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 Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Resource Management, Resourcefulness, Entrepreneurship, Dealing With Ambiguity, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Problem Solving, Strategic Thinking, Adaptability, New Business Development, Risk Management, Relationship Building, Collaboration, Persuasive Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Communication, Target Audience, Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Advertising Campaigns, Media Strategy, Communication Strategies, Campaign Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, Branding, Earned Media, Brand Management, Paid media, Owned Media, Business Strategy, Shared Media, Employee Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Brand Management, Branding, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Data Management, Market Dynamics, Target Market, Market Analysis, Digital Media Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited
Skills you'll gain: Accounts Payable and Receivable, Accounting Software, Bookkeeping, Budgeting, Inventory Management System, Order Management, Accounting, Inventory Control, Cost Management, Financial Reporting, Sales Support, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Accounting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Virtual Teams, Team Management, Conflict Management, Teamwork, Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Intercultural Competence, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Management, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Goal Setting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Risk Management, Business Strategy, Peer Review, Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Branding, Service Design, Budgeting, Market Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Data Visualization, Google Sheets, Spreadsheet Software, Presentations, Data Sharing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Supply Chain, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain Systems, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Supply And Demand, Production Management, Environment and Resource Management, Market Dynamics, Technology Solutions, Consumer Behaviour
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Economics, Consumer Behaviour, Resource Allocation, Cost Benefit Analysis, Market Analysis, Investments, Policy Analysis, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, Strategic Thinking, Machine Learning Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Mortgage Loans, Securities (Finance), Credit Risk, Financial Modeling, Risk Modeling, Financial Market, Mathematical Modeling, Securities Trading, Applied Mathematics, Investment Banking, Microsoft Excel, Risk Analysis, Cash Flows, Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Agile Project Management, Backlogs, Sprint Planning, Agile Methodology, User Story, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Estimation, Scaled Agile Framework, Agile Product Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Waterfall Methodology, Lean Methodologies, Project Performance, Kanban Principles, Product Management, Project Management, Prioritization, Estimation, Problem Solving
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months