Music Business
The bachelor’s degree in Music Business is designed to prepare musicians for employment in all facets of the music industry. The degree combines musical knowledge with the financial, technical, and marketing aspects of the business. The curriculum requires music business majors to do two internships as well as a senior music business project for lots of hands-on experience along the way. Students will have opportunities to be part of a production team for an opera, work with a local recording studio, learn how to plan and manage a musical group’s concert season, and much more.
Alexis McLaughlin
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Alexis McLaughlin
Student
Why should I choose Music Business?
This degree helps you develop your musical talent and your business smarts so you can build a solid career in the music industry.
What are some courses I will take?
- Music History
- Recording Arts Internship
- Survey of Accounting
- Principles of Marketing
- Fundamentals of Management
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Colton Hedrick, Skyline Baptist Church in Killeen
What are some career options?
Music Business majors have thrived in these careers:
- Fine arts program management
- Opera/musical theater production
- Music event organizer
- Film score composer
- Music editor
- Orchestra general manager
Who is hiring UMHB students?
UMHB Music Business majors have found success in many different fields:
- Nonprofit fine arts organizations
- Advertising agencies
- Public relations firms
- Recording studios
- Music publishers
- Performance venues
Where can I go to grad school?
Many Music Business students have continued their education at these schools:
- Music business
- Audio technology
- Arts leadership
- Screen scoring
- Commercial music
Why study music business at UMHB?
UMHB’s Sue & Frank Mayborn Performing Arts Center includes a state-of-the-art recording studio where students learn techniques for recording and editing musical performances. The studio is equipped to make audio and/or video recordings of concerts and musical productions on the stage of Baugh Performance Hall and of recitals in the Fikes Chamber Hall, as well as individual and small group performances in the sound-proof studio. In addition, students have ample opportunities to gain experience managing the sound and lights for large theatrical productions as well as concerts by visiting artists—experience that gets them noticed when they look for employment after graduation.