Music Business, B.M.

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Music Business at Millikin prepares students for a career in today’s music industry through engagement with traditional business, entrepreneurial and DIY strategies for music performance, marketing, distribution, contracts, revenue streams, merchandising, publishing, and touring.

This program of study provides a rigorous core of musicianship training alongside music business and traditional business coursework designed to provide aspiring artists the tools for a career in today’s music industry.

Music Business Learning Goals

Acquire and adapt foundational business skills for music industry applications
Acquire and integrate current and/or historical music industry business techniques and strategies-plan and execute concepts, cultivate creative problem-solving
Assess and defend the application of legal decision-making within the music industry
Engage in professional networking, opportunity recognition, resource identification

University Studies Requirements

Students in the College of Fine Arts are responsible for meeting all university-wide requirements and the requirements for a major in the College. See the section on Graduation Requirements in the Bulletin for those programs.

Special requirements for students certifying to teach are listed with the descriptions of those programs.

Music Core

MT 111 - Music Theory I Credit(s): 3
MT 112 - Music Theory II Credit(s): 3
MT 211 - Music Theory III Credit(s): 3
MT 113 - Aural Skills I Credit(s): 2
MT 114 - Aural Skills II Credit(s): 2
MT 213 - Aural Skills III Credit(s): 2
MH 211 - Survey of Western Music I Credit(s): 3
MH 311 - Survey of Commercial Music History Credit(s): 3
MH 316 - Introduction to Ethnomusicology Credit(s): 3
ML. Principal Credit(s): 8
MU Class Piano OR ML secondary applied if the proficiency is passed Credit(s): 2
MO Music Organizations, Ensembles Credit(s): 8
Music Core: 43 Credits

In addition to the University Studies and Music Core requirements, candidates must complete the following:

Course

MC 101 - Introduction to the Music Industry Credit(s): 3
MC 103 - Record Label History and Operations Credit(s): 2
MC 104 - Introduction to the Recording Studio Credit(s): 2
MC 235 - Revenue Streams Credit(s): 1
MC 203 - Music Business Marketing Credit(s): 3
MC 204 - Event Management Credit(s): 3
MC 270 - Internship Theory and Strategy Credit(s): 1
MC 271 - First Step Records Internship Credit(s): 1
MC 230 - Music Industry Seminar Credit(s): 0
MC 304 - Touring 101 Credit(s): 3
MC 312 - Legal Issues in the Arts Credit(s): 3
MC 313 - DIY: Music, Distro, Merch and Promo Credit(s): 2
MC 390 - First Step Records Credit(s): 2
MC 450 - Senior Seminar: Topics in Music Business Credit(s): 3
Complete 3 Credits in Music Industry Internships:
MC 470 - Music Industry Internship Credit(s): 1
MC 471 - Music Industry Internship Credit(s): 1

Subtotal (39 credits)

Business Sub-Core (9 credits)

IS 120 - Introduction to Business Analytics Credit(s): 3
OR
IS 240 - Foundations of Information Systems Credit(s): 3
ET 340 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship Credit(s): 3
MK 200 - Principles of Marketing Credit(s): 3

Free Electives

Select electives of your choice. Credit(s): 9

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