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Payments & Contracts
Presentation, Consultation, & Jury Fees
How much should you charge for your artistic services?
Commissioning Rates
How much should you charge for your original music?
Orchestration & Arranging Rates
How much should you charge if you’re hired as an orchestrator/arranger?
Model Composer Commissioning Contract
Do you need a commissioning contract but you can’t afford a lawyer?
Rehearsal Fees
Your time isn’t free. How much should you charge for attending rehearsals?
Best Practices
Inclusive Writing in French
A great resource to learn more about how to write in French!
Grand Rights
Composing for Dance, Theatre, and Music Theatre.
Sync & Mechanical Licensing Guidelines
Understanding your rights
The Visiting Composer Checklist
Is your organization hosting a visiting composer?
Guidelines for Calls for Scores & Proposals
Are you soliciting scores or proposals?
Professional Development
Successful Grants Database
An online tool to help you write your grant applications.
Canadian Composition Workshops Database
Looking for a list of Composition workshops in Canada?
Insurance Benefits
Insurance plans for CLC members.
Advocacy
Federal Pre-Budget Submission
This document urges the current government to commit 1% of its budget to culture.
2025 Federal Election
Let’s bring attention to the cultural crisis into the election campaign!
All Resources
Commissioning Rates
How much should you charge for your original music?
Canadian Composition Workshops Database
Looking for a list of Composition workshops in Canada?
Grand Rights
Composing for Dance, Theatre, and Music Theatre.
Sync & Mechanical Licensing Guidelines
Understanding your rights
The Visiting Composer Checklist
Is your organization hosting a visiting composer?
Model Composer Commissioning Contract
Do you need a commissioning contract but you can’t afford a lawyer?
Guidelines for Calls for Scores & Proposals
Are you soliciting scores or proposals?
Rehearsal Fees
Your time isn’t free. How much should you charge for attending rehearsals?
Insurance Benefits
Insurance plans for CLC members.
CLC 101
Presentation, Consultation, & Jury Fees
How much should you charge for your artistic services?
Orchestration & Arranging Rates
How much should you charge if you’re hired as an orchestrator/arranger?
Successful Grants Database
An online tool to help you write your grant applications.
Engraving and Preparation Rates
How much should you charge for engraving and score preparation?
2025 Federal Election
Let’s bring attention to the cultural crisis into the election campaign!
Current Calls and Opportunities for Composers
Calls for scores, residencies, grants and more!
Federal Pre-Budget Submission
This document urges the current government to commit 1% of its budget to culture.
Advocacy: conference report
CLC Vice-President Cecilia Livingston went to the O2 Conference in Edmonton.
SOCAN AI Letter Campaign
Take part in this letter campaign for more regulations on AI and copyright.
Concert – ISCM Commissioning Project for Indigenous Artists
CLC x CMC Presents : Solo Works with Wesley Shen and Roan Ma