19 Short courses in Music in North America

By taking The DIY Musician Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee, you’ll also work to develop an artist identity, vision, and brand for your music and learn how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign to fund your music career. 

Learn the basics of the Music Business Industry with this Music Business Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee

Explore all areas of the music business and related careers with this new online Music Industry Essentials program from New York University, featuring Billboard and leaders from across the music world.

In the Music Education for Teachers Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee, you will explore ways of integrating popular music into your teaching.

Each lesson of this The Technology of Music Production course offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee will demonstrate a different set of music production tools, loosely following along the music production process of recording, editing, and mixing. 

Through this Musician's Professional Toolbox - Your Portfolio Career Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado Boulder you'll assemble a suite of promotional materials and tools to support your music career.

This Music Business program at UCLA Extension will help you gain the knowledge to tackle the rapidly evolving music industry.

This Approaching Music Theory - Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony course offered by Coursera in partnership with Coursera - Calarts is about how music works. It is about the relationship between the technical and aesthetic details of music. 

Kadenze's North Indian Classical Music program aims to introduce this music tradition to any music motivated learner by combining theoretical and practical teaching approaches.

In this The Business of Music Production Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee, you’ll learn about the various roles in the music industry, how to read and decipher a recording contract, and how to protect your assets in the United States under US copyright law. 

The Art of Music Production course offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee will teach you how to make emotionally moving recordings on almost any recording equipment, including your phone or laptop. 

Complete Guitar Lessons System - Beginner to Advanced from Udemy teachings are different than all of the other online teachers.  He has made it super easy to be successful at playing guitar.  All you have to do is follow the videos in order and put together some good practice habits. 

Learn the ins and outs of independent music production, covering the creative and marketing aspects of the business in this certificate program in Independent Music Production at UCLA Extension.

After successfully completing the three prior courses of the Music Production Specialization, this Music Production Capstone course offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee experience is your chance to use your talent and accumulated knowledge to create and submit a finished, fully produced song. 

In the Electronic Music Production Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee, you will learn the tricks of the trade to create high-quality, professional sounding music. 

Develop your skills as a musician with this Developing Your Musicianship Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee. Deepen your understanding of music theory to develop your skills as a musician.

The Pro Tools Basics course offered by Coursera in partnership with Berklee will provide you with the essential  tools of the trade in order to transmit the musical ideas in your head into the DAW in a creative and uninhibited way. 

The Advanced Diploma in Music and Technology from Selkirk College offers graduates of the Selkirk College Music & Technology program a chance to continue their learning with our expert instructors. Students can take their area of expertise to the next level and further develop their craft honing their skills to the contemporary music industry. 

The Songmaking program at the University of Manitoba gives musicians of popular genres intensive training in the essential skills they need to write, record, produce, and promote their music, all while being mentored by notable industry professionals.