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: Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Psychology, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Market Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Behavioral Economics, Customer Insights, Business-To-Consumer, Technology Strategies, B2B Sales, Product Lifecycle Management, Digital Marketing
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing, Marketing Communications, Target Market
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
INSEAD
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Blockchain, Business Transformation, Business Leadership, Governance, FinTech, Technology Strategies, Corporate Sustainability, Business, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Cost Reduction
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Music Performance, Music, Instrumental Music, Post-Production, Media Production, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Case Studies, Collaboration, Professional Networking, Leadership and Management, Teamwork, Professional Development, Leadership, Business Leadership, Relationship Building, Branding, Goal Setting, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Organizational Structure, Organizational Leadership, Music, Business Management, Storytelling, Leadership, Productivity, Workforce Management, Innovation, Writing and Editing, Employee Engagement, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Music, Media Production, Instrumental Music, File Management, Editing, Automation
Mixed · 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
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Asset Management, Intellectual Property, Data Quality, Information Management, Digital Assets, Business Valuation, Management Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Architecture, Data Governance, Legal Risk, Business Metrics, Organizational Effectiveness, Accounting, Organizational Structure, Innovation, Enterprise Architecture, Data Analysis, Big Data
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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