This course is part of the Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career Specialization

Jeffrey Nytch

Offered By

Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career SpecializationUniversity of Colorado Boulder

About this Course

They say that first impressions are the strongest, and that is definitely true in the arts! The materials you create to communicate who you are and why you're special are critical to your professional success. This course will provide you with the skills to generate effective promotional materials you will use in your music career, including bio, headshots and other promotional shots, resume/CV, cover letters, and, tying everything together, your website. Perfect for young professional musicians creating promotional materials for the first time, as well as for seasoned professionals looking to up their game!

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Course 3 of 4 in the

Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career Specialization

Intermediate Level

At minimum, a bachelors degree in music and/or experience as a practicing musician.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

Learn the three types of resumes (performance resume, general music resume, and skills resume), when to use them, and how to format them.
Apply basic concepts of composition, lighting, and audio quality to create compelling promotional images and demo videos.
Write a selection of prose biographies for a variety of settings that illustrate your artist’s Mission Statement.
Identify the key components and visual “feel” of a professional website.

Skills you will gain

Promotional Images
Resumes
Websites
Demo Videos
Cover Letters

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 3 of 4 in the

Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career Specialization

Intermediate Level

At minimum, a bachelors degree in music and/or experience as a practicing musician.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?

Try Coursera for Business

Instructor

Jeffrey Nytch

Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music

College of Music

1,023 Learners

4 Courses

Offered by

University of Colorado Boulder

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Resumes and CVs

3 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 80 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Bios and Cover Letters

3 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 35 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Promotional Images, Demo Videos, and Websites

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 75 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

About the Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career Specialization

Learners completing this specialization will acquire the skills to launch and sustain a Portfolio Career consisting of a range of musical endeavors. Topics include building a professional network, identifying tools for developing a brand, promoting yourself through a variety of channels, developing strategies to find and book performances, and defining and tracking your goals. This course is the first of two specializations making up the Musician’s Professional Toolbox.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
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The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

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