Educator Resources



Educator Toolkit (Version 4 - August 2024)

Usage rules

The materials in this Educator Toolkit are available for use in classes and workshops taught at colleges and universities, to students and/or members of the community. They can be freely posted on an academic institution's Learning Management System but not on the internet. 

By accessing the Educator Toolkit materials, you agree to follow the usage rules described above. 

Educator Toolkit Resource Guide - Includes in-class activities, test questions, and a resource list of videos, websites, documents/articles and books. 

White-label PowerPoint Presentation - Talking points are in the Notes section for the presenter. This file can also be opened in Keynote.

What is The MLC? video recording - the preferred way to share the video with your students is for you to play it in a class session, either in-person or virtually. Alternatively, you could embed the video in an item on your Learning Management System but set the URL to not be visible. This video was created specifically for use by educators. It is not intended to be available generally on the internet. The URL is not published but can be accessed by anyone with the link. 

Full-length version (34:58)

Shorter version (20:25)

Example Royalty Statement Layouts – The files provided below can be used to explore the many fields of information that The MLC provides in its royalty statements.

The MLC Royalty Detail Statement Layout: Provides royalty data corresponding with the individual sound recordings contained in DSP usage reports. Click here to view Royalty Detail Layout. You can also click here to access a video explanation of this file (from 11:15 to 24:00 in the video)

The MLC Work Summary Statement Layout: Provides royalty data summarized at the musical work level. Click here to view Work Summary Layout. 

Student Ambassador Program Promotional Images – Images you can use in communications to your students, and on your social media channels, to promote The MLC’s Student Ambassador Program.