Teachers Resources

Perhaps you have heard the phrase "entrepreneurs are born, not made". This simply isn’t true. Entrepreneurs are not part of an elite group designated by birthright. Sure, some may have been born into entrepreneurial lineage and taken over a family business, but the majority of entrepreneurs are self-made. They evolve out of hard work, education, attention to their environment, and even some out of necessity.

As an educator, you have the opportunity to help mold this type an individual. Your students will reap the benefits of this knowledge in almost all aspects of their life. Weaving entrepreneurial concepts into the fabric of your teaching creates a foundation your students can call upon later in life. Helping them to breach the gap between "how do I do this?" to "what can I do with this?" sets up a thought process applicable to finding creative solutions for many problems.

What does the ECM have to offer?

As a founding institution in the field of arts entrepreneurship, the ECM is dedicated to expanding the core materials for both the teachers and the students of arts entrepreneurship. As an educator, here’s some specific pages on our site might want to visit:

EACO

The Emerging Artist Community Outreach (EACO) program matches CU student performers and music education majors with area music directors who are looking for performers and clinicians.

Need a clinician, performer, or consultant in a specific area? This is where you can find them! Sign-Up

Making It Happen

Our newsletter has lots of information and tips for both students and teachers of arts entrepreneurship. Featuring articles from the ECM Director, industry professionals, big name artists, and aspiring students, this free publication can help educate as well as inspire future artists. Newsletter

Books & Video

There is lots of useful information that can help you to answer questions by inquisitive students in this section. Books & Video

Student Exercises

Looking for exercises to use with your students? We are building this section to include useful teaching aids to help reinforce the principles of entrepreneurship.

Want us to include an exercise you have developed? We would be happy to list it here or to link it to your site and give you full credit for the find! Student Exercises

ECM Classes

Some of the courses we offer through the ECM list the syllabus and materials used in class. Going through this information may give you an idea of the areas in which additional education would help you. Courses

ECM Workshops

Most of our presentations are free and open to the public. Many of the recent events are on DVD and are also available for viewing in the College of Music Library. We also hope to be streaming presentations on the web in the near future. Workshops