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.

University of Pennsylvania
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

University of Maryland, College Park
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music Performance, Music, Leadership, Booking (Sales), Professional Networking, Professional Development, Entrepreneurship, Verbal Communication Skills, Scheduling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Post-Production, Music, Media Production, Editing, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
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

University of the Arts London
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

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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Berklee
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

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
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Instrumental Music, Music, Musical Composition, Media Production, Post-Production, Music Theory, Editing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks