Help Needed with figuring out this major!

College Majors Music Major
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<p>I want my career to be in the music business, I want to take a Music Management major, HOWEVER the university pages I've visited (that offer this program) require the student to play an instrument (i dont play any instrument).</p>

<p>Does anyone know of a school that offers a major where you learn the business side of music; is there a specific name for this major?</p>

<p>Any help is appreciated, thanks.</p>

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<p>You may want to search schools that offer an “Arts Management” degree. That is broader than just music, and has a lot more business / economics courses.</p>

<p>For example, College of Charleston (first one I found using Google) says: </p>

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<p>Thanks dude!</p>

<p>Any other further help is appreciated too!</p>

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<p>There are a few threads around that include information on this sort of degree, but as you will find what it is called varies tremendously. Even which department it is covered under is all over the map – Music, Business, Communications, Fine Arts, and others.</p>

<p>Search for threads by violadad which have some super links to other threads that cover Music issues from performance to technology to Business.</p>

<p>Music Industry
Music Management
Recording Industry or Recording Arts Management
Business School – many of these sometimes can come under multiple disciplines and soemtimes wrapped with an MBA. Some roll into a Law Degree.</p>

<p>Some that I’ve found and some don’t require Musical Ability or Training</p>

<p>Syracuse Bandier program
Drexel University
Middle Tennessee St
Belmont
?Ithaca</p>

<p>A lot of the Business Schools probably have a track that can be used specifically with an Entertainment industry focus.</p>

<p>A good starting point is this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/957443-music-business-industry-management-technology-production.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/957443-music-business-industry-management-technology-production.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Belmont and Northeastern do not require music playing.
Also look at Columbia College, northwestern</p>

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<p>One point I thought I would note, arts management is not necessarily the same thing as music management or music industry management.</p>

<p>From everything I have read or heard about, Arts management generally focuses on the non profit arts world, things like the Ballet, Orchestra, ballet and the like, that rely on government and private philanthropy to run. In one book I read on music, the author said that the growth of “arts management” as a profession grew out of the huge investment government made in arts spending during the 60’s and 70’s as part of its ‘cultural war’ component of the cold war…and has kind of built on itself.</p>

<p>Music industry management, on the other hand, seems to be more focused on the commercial aspects of music, which would be record companies, music services, promoters, agencies and so forth. It could be a critical decision, because arts management in the non profit sector is bound to be very different then the commercial one.</p>

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<p>The thread here and the links therein may be helpful. The AES and the MEIEA links have substantial lists of schools.</p>

<p>The issue is you do have to look deeply.</p>

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<p>I know two people who went to Northeastern University in Boston and majored in Music Industry. One is in NYC working for a record company. Another is working in artist management. Northeastern in known for their Co-op Program where students do internships throughout their college experience. Very interesting approach. Check out their program and especially the Co-op.</p>