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Music Business Courses

Music business courses can help you learn contract negotiation, marketing strategies, copyright law, and financial management. You can build skills in audience engagement, digital distribution, and brand development. Many courses introduce tools like social media analytics, music distribution platforms, and project management software that are essential for navigating the industry and executing effective promotional campaigns.


Popular Music Business Courses and Certifications


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    University of Pennsylvania

    Creativity In Business and Other Disciplines

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Creative Problem-Solving, Brainstorming, Ideation, Innovation, Architectural Design, Problem Solving, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Advertising, Marketing, Game Design, Consumer Behaviour, Experimentation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Business Management, Organizational Strategy, Event Management, Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Planning, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Planning, Business Marketing, Performing Arts, Growth Strategies

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    Berklee

    Building Your Career as a Professional Singer

    Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music Performance, Music, Leadership, Booking (Sales), Professional Networking, Professional Development, Entrepreneurship, Verbal Communication Skills, Scheduling

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Launching Your Freelancing Business

    Skills you'll gain: Business Process Automation, Process Improvement, Customer experience improvement, Sales Process, Client Services, Presentations, Expectation Management, Business Planning, Brand Strategy, Lead Generation, Scope Management, Professional Networking

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    GRAMMY GO

    Mixing and Completing Your Music Production

    Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Music, Media Production, Editing, Creativity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Plan a Successful Freelancing Business

    Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Market Opportunities, Value Propositions, Peer Review, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Service Design, Goal Setting

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Promotional Materials Every Musician Needs

    Skills you'll gain: Photo/Video Production and Technology, Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, Presentations, Writing, Business Writing, Music, Content Creation, Branding, Target Audience, Communication, Aesthetics, Design Elements And Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of the Arts London

    Creative AI: Sound, Music and Interaction

    Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Creativity, Interactive Design, Data Ethics, Music Performance, Human Computer Interaction, Responsible AI, Intellectual Property, Machine Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Sciences Po

    Be entrepreneurial in Cultural Industries in the digital age

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Business Leadership, New Business Development, Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation, Digital Content, Digital Transformation, Content Creation, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategies, Intellectual Property

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Berklee

    Touring 101 for Musicians

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Performance Measurement, Sales Presentations, Marketing Strategies, Music Performance, Goal Setting, Travel Arrangements, Customer Engagement, Content Marketing, Music, Marketing Channel, Event Management, Business Planning, Professional Networking, Talent Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    ETL pipelines con Python: recopila datos de Spotify

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Extract, Transform, Load, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Collection, Data Pipelines, Jupyter, Virtual Environment, Python Programming

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    GRAMMY GO

    The Art and Science of Producing Vocals and Instruments

    Skills you'll gain: Instrumental Music, Music, Musical Composition, Media Production, Post-Production, Music Theory, Editing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular music business courses

  • Creativity In Business and Other Disciplines: University of Pennsylvania
  • The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Building Your Career as a Professional Singer: Berklee
  • Launching Your Freelancing Business: California Institute of the Arts
  • Mixing and Completing Your Music Production: GRAMMY GO
  • Plan a Successful Freelancing Business : California Institute of the Arts
  • Promotional Materials Every Musician Needs: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Creative AI: Sound, Music and Interaction: University of the Arts London
  • Be entrepreneurial in Cultural Industries in the digital age: Sciences Po
  • Touring 101 for Musicians: Berklee

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