Volume-4 – IML Store https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store Institute for Music Leadership Store Wed, 21 May 2025 04:24:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2025/10/favicon.svg Volume-4 – IML Store https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store 32 32 The Artist-Staff Model of the International Contemporary Ensemble (with Teacher Notes and Instructions) https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/the-artist-staff-model-of-the-international-contemporary-ensemble-with-teacher-notes-and-instructions/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:28:24 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=134 Since its founding in 2001, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) has branded itself as an “artist-run collective.” Its forty-one members consist primarily of performing musicians, many of whom serve as “artist-staff” responsible for concert programming, fundraising, recording, and digital outreach. While employing ensemble musicians in administrative roles brings numerous advantages, obstacles also emerge. This case explores the benefits and drawbacks of maintaining the artist-staff model in a professional ensemble. The reader is asked to devise a set of recommendations for hiring new staff members, considering the challenges associated with employing artists and non-artists in administrative positions.

Author: Myles Boothroyd
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 10 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

]]> The Sphinx Organization (with Teacher Notes and Instructions) https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/the-sphinx-organization-with-teacher-notes-and-instructions/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:28:11 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=133 The Sphinx Organization is a Detroit-based enterprise that aims to increase racial diversity in the field of classical music. It offers a broad portfolio of programs that address the current imbalances seen in musical arts organizations around the United States. On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Sphinx, leadership had been tasked with placing special emphasis on SphinxConnect, an annual gathering of music industry leaders and musicians of color who network and discuss issues of diversity in the arts. The reader is asked to evaluate the success of the inaugural SphinxConnect convention and recommend improvements for the next annual meeting based on broad goals set by the Sphinx for growing and sustaining minority representation in the musical arts.

Author: Michael A. Anderson
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 9 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

]]> Composer Marc Mellits (with Teacher Notes and Instructions) https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/composer-marc-mellits-with-teacher-notes-and-instructions/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:28:07 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=132 Marc Mellits is among the leading composers whose works are widely performed in Europe and North America and are also found on numerous recordings. As an established professional composer, he now enjoys several revenue streams related to—but also beyond—his compositional output. Royalties are one of the income streams, collected by performing rights organizations of which he is a member. This case centers on the question of a territorial release for licensing his work in France and French territories, where his music is doing exceptionally well.

Author: Michael A. Anderson
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 11 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

]]> Sustaining ImagineARTS at South Shore Conservatory (with Teacher Notes and Instructions) https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/sustaining-imaginearts-at-south-shore-conservatory-with-teacher-notes-and-instructions/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:09:40 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=130 Founded in 1970, South Shore Conservatory is the largest community music school in New England and one of the fifteen largest organizations of its kind in the nation. With two campuses located south of Boston, Massachusetts, the conservatory serves over 4,000 students annually and is supported by a budget of nearly $5 million. One of South Shore Conservatory’s key access programs, ImagineARTS, is an early intervention, literacy-based arts program, has grown exponentially since its launch in 2012, but now faces the question of how to wield its unstable budget toward sustaining and funding future growth. After reviewing a short history of the organization and an overview of the ImagineARTS program, readers will evaluate two funding scenarios that are being considered by the SSC leadership team to ensure the long-term prosperity and future growth of the program.

Author: Eric Laprade
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 9 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

This Case Study bundle includes one copy of the associated Teacher Notes and Teacher Instructions.

Sample Materials

]]> Musical Mentors and the Plight of Autonomy (with Teacher Notes and Instructions) https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/musical-mentors-and-the-plight-of-autonomy-with-teacher-notes-and-instructions/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:06:07 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=129 Founded in 2008, Musical Mentors Collaborative is a nonprofit organization that offers free and individualized music instruction to underserved public school students in New York City by training and linking volunteer teachers in student-run university organizations with these students. This study examines the decision by the organization’s executive board to expand from three to six university chapters over a two-year period. The case concludes by asking the reader to create an expansion plan that details the actions needed to establish a new university chapter of Musical Mentors and to examine the implications of its commitment to instructor autonomy.

Author: Caroline Sonett
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 9 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

This Case Study bundle includes one copy of the associated Teacher Notes and Teacher Instructions.

Sample Materials

PDF-download Musical Mentors Case Study Sample

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]]> Musical Mentors and the Plight of Autonomy https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/musical-mentors-and-the-plight-of-autonomy/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:59:53 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=119 Founded in 2008, Musical Mentors Collaborative is a nonprofit organization that offers free and individualized music instruction to underserved public school students in New York City by training and linking volunteer teachers in student-run university organizations with these students. This study examines the decision by the organization’s executive board to expand from three to six university chapters over a two-year period. The case concludes by asking the reader to create an expansion plan that details the actions needed to establish a new university chapter of Musical Mentors and to examine the implications of its commitment to instructor autonomy.

Author: Caroline Sonett
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 9 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

Teacher’s Instructions and Notes

Never utilized a case study before? Each study has the option of coming with teaching instructions on how to use the case study and specific discussion notes to help direct the classroom conversation.

Click here to view a sample and/or purchase Teacher’s Notes.

]]> Sustaining ImagineARTS at South Shore Conservatory https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/sustaining-imaginearts-at-south-shore-conservatory/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:59:53 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=121 Founded in 1970, South Shore Conservatory is the largest community music school in New England and one of the fifteen largest organizations of its kind in the nation. With two campuses located south of Boston, Massachusetts, the conservatory serves over 4,000 students annually and is supported by a budget of nearly $5 million. One of South Shore Conservatory’s key access programs, ImagineARTS, is an early intervention, literacy-based arts program, has grown exponentially since its launch in 2012, but now faces the question of how to wield its unstable budget toward sustaining and funding future growth. After reviewing a short history of the organization and an overview of the ImagineARTS program, readers will evaluate two funding scenarios that are being considered by the SSC leadership team to ensure the long-term prosperity and future growth of the program.

Author: Eric Laprade
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 9 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

Teacher’s Instructions and Notes

Never utilized a case study before? Each study has the option of coming with teaching instructions on how to use the case study and specific discussion notes to help direct the classroom conversation.

Click here to view a sample and/or purchase Teacher’s Notes.

]]> The Sphinx Organization https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/the-sphinx-organization/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:59:52 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=120 The Sphinx Organization is a Detroit-based enterprise that aims to increase racial diversity in the field of classical music. It offers a broad portfolio of programs that address the current imbalances seen in musical arts organizations around the United States. On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Sphinx, leadership had been tasked with placing special emphasis on SphinxConnect, an annual gathering of music industry leaders and musicians of color who network and discuss issues of diversity in the arts. The reader is asked to evaluate the success of the inaugural SphinxConnect convention and recommend improvements for the next annual meeting based on broad goals set by the Sphinx for growing and sustaining minority representation in the musical arts.

Author: Michael A. Anderson
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 9 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

Teacher’s Instructions and Notes

Never utilized a case study before? Each study has the option of coming with teaching instructions on how to use the case study and specific discussion notes to help direct the classroom conversation.

Click here to view a sample and/or purchase Teacher’s Notes.

]]> Composer Marc Mellits https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/composer-marc-mellits/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:59:52 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=122 Marc Mellits is among the leading composers whose works are widely performed in Europe and North America and are also found on numerous recordings. As an established professional composer, he now enjoys several revenue streams related to—but also beyond—his compositional output. Royalties are one of the income streams, collected by performing rights organizations of which he is a member. This case centers on the question of a territorial release for licensing his work in France and French territories, where his music is doing exceptionally well.

Author: Michael A. Anderson
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 11 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

Teacher’s Instructions and Notes

Never utilized a case study before? Each study has the option of coming with teaching instructions on how to use the case study and specific discussion notes to help direct the classroom conversation.

Click here to view a sample and/or purchase Teacher’s Notes.

]]> The Artist-Staff Model of the International Contemporary Ensemble https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/store/product/the-artist-staff-model-of-the-international-contemporary-ensemble/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:59:51 +0000 https://iml.esm.wdev.rochester.edu/woocomtest1/?post_type=product&p=123 Since its founding in 2001, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) has branded itself as an “artist-run collective.” Its forty-one members consist primarily of performing musicians, many of whom serve as “artist-staff” responsible for concert programming, fundraising, recording, and digital outreach. While employing ensemble musicians in administrative roles brings numerous advantages, obstacles also emerge. This case explores the benefits and drawbacks of maintaining the artist-staff model in a professional ensemble. The reader is asked to devise a set of recommendations for hiring new staff members, considering the challenges associated with employing artists and non-artists in administrative positions.

Author: Myles Boothroyd
Published: Volume 4, Spring 2018
Details: PDF Download – 10 pages plus Appendices
ISSN: 2475-4994

Teacher’s Instructions and Notes

Never utilized a case study before? Each study has the option of coming with teaching instructions on how to use the case study and specific discussion notes to help direct the classroom conversation.

Click here to view a sample and/or purchase Teacher’s Notes.

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