The Peabody Institute published its second free digital book, Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician’s Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing on February 26, 2024. Unlocking the Digital Age serves as a crucial resource for musicians navigating the complexities of the digital era. This guide bridges the gap between creative practice and scholarly research, empowering musicians to confidently share and protect their work as they expand their performing lives beyond the concert stage as citizen artists.
Growing from The Path to Funding: The Artist’s Guide to Building Your Audience, Generating Income, and Realizing Career Sustainability and based on coursework developed at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, Unlocking the Digital Age offers a plain language resource that helps early career musicians and seasoned professionals find where creative practice and creative research intersect and how to traverse information systems to share their work. As professional musicians and researchers, the authors’ experiences on stage and in academia makes this guide an indispensable tool for musicians aiming to thrive in the digital landscape.
Authored by experienced music librarians and performing artists, the book offers authoritative insights, highlighting the essential convergence of artistic practice and information literacy. In addition, expert panels of professional artists share practical insights on how research, copyright, and publishing choices impact their work. Musicians are equipped to confidently traverse information systems, ensuring their work is effectively disseminated and their creative endeavors are protected. Extensive research and collaborations with publishers guarantee the guide’s alignment with the latest industry standards and best practices.
Emphasizing copyright law and ethical considerations, the book provides artists with the necessary tools to navigate the complexities of the digital age with assurance and success. By addressing research, publishing, and copyright from a musician’s perspective, the guide fills a vital gap in existing literature, offering clarity and support in a constantly evolving domain.
Unlocking the Digital Age is published and accessible for free on Pressbooks. Learn more by visiting peabody.jhu.edu/unlocking-the-digital-age.