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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Empowerment, Resilience, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Teamwork, Collaboration, Constructive Feedback, Relationship Building, Active Listening, Interpersonal Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alfaisal University | KLD
Skills you'll gain: Standard Accounting Practices, Accounting, Financial Statements, General Accounting, Financial Reporting, Bookkeeping, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Income Statement, Balance Sheet
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Team Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Project Performance, Project Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Team Building, Leadership, Knowledge Transfer, Stakeholder Communications, Performance Reporting, Communication, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Systems, Change Management, Business Technologies, Organizational Change, System Implementation, Business Process, Case Studies, Business Management, Business, Business Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Proposal Development, Variance Analysis, Trend Analysis, Budget Management, Budgeting, Spreadsheet Software, Management Reporting, Presentations, Financial Acumen, Finance
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Supply And Demand, Economics, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Price Negotiation, Public Policies, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Strategic Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Dealing With Ambiguity, Adaptability, Decision Making, Strategic Prioritization, Strategic Thinking, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Change Management, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Applicant Tracking Systems, Workforce Management, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Software, Talent Management, Payroll, Team Management, Timelines, Data Entry, Scheduling
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Skills you'll gain: Mindfulness, Trustworthiness, Adaptability, Relationship Building, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Professional Development, Self-Awareness, Cognitive flexibility, Lifelong Learning, Leadership, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Email Automation, Web Scraping, User Interface (UI), Automation, Data Manipulation, UI Components, Business Process Automation, Test Automation, Context Management, Excel Macros, Data Import/Export, Test Tools, Software Development Tools, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Debugging, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing, Programming Principles, Software Installation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music, Music History, Classical Music, Creativity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Creativity, Presentations, AI Enablement, Persuasive Communication, Editing, Writing, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Public Speaking, Generative AI, Content Creation, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks