Music, Money, and Success: The Insider's Guide to the Music Industry (Ref. ML 3790 .B72 1994)

Music Business Handbook & Career Guide (Ref. ML 3795 .B33 1995) Explains how the industry operates, contract negotiations

For more music business resources, perform a subject search in MaagNet or in your choice of OhioLink databases for music trade.

The Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts in the Reference Room (Ref. ML12 .M88 1994) has competition information. Also, be sure to you check for ads in journals for your voice or instrument.

Check the Multimedia Center’s list of music copyright sites.

To find resources on this topic in our library, perform a subject search in MaagNet for copyright—music.

The Schirmer Guide to Schools of Music and Conservatories Throughout the World (Ref. ML12 .U8 1988) in the reference room.

For information on graduate programs in music, try Peterson's Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (Ready Ref. L 901 .P443) (located behind the reference desk).

The Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities, U. S. and Canada (Ref. ML13 .D57) in the reference room will tell you where and what music faculty teach.

Perform a subject search in MaagNet using the phrase “music instruction and study.” This will retrieve info on books and journal subscriptions pertinent to music education. Search OhioLINK databases such as Music Index, ERIC, or RILM, which cover music education.

The Multimedia Web site has links to selected music education web sites.

If you are looking for a musician in the Youngstown area and the individual is not listed in the phone book, you may be able to contact them via the American Federation of Musicians. The local chapter of the American Federation of Musicians is located at 2520 South Ave. Phone: (330) 788-8451.

To find if someone is represented, or to contact a perfomer via his/her agent, consult the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts in the Reference Room (Ref. ML 12 .M88 1994).

If you are looking for contact information online, try an online directory such as Yahoo! People Search or a simple google search.

The Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts in the Reference Room (Ref. ML 12 .M88 1994) lists professional music organizations, as does the Encyclopedia of Associations (Ref.AS22 .E52).

The Multimedia Web site also has links to many musical organizations