Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Composition
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Composition
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Creative Processes
- Part II Techniques
- Part III Styles, Conventions, and Issues
- Part IV Building a Career
- 18 Finding Your Voice
- 19 Beyond the Notes
- 20 Practical Advice for Emerging Composers
- Further Reading
- Index
19 - Beyond the Notes
How to Tell Your Story, and Who Needs to Know
from Part IV - Building a Career
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2024
- The Cambridge Companion to Composition
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Composition
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Creative Processes
- Part II Techniques
- Part III Styles, Conventions, and Issues
- Part IV Building a Career
- 18 Finding Your Voice
- 19 Beyond the Notes
- 20 Practical Advice for Emerging Composers
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
This chapter is about how a composer can reach their audience. It thinks about marketing in broad terms, understanding the music industry in terms of networks and communities, as well as addressing topics like making and releasing recordings, best practice on social media, building a website and engaging with the press.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Composition , pp. 301 - 312Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024