Music Business, B.M.

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The Bachelor of Music degree in Music Business program works closely with the Crane Institute for Music Business to provide the most comprehensive preparation for employment in the music industry. The program is designed for students who want to earn a place in the music business industry. We provide the preparation for employment in the music products industry, arts administration, the recording industry, and other fields.

The degree combines the elements of our strong Bachelor of Music with coursework tied into the Department of Business Administration. We provide you with a solid foundation both in music and performance as well as knowledge about what makes the industry tick. Our faculty are true experts in audio technology, music retail, music production and music product development.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Music Business B.M. students will be able to:

   • notate a newly encountered melody accurately and efficiently.
   • demonstrate competency in musical performance.
   • demonstrate knowledge of pivotal historical events, societal attitudes, aesthetic and artistic trends, and to identify their interrelationship with music.
   • demonstrate the ability to communicate about both business and musical concepts in a professional setting.

Program Requirements

Basic Musicianship Sequence: 29 Credits Required for Bachelor of Music Degrees

Students with a studio emphasis in piano are exempt from the two Keyboard Skills courses.

Performance: 21-23 Credits

Guitar majors in this degree will take seven semesters (7 cr) of ensembles, four of which must be Guitar Ensemble, taken in any semester they choose. For all others, four of the seven required semesters of ensemble must be Major Ensembles, taken during the student’s first two years.

@MUCS 420 - Performance Class 2 Credit(s) (7 @ 2 credits)
Ensembles (7 @ 1 credit)
Vocal students only: @MUCP 131 - Introduction to Diction 2 Credit(s)

Music Business: 29 Credits

@MUAI 201 - Music Business I 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 202 - Music Business II 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 320 - Music Business Technology 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 400 - Legal Aspects of the Music Industry 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 450 - Practicum Music in Business 2 Credit(s)
@MUAI 460 - Essential Practices/Music Bus 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 470 - Music Business Internship 1-12 Credit(s) (12 credits required)

Music Business Electives: 6 Credits

Only one ARMA course can count towards this requirement.

@ARMA 100 - Introduction to Arts Management 3 Credit(s)
@ARMA 310 - Arts Grant Writing and Fundraising 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 310 - Music Merchandising & Retail 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 315 - Inside a Record Label 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 332 - Recording & Production Tech 3 Credit(s)
MUAI 395 - Special Topics 1-12 Credit(s)
@MUAI 401 - Arts Administration 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 402 - Music Grant Writing 3 Credit(s)
@MUAI 432 - Advanced Recording & Production Techniques 3 Credit(s)
MUAI 495 - Special Topics 1-12 Credit(s)

Business and Economics: 15 Credits

ECON 105 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s)
@ACCT 201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s)
@MGMT 301 - Principles of Management 3 Credit(s)
@MKTG 301 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s)

Note(s)

Students are accepted for admission who demonstrate by audition the potential to accomplish Level A in area of applied study by the end of the fourth semester. If the Level A is not satisfactorily completed by the end of the fourth semester, a change of applied area or curriculum may be recommended.
The minimum performance requirement for the major in Music Business is satisfactory completion of Level A and the performance of a ten-minute or 30-minute recital.
To transfer into this degree program from another major or from another institution, and to remain in the program, it is necessary to have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0.
Bachelor of Music majors do not take WAYS 301 in the Pathways general education program.
A grade of 2.0 or higher is required in each music course in order for it to count toward a major in music. In courses that are sequential, a grade of 2.0 or higher is required for the student to advance to the next course in the sequence.

Music Business, B.M.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Program Requirements

Basic Musicianship Sequence: 29 Credits Required for Bachelor of Music Degrees

Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Semester IV

Semester V

Performance: 21-23 Credits

Music Business: 29 Credits

Music Business Electives: 6 Credits

Business and Economics: 15 Credits

Note(s)

Total Credit Hours Required: 120-121