Download Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)

Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
Part A
The following terms are commonly heard and used in the music recording
industry. Use the internet and do your best to find a definition for
these terms and then put the definition in your own words.
Marketing
Record label
Composer
Artist
Retailer
SOCAN
Profit
Distribution
Manufacturer
Producer
Royalties
Copyright
Studio
Consumer
Part B
Using the CD Cost document, found on Mrs. Curtis’ teacher page, answer
the following questions:
1) What percentage of the purchase of a CD goes to the artist?
2) What portion of the CD cost the most? Explain what this entails.
3) In your opinion, is the profit made fairly distributed?
4) List three other observations you can make from this diagram.
5) The figures(%) used in this diagram are based on findings from 2003.
Do you think they would be different now? Why?
6) Why is it important to buy your music, and not illegally download?
PART C
Using the Music Career Areas doc, found on Mrs. Curtis’ teacher page,
pick two careers. Research those careers on the internet. Find out what
is involved:
1) education required,
2) how much money they make,
3) what schools offer the required training,
4) good parts of the job and bad parts of the job,
5) what a typical day may involve, etc.