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A comprehensive exploration of the various facets of the music business including careers in music, music publishing (copyrights, licensing, music books, exploitation of catalogue), the record business (recording, artist management, licensing, record distribution), tour management, self-employment business basics and ethics in the music business.

The American music industry has generated hits and new style combinations throughout every decade. The course will survey this evolution from roots through modern times.

Through various case studies, students will examine the impact that race, gender, class and ethnicity have had both contemporaneously and retroactively on the careers and legacies of significant figures in both the artistic and business realms of the music industry. Additionally, students will examine the constraints placed on various identity groups within the music industry by greater societal power dynamics and systems.