Today’s Music Industry
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About this course: This course provides an engaging and methodical insight into the past and present cultural and commercial music industry developments, directions, and trends. It will equip the students with the knowledge and skills necessary to appreciate, understand and more productively participate in today’s music industry field.
Created by: West Virginia University-
Taught by: Darko Velichkovski, Music Industry Program Director
Music Industry
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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan .
- Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
- Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.
About this course: This course provides an engaging and methodical insight into the past and present cultural and commercial music industry developments, directions, and trends. It will equip the students with the knowledge and skills necessary to appreciate, understand and more productively participate in today’s music industry field.
Created by: West Virginia University-
Taught by: Darko Velichkovski, Music Industry Program Director
Music Industry
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WEEK 1
Publishing and Copyright
10 videos, 2 readings expand
- Video: Introduction
- Lecture: Syllabus
- Lecture: Part One Guide
- Video: Roots: Music Publishing and Copyright (Part 1)
- Video: Roots: Music Publishing and Copyright (Part 2)
- Video: Roots: Music Publishing and Copyright (Part 3)
- Video: Regulations 1: Music Copyright Fundamentals - © and Ⓟ
- Video: Regulations 2: Musical Works Licensing
- Video: Regulations 3: Musical Works Licensing (continued)
- Video: Methods and Practices 1: Music Publishing (Part 1)
- Video: Methods and Practices 1: Music Publishing (Part 2)
- Video: Methods and Practices 1: Music Publishing (Part 3)
Graded: Quiz 1
WEEK 2
Live Music Industry
7 videos, 1 reading expand
- Lecture: Part Two Guide
- Video: Roots: Live Music Industry (Part 1)
- Video: Roots: Live Music Industry (Part 2)
- Video: Roots: Live Music Industry (Part 3)
- Video: Regulations: Sound Recording Licensing (Part 1)
- Video: Methods and Practices: Concert Promotion (Part 1)
- Video: Methods and Practices: Concert Promotion (Part 2)
- Video: Methods and Practices: Concert Promotion (Part 3)
Graded: Quiz 2
WEEK 3
Recording Industry
10 videos, 1 reading expand
- Lecture: Part Three Guide
- Video: Roots: Recording Industry (Part 1)
- Video: Roots: Recording Industry (Part 2)
- Video: Roots: Recording Industry (Part 3)
- Video: Regulations: Sound Recording Licensing
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 1: Recording Industry (Part 1)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 1: Recording Industry (Part 2)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 1: Recording Industry (Part 3)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Standard Recording Agreements (Part 1)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Standard Recording Agreements (Part 2)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Standard Recording Agreements (Part 3)
Graded: Quiz 3
Graded: First Peer Graded Essay
WEEK 4
Magnetic Recording and Multitracks
9 videos, 1 reading expand
- Lecture: Part Four Guide
- Video: Roots: Magnetic Recording and Multitracks (Part 1)
- Video: Roots: Magnetic Recording and Multitracks (Part 2)
- Video: Roots: Magnetic Recording and Multitracks (Part 3)
- Video: Roots: Magnetic Recording and Multitracks (Part 4)
- Video: Regulations: Digital Recording, Reproduction, and Transmission (Part 1)
- Video: Regulations: Digital Recording, Reproduction, and Transmission (Part 2)
- Video: Regulations: Digital Recording, Reproduction, and Transmission (Part 3)
- Video: Methods and Practices : Recording Production Planning (Part 1)
- Video: Methods and Practices: Recording Production Planning (Part 2)
Graded: Quiz 4
Graded: Second Peer Graded Essay
WEEK 5
CD, MP3, and Online Marketplace
19 videos, 1 reading expand
- Lecture: Part Five Guide
- Video: Roots: CD, MP3, and Online Marketplace (Part 1 of 4)
- Video: Roots: CD, MP3, and Online Marketplace (Part 2 of 4)
- Video: Roots: CD, MP3, and Online Marketplace (Part 3 of 4)
- Video: Roots: CD, MP3, and Online Marketplace (Part 4 of 4)
- Video: Regulations: Fair Use Doctrine, Sampling, and Creative Commons (Part 1 of 5)
- Video: Regulations: Fair Use Doctrine, Sampling, and Creative Commons (Part 2 of 5)
- Video: Regulations: Fair Use Doctrine, Sampling, and Creative Commons (Part 3 of 5)
- Video: Regulations: Fair Use Doctrine, Sampling, and Creative Commons (Part 4 of 5)
- Video: Regulations: Fair Use Doctrine, Sampling, and Creative Commons (Part 5 of 5)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 1: Recording Agreements for Today’s Industry (Part 1 of 3)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 1: Recording Agreements for Today’s Industry (Part 2 of 3)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 1: Recording Agreements for Today’s Industry (Part 3 of 3)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales (Part 1 of 7)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales (Part 2 of 7)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales (Part 3 of 7)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales (Part 4 of 7)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales (Part 5 of 7)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales (Part 6 of 7)
- Video: Methods and Practices Part 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales (Part 7 of 7)
Graded: Quiz 5
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