Music Management and Merchandising. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals to organize and manage music organizations, operations, facilities, and personnel. Includes instruction in business and financial management; marketing and fundraising; personnel management and labor relations; event promotion and management; music products merchandising; artist agency and promotion; music law; and applications to specific activities such as managing theaters, recording studios and companies, bands and other ensembles, individual artists, and music organizations.

Related Occupations

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
• Music Directors
• Music Directors and Composers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Allan Hancock College
• American River College
• Anderson University
• Antelope Valley College
• Appalachian State University
• Augsburg College
• Austin Community College District
• Belmont University
• Berklee College of Music
• Berry College
• Boise State University
• Bradley University
• Capital University
• Cedar Valley College
• Central Washington University
• Cerritos College
• Chaffey College
• Chowan University
• Citrus College
• City College of San Francisco
• Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• Collin County Community College District
• Community College of Southern Nevada
• Converse College
• Cypress College
• Dallas Baptist University
• DePaul University
• DePauw University
• Diablo Valley College
• Dillard University
• Eastern University
• Elizabeth City State University
• Elmhurst College
• Ferris State University
• Florida Southern College
• Foothill College
• Fresno City College
• Fullerton College
• Golden West College
• Grove City College
• Hampton University
• Hardin-Simmons University
• Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg
• Hartford School of Music
• Houston Community College System
• Huntington University
• Independence Community College
• Jacksonville University
• Johnson C Smith University
• Kentucky Christian University
• Lakeland College
• Lansing Community College
• Lebanon Valley College
• Lewis University
• Long Beach City College
• Los Angeles City College
• Los Angeles Harbor College
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Los Angeles Valley College
• Los Medanos College
• Loyola University New Orleans
• McLennan Community College
• McNally Smith College of Music
• Mesa Community College
• Methodist University
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Minnesota School of Business
• Minnesota School of Business-Shakopee
• Minnesota School of Business-Waite Park
• Minnesota State University-Mankato
• Minnesota State University-Moorhead
• Miracosta College
• Mississippi Valley State University
• Monmouth University
• Mt. San Jacinto Community College District
• North Central University
• Northeast Community College
• Northwest Christian College
• Northwest University
• Oakwood College
• Ohio Northern University
• Ohlone College
• Oklahoma City University
• Orange Coast College
• Paradise Valley Community College
• Quincy University
• Roosevelt University
• Sacramento City College
• Saint Josephs College
• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
• Saint Xavier University
• San Bernardino Valley College
• San Diego City College
• Santa Barbara City College
• Shoreline Community College
• South Carolina State University
• South Dakota State University
• Southern Nazarene University
• Southwestern College
• Southwest Minnesota State University
• SUNY College at Oneonta
• SUNY-Potsdam
• The University of Texas at San Antonio
• Trevecca Nazarene University
• University of Charleston
• University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
• University of Evansville
• University of Hartford
• University of New Haven
• University of Puget Sound
• University of Southern California
• University of Southern Mississippi
• University of the Pacific
• University of Washington - Seattle
• Wheaton College
• Winona State University
• Winston-Salem State University