Fundamentals of Music & Business - Test 1

recording

streams, downloads, sales

publishing

songwriting, licensing, placements

live

shows, tours, merch

artist

performer

producer

makes the beat/music

songwriter

writes lyrics/melodies

manager

helps run artists career

lawyer

checks contracts

publisher

collects songwriting money

label

funds and promotes the music

PRO stands for

Performing Rights Organization

composition copyright

lyrics/melody

master copyright

the recording

Mechanical royalties

streams/sales

performance royalties

money earned from live, radio, and TV

sync royalties

money earned from movies, shows, and games

master royalties

money earned from owning the recording

record deal

label invests, takes a cut

distribution

you keep control, they help push your music

publishing deal

get paid for your songwriting (admin vs co-pub)

advance

money upfront, paid back through royalties

independent

full control, keep more $$, more work

major

big budget, connections, less control

social media

free commercial

consistency

+image matters

career paths

artist, producer, songwriter, manager, A&R, publisher, sync licensing

staff has

five lines, four spaces

treble is also called the

g clef

spaces on treble clef are

FACE

lines on treble clef are

EGBDF

ledger line

line that extends staff

bass clef is also called the

f clef

spaces on bass clef are

ACEG

lines on bass clef are

GBDFA

for time signature, the top number tells you

the number of beats per measure

for time signature, the bottom number tells you

the note value that counts as a single beat

a dot

increases duration by one half

ties

merge multiple notes with the same pitch

a flat

lowers the note by a half step

a sharp

raises the note by a half step

enharmonic

pitch has multiple names

double flat

alters note by a whole step down

double sharp

alters note by whole step up

natural

cancels out any accidentals and returns note to original white key

in a triad

bottom note is bass/root note, then third, then fifth

flat key signature note order

BEADGCF

sharp key signature note order

FCGDAEB

how to find key signature with sharps

last one, raise half step (from last sharp)

how to find key signature with flats

second to last

C major has

no sharps or flats