Course Catalog Information (24-25)
MUSI 53
Music Business
Course Description
This course serves as an Introduction to the business aspects of music. It examines the areas of copyright laws, publishing, concert promotion, club and record contracts, agents, managers, unions, and the various careers to be found in music. The course emphasis is on the commercial music field including music for film, television, sound recording, the record industry, and Internet applications.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate comprehension of the concepts of copyright law, contracts, agents/managers, music publishing, performance rights organizations, record deals, concert promotion, artist promotion kits, trademarks on band names and accessories, and careers in music.
Course Details
- Units
- 3 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 261 and ESL 265, or ESL 461 and ESL 465, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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