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.

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, Patient Communication, Interviewing Skills, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Media and Communications, Diversity Awareness, Public Health, Interpersonal Communications, Rapport Building, Driving engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Workplace inclusivity, Team Building, People Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Generative AI, Case Studies, Customer Insights, Market Research, Data Preprocessing, Market Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Data Analysis, AI Enablement, Data Visualization Software, Consumer Behaviour, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Management Software, Project Schedules, Milestones (Project Management), Project Management, Agile Project Management, Document Management, Collaborative Software, Waterfall Methodology, Kanban Principles, Team Oriented, Prioritization
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Leadership, Team Building, Communication, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Leadership, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Business Planning, Organizational Change, Business Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Planning, Collaboration, Organizational Leadership, Change Management, Relationship Building, Action Oriented, Influencing, Succession Planning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Technology Strategies, Product Lifecycle Management, Design Thinking, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Business Strategy, Market Dynamics, Growth Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Business Economics, Leadership, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Goal Setting, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Marketing, Marketing Planning, Drive Engagement, Writing, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Business Ethics, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Labor Compliance, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Waste Minimization, Product Lifecycle Management, Stakeholder Engagement
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Design Thinking, Web Scraping, Machine Learning Algorithms, Flask (Web Framework), Data Visualization Software, Data Validation, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Brand Awareness, Market Research, Strategic Marketing, Branding, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Brand Management, Research, User Research
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours