A survey of the music industry, its various revenue-generating
sources, its principal actors, and its developmental history.
Athena Title
Music Business I
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students can describe the roles and chain of command of an artist’s manager, agent, attorney, business manager and publicist in terms of (1) their relationship to a musical artist, and (2) their execution of business responsibilities.
Students can explain the various types of contractual arrangements related to live musical performance. distribution models, and publishing technologies and trends.
Students can distinguish between the various types recording contracts and can articulate the difference between types of royalty payments.
Students can explain the different types of music publishing contractual arrangements.
Topical Outline
General industry overview
Creative content development of songs and recordings
Commercialization of music
Music company operations
Upcoming industry operations and threats
Music career development options
Institutional Competencies
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
