Habitat #004 - The Musiconomy - Grand Piano Tastes on a Guitar Budget with Dr. Craig Ferrin

Music educator Dr. Craig Ferrin joins the show to discuss the economic value of creativity in what some economists are now calling The Creative Economy.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction: The Musiconomy - Grand Piano Tastes on a Guitar Budget
• 1:02 About the Guest Host: Dr. Craig Ferrin
• 8:05 What are we working on?
• 10:58 The Ferrin Technique
• 13:38 Music Drama Progress: This is not the life we dreamed of ballad
• 16:19 Time is the Currency of Creativity
• 19:16 Questions: Why does the quality of the song not seem to matter when it comes to economic success and popularity?
• 24:53 Recapturing a Lost Audience
• 27:58 The Legacy of Terrestrial Radio - Its Impact on Music Streaming Today
• 29:56 The Library Approach
• 32:44 The Theme of the Day: What do we mean when we say that the economy is a creativity-based economy?
• 36:51 The Theme of the Day: The Knowledge Funnel
• 41:32 The Theme of the Day: Agile Project Management
• 46:44 The Theme of the Day: How to Get Funding for Creative Projects
• 49:58 The Theme of the Day: Lessons Learned from Elacor's Take Flight Album
• 53:29 The Theme of the Day: Incorporating Learning Creativity Into Education
• 58:38 The Theme of the Day: Ask Good Questions - Define the Parameters of the Problem
• 1:00:00 The Theme of the Day: The Isaac Newton Method
• 1:01:19 How to Get In Touch with Dr. Ferrin
• 1:02:00 End Credits