Music Business
- Course Descriptions
MUS 105 The Music Business: Marketing, Promotion, Publishing, RecordingAn introduction to the music industry. Topics include copyright, licensing, contracts, publicity and marketing. Other topics include the record industry, agents and managers. Musical genres and historical periods are compared and analyzed. This course is also offered as BUS 105.
MUS 245 Arts Management and Concert Promotion
The role of the artist manager in career development and the role of the arts administrator in the management of performing arts projects and organizations. Factors affecting trends and earnings, challenges within the industry, and differentiation between the for-profit and non-profit sectors are discussed. Emphasis is placed on developing a working vocabulary of industry topics and in benefiting from practical field experience. (Prereq.: MUS/BUS 105)
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