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.

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Economics, Game Theory, Market Dynamics, Behavioral Economics, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Decision Making, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Cost Benefit Analysis, Economic Development, Supply And Demand, Production Process, Resource Allocation, Critical Thinking, Innovation
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, User Story, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Design Thinking, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Solution Design, Agile Methodology, Problem Solving, Agile Product Development, Empathy, Requirements Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Risk Management, Lean Methodologies, Process Improvement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Canva (Software), Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Advertising, Prompt Engineering, Branding, Photo Editing, Generative AI, Video Editing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Shared Media, Persuasive Communication, Integrated Marketing Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Earned Media, Owned Media, Paid media, Content Creation, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI, Power BI, Data Visualization, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Storytelling, Music Performance, Instrumental Music, Musical Composition, Music, Oral Expression, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Skills you'll gain: Employee Retention, Workplace inclusivity, Mentorship, Talent Management, Human Resource Strategy, Employee Coaching, Employee Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Workforce Development, People Development, Team Motivation, People Analytics, Motivational Skills, Leadership Development, Overcoming Obstacles, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Organizational Change, Sustainable Business, Environmental Policy, Environmental Regulations, Geospatial Mapping, Culture Transformation, Organizational Effectiveness, Sustainability Reporting, Spatial Data Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development, Corporate Sustainability, Leadership, Collaboration, Financial Analysis, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Business Correspondence, Writing, Corporate Communications, Report Writing, Communication Strategies, Leadership, Relationship Building, Strategic Communication, Bilingual (Spanish/English)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Scaled Agile Framework, Lean Methodologies, Continuous Improvement Process, Process Improvement, DevOps, Kanban Principles, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Project Management, Continuous Delivery, Scalability, Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration, Organizational Change, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Analysis, Case Studies, Business Analysis, Business, Business Management, Competitive Analysis, Business Marketing, Business Strategies, Business Operations, Business Strategy, Proposal Writing, Performance Review
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months