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 Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Productivity, Professional Networking, Time Management, Prioritization, Goal Setting, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Music, Professional Development, Relationship Building, Planning, Adaptability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique
Skills you'll gain: Growth Strategies, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Action Oriented, Analysis, Business Development, Market Analysis, Business Strategy, Case Studies, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Consulting, Innovation, Telecommunications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Peer Review, Music, Music Theory, Music Performance, Media Production, Post-Production, Timelines
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Valuation, Data Quality, Asset Management, Information Management, Management Information Systems, Information Privacy, Data Management, Data Governance, Intellectual Property, Organizational Structure, Personally Identifiable Information, Enterprise Architecture, Business Metrics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Innovation, Data Analysis, Accounting, Big Data
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Music History, Music, World History, Electronic Media, Social Impact, Media and Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Instrumental Music, Music Theory, Music, Classical Music, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Classical Music, Instrumental Music
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Performance, Self-Awareness, Performing Arts, Music, Music Theory, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Classical Music, Music History, Music, Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Musical Composition, Art History
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Music, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Culture, Psychology, Neurology, Anatomy, Science and Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Music History, World Music, Music, World History, Performing Arts, Media Production
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Classical Music
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks