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Launch your career in the music business

XSeries Program in
Music Business: Industry Essentials
BerkleeX

What you will learn

  • How to navigate the music industry as an independent artist, including how to network, leverage social media, and launch a crowdfunding campaign.
  • Discuss how the music industry functions, including the various roles within the business, contract agreements, and how artists make money.
  • Discuss the exclusive rights granted by copyright law and explain how to leverage those rights as a creator.
  • Leverage skills used in musicianship to become a more effective entrepreneur.
Expert instruction
4 high-quality courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
4 months
3 - 5 hours per week
Discounted price: $212.40
Pre-discounted price: $236USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. BerkleeX's Music Business: Industry Essentials XSeries Program

Meet your instructors
from Berklee College of Music (BerkleeX)

Dr. E. Michael Harrington
Instructor
Berklee Online
John P. Kellogg
Assistant Chair of Music Business Management
Berklee College of Music
Panos Panay
Founding Managing Director of Berklee's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship
Berklee College of Music
Leah Waldo
Instructor
Berklee Online

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Discounted price: $212.40
Pre-discounted price: $236USD
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