Music Business Courses

Music Business Foundations

6 ratings

Learn how the music business works: industry history and trends, recording agreements, royalties and 360 deals, copyright registration and infringement, and contracts with managers, agents, and attorneys.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Understanding the Music Business: What is Music Worth?

147 ratings at Coursera

Ask what music is worth: examine recording and record labels, copyright and publishing royalties, PR, radio and streaming, and live performance in today's music industry.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Grow Your Business with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

97 ratings

Identify and assess the feasibility of one growth opportunity for your business, then start a Business Growth Plan to guide objectives and implementation.

• Coursera
• 4 hours 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Fundamentals of Business Finance, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

83 ratings

Learn to read an Income Statement and Balance Sheet and calculate ratios like net profit margin and current ratio to judge your business's financial position.

• Coursera
• 4 hours 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Music Business 101: Networking

2 ratings at CreativeLive

Learn how to build meaningful music-industry relationships, expand your professional network, and create a targeted networking plan for a music career.

• CreativeLive
• 5 hours 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

DIY Music Business 101

Learn how independent artists can navigate copyright, collect royalties, release music, and build a fan base in today’s music industry.

• CreativeLive
• 2 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to the Music Business

10 ratings

Learn the latest about the rapidly changing music industry from recording, publishing, and distribution to legal issues confronting music commerce.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Copyright Law in the Music Business

720 ratings at Coursera

Learn what copyright covers in music: the six exclusive rights, fair use, public domain, composition versus sound recording, sampling and interpolation, and how lawsuits proceed.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Music Business

3410 ratings at Coursera

Learn how the music industry works: record contract structures, copyright registration and infringement cases, collecting royalties from your music, and entrepreneurial skills for artists and managers.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Upper-Intermediate English: Business and Industry

61 ratings

Take your English language skills to the next level. Learn how to write letters, use appropriate verbal tenses and enhance your vocabulary and grammar, all within the context of business.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Copyright Law in the Music Business

15 ratings at edX

Learn the basics of copyright law and better understand how it works in the Music Business.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

Music Business: Industry Essentials

Launch your career in the music business. Success begins with creativity & fundamentals in entrepreneurship, copyright law, and music business structure.

• edX
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Produce Like A Pro

Success and Failure in Music Business

Explore the realities of success and failure in the music industry with insights on navigating the business side of music careers and understanding what it takes to thrive or struggle.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

PMP Exam Prep: Gaining Business Acumen for Project Managers

51 ratings

Align project work with company strategy: connect project objectives to business goals, manage compliance across project phases, and assess how internal and external changes affect constraints.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Upper-Intermediate English: Business and Modern Life

46 ratings

Advance your English language skills as you learn how to rephrase sentences and prepare for an interview. Topics such as films, sports, and natural resources will also be discussed.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)