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.

Skills you'll gain: Writing, Writing and Editing, Storytelling, Honesty, Journalism, Journals, Editing, Content Creation, Personal Development, Persistence, Lifelong Learning, Self-Awareness, Investigation, Self-Motivation, Proofreading, Self-Discipline, Creativity, Resilience, Mindfulness, Peer Review
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Social Media Content, Digital Advertising, Videography
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Customer Engagement, Marketing, Professional Networking, Content Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Target Market, Target Audience, Emerging Technologies, Peer Review
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Human Resource Strategy, Human Capital, Human Resources, Workforce Development, Talent Management, Organizational Strategy, Employee Retention, Case Studies, Competitive Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Strategies, Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Scheduling, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, User Accounts, Account Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Lean Six Sigma, Performance Improvement, Statistical Process Controls, Operational Analysis, Process Improvement, Statistical Methods, Continuous Improvement Process, Innovation, Operations Management, Probability & Statistics, Problem Solving
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Packaging and Labeling, Adobe Illustrator, Brand Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Presentations, Content Creation, Target Audience, Storytelling, Branding, Color Theory, Product Design, Typography, Design Strategies, Social Media, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Animations, Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Systems Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Productivity Software, Data Security, Risk Management, Software Development Methodologies, Process Design, Information Systems, Workflow Management, Business Systems Analysis, Microsoft Office, E-Commerce, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Feature Engineering, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Machine Learning Algorithms, Predictive Modeling, Analytics, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Logistic Regression, Data Analysis, Classification Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Leadership, Organizational Change, Innovation, Adaptability, Business Technologies, Digital Transformation, Organizational Strategy, AI Enablement, Operational Efficiency, Systems Thinking, Change Management, Communication Strategies, Agile Methodology, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Search Engine Marketing, Online Advertising, Campaign Management, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Keyword Research, Product Marketing, Target Audience
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Prompt Engineering, Brainstorming, Brand Strategy, Branding, Graphic and Visual Design, ChatGPT, Color Theory, Target Audience, Creativity, Typography
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks