handbook on Music Entrepreneurship Education which is based on the Summit presentations. We are looking forward to working with USASBE and developing a continuing relationship with our arts entrepreneurship colleagues from across the campus!
