Course materials

Week 1 worksheet · Read the lesson

Introduction, goal and starting self assessment

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. My name, where I create, and what I make:
2. My 12 week goal (specific, in my control, visible at the end):
3. Why this goal matters to me:

Starting self assessment. Rate yourself from 1 (just starting) to 5 (confident) today. You will rate again in week 12.

Week 2 worksheet · Read the lesson

Resource list and process log

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. The piece I will make this week using only the list above:
2. Process log. What I did each day:
3. One limitation that became a creative choice:

Week 3 worksheet · Read the lesson

Artist statement and profile

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. What I make:
2. Why I make it:
3. What I want people to feel or understand:
4. My artist statement, 100 to 150 words:
5. My profile, no more than 50 words (name, discipline, place, one sentence, where to find me):

Week 4 worksheet · Read the lesson

Audience plan

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. Describe one real person who would love my work (age, place, habits):
2. Where people like them already gather, online and offline:
3. The one or two places I will show up every week:
4. What I will share and what I will ask for (a reply, a follow, feedback):
5. After sharing: how people responded and what I learned:

Week 5 worksheet · Read the lesson

Opportunity map

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. Three opportunities I could reach within a year:
2. The professional standard each one expects:
3. My first step toward the closest one:

Week 6 worksheet · Read the lesson

Rights inventory

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. Where I keep dated copies of my drafts and source files:
2. Things I will always want in writing before someone uses my work:

Week 7 worksheet · Read the lesson

Release plan

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. The work I am releasing and the platform I chose (and why):
2. Release date and time:
3. One sentence description a stranger would understand, plus credits:
4. Before release, release day, after release (one post each):
5. How I will reply to comments and thank people who share:

Week 8 worksheet · Read the lesson

Income plan

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

Price one offer.

1. Risks and warning signs I will watch for:

Week 9 worksheet · Read the lesson

Collaboration brief

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. The project idea:
2. The collaborator I need (skills, place) and what I bring:
3. Who does what, and by when:
4. Credit, ownership of the result, and how money is shared:
5. How and when we will talk, and the tools we will use:

Week 10 worksheet · Read the lesson

Showcase readiness checklist

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

• ☐ I can say my name, discipline and one sentence about my piece in under one minute
• ☐ I recorded a rehearsal and watched it back
• ☐ Light comes from in front of me, the room is quiet, my phone is steady
• ☐ I have permission for every person, song, clip and image I will show
• ☐ I know whether I want to appear publicly, or present privately to my mentor
• ☐ My VIVEX account works and I have tested my connection

Week 11 worksheet · Read the lesson

Portfolio checklist

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

• ☐ Five to ten pieces, best and most recent first
• ☐ My signature piece is finished: edited, mixed, photographed, framed or proofread
• ☐ Each piece is labelled: title, year, materials or format, my role, credits
• ☐ My artist statement and profile are up to date
• ☐ Contact details or a link where people can reach me

1. My signature piece and why I chose it:

Week 12 worksheet · Read the lesson

Reflection and next steps

Name: ____________________   Cohort: ______

1. My week 1 goal, and what happened:
2. Now rate yourself again on the week 1 self assessment table.
3. What I am proudest of:
4. My goal for the next 90 days:
5. Three steps toward it, with dates:
6. Who from my cohort I will keep working with:

Glossary

Copyright

The right to control copying and sharing of an original work. In most countries it applies automatically once the work is fixed in a form such as a file or a recording.

License

Permission to use a work on agreed terms, such as where, for how long and for how much. The creator keeps ownership.

Assignment

Transferring ownership of rights to someone else. Think carefully before agreeing to it.

Royalty

A payment for each use or sale of a work, usually a percentage.

Master and composition

In music, the master is the recording itself, and the composition is the song (melody and lyrics). They can be owned by different people.

Moral rights

In many countries, the right to be named as the creator and to object to harmful changes to your work.

Portfolio

A short, curated selection of your best work, with labels and credits.

Artist statement

A short text explaining what you make, why, and what you hope people take from it.

General information, not legal advice. Rules differ by country.