Composer Survey May 2017

    Are your works self-published, published by someone else, or a hybrid of the two?

    Self-PublishedPublished By Someone ElseA Hybrid of the Two

    For your self-published titles, do you sell them through your website?

    YesNo

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    You've indicated that you don't sell your scores directly on your site.

    Why not?

    Do you want to?

    What is standing in your way to selling your music directly?


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    You've indicated that you sell your scores directly on your site.

    What tools do you use?

    What are your biggest challenges/concerns with selling directly?

    Do you sell print-only, digital-only, or both? And why?


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    For your self-published titles, do you sell them through an outside distributor like J.W. Pepper, SMP Press, MusicSpoke, or NewMusicShelf?

    YesNo

    [group group-nodistrib]

    You've indicated that you don't sell your scores through outside distributors.

    Why not?

    Do you want to?

    What is standing in your way to selling your music directly?


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    You've indicated that you sell your scores through outside distributors.

    Which one(s)

    What are your biggest challenges/concerns with selling through distributors?

    Do you sell print-only, digital-only, or both through distributors? And why?


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    What are your thoughts on online stores like MusicSpoke, NewMusicShelf, J.W. Pepper, SMP Press, etc?

    What elements do you like and dislike? And what changes/improvements would you like to see in the different models?

    May we contact you for additional follow-up questions based on your answers?

    YesNo

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    Thank you!

    Please enter your name:

    And email address:


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    Thank you so much for your time!