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: Project Management Software, Project Accounting, Billing & Invoicing, Financial Reporting, Project Coordination, Expense Management, Payment Processing, Business Administration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Financial Modeling, Feasibility Studies, Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Capital Budgeting, Business Risk Management, Cost Estimation, Financial Forecasting, Finance, Return On Investment, Business Valuation, Cash Flow Forecasting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Content Marketing, Persona Development, Target Audience, Content Strategy, Smart Goals, Content Development and Management, Social Media Content, Digital Content, Digital Media Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Channel, Customer Insights, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing, Customer Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Standard Operating Procedure, Generative AI, Customer Support, Product Support, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Customer experience improvement, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Customer Insights, Automation, Natural Language Processing, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement Process, Agile Project Management, Sprint Planning, Performance Metric, Sprint Retrospectives, Kanban Principles, Change Management, Team Oriented
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Project Schedules, Project Documentation, Microsoft Excel, Project Management Software, Microsoft 365, Presentations
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Feedback, Customer Insights, Customer experience improvement, Customer Service, Microsoft 365, Market Research, User Research, Target Audience, Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Leadership, Quality Management, Risk Management, Resource Management, Team Leadership, Communication, Conflict Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, Version Control, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Git (Version Control System), AI Orchestration, Quality Assurance, Generative AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Software Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Software Development Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Safety, Customer experience strategy (CX), Financial Regulation, Customer Engagement, Regulatory Affairs, Sustainable Systems, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Environmental Issue, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Multiple educators
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Systems Thinking, Brand Marketing, Change Management, Strategic Leadership, Waste Minimization, Regulatory Compliance, Professional Development, Environment and Resource Management, Packaging and Labeling, Business Leadership, Engineering Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Market Opportunities, Digital Marketing, Emerging Technologies
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months