FRS 001O — Sec. 001 — (1 unit) — CRN 45486 — R 3:10-5:00pm — 203 Music
Be Your Own Publisher

Instructor: Jonathan Elkus, Department of Music, College of Letters and Science

Description: Weekly discussion of artistic and ethical issues of intellectual/artistic property and publication; weekly discussion of music and music-related decorative art and fashion; collaborative preparation of projects and weekly critique of peer progress; participation in the Freshman Self-Publishing Seminar’s Showcase (see Format, below). Development of awareness of artists’ rights and principles of contracting and licensing; actual experience in evaluating a musical event or comparable exhibition or live appearance; actual experience in artistic and business collaboration; actual experience in the registry of a U.S. copyright; actual experience in exhibition (“showcasing”) and sales.

Format: Regular seminar meetings will be held R 9/30 through R 11/4, 3:35–5:00 p.m., in 203 Music. The instructor will be available in 203 Music from 3:00–3:35 p.m. on those days for individual or group consultation. (Other meeting times may be arranged, and dialogue via email is encouraged.) The final meetings will be held in the MU Gallery from 4:10–5:00 on R 11/4 and 3:10–5:00 on R 11/18. Total: 10 contact hours. Each student will be required to attend one musical event or art/design exhibition of her/his own choosing. On collaborative projects, students are required to meet with their peer collaborators and document in journal. Grading:

20%	Written critique of musical event or art/design exhibit*	Due 10/14, 3:30 p.m.
20%	Journal (incl. critique of Showcase)†	Due 12/02, noon
20%	Punctuality, participation, and professionalism	3 pts/meeting‡
40%	Project: quality fulfillment (20%), copyright reg. (10%), and effective exhibition (10%)§	Showcase @ MU Art Gallery, R 11/18, 3–5

* 2_ pages, hard copy, stapled; double spaced, 12-point Times Roman; student’s last name first (e.g., Tran, Melissa) & date, upper right hand corner. Homework credit 2 hours total (event + writing time). Re-writes will be accepted for partial credit on 10/21 at 3:30. The student is responsible for any admission charge.
† To be submitted as a M’soft Word attachment to jbelkus@ucd…; homework credit 2 hours.
‡ Absences may be “made up” or alternatively credited upon presentation of a physician’s or dean’s office memo to the instructor.
§ Homework credit: 6 hours. The student must count on paying up to 100% of $30.00 U.S. copyright registration fee, + miscellaneous material and photocopying for project and Showcase.

The required text is Volker Gebhardt, The History of Art, Barron’s “Crash Course Series,” approx. $15.00. Total seminar cost to student: $60.00 or under.

98–100 = A+, 93–97 = A, 90–92 = A-; 88–89 = B+, 83–87 = B, 80–82 = B-; 78–79 = C+, 73–77 = C, 70–72 = C-; 68–69 = D+, 63–67 = D, 60–62 = D-; below 59 = not passing.

About the Instructor: Since 1983 managing owner of Overland Music Distributors, a publishing group representing twenty-five ASCAP, BMI, and independent writers/composers. Executive producer of the two-CD album Uses of Music in Uttermost Parts by Elinor Armer and Ursula K. Le Guin (Koch International Classics, 1996). Music licensing consultant to Pow Pow Productions (Vail and San Antonio). Editor, researcher, and writer of reviews and liner notes. Lifelong teacher.