Music Management

If you are interested in the management program that does not require an audition, click here for information regarding the Bachelor of Arts(BA) in Performing Arts Management.

The Music Management(BMus) program prepares students to enter the rapidly expanding and perpetually changing music industry. Courses in music and the performing arts are combined with business classes to form this innovative academic curriculum. The coursework prepares the student to thrive in extraordinary careers such as record production, band management, or fund-raising for an arts organization.

While traditional courses in the arts and business lay the foundation for the management program, the ten music management core curriculum courses (Introduction to Arts Management, Arts Management in the For-Profit, Arts Management in the Not For-Profit, Arts Management Practicum, Entertainment Law, Survey of the Record Industry, Computers and the Arts, Case Studies: Not for Profit, Case Studies: Profit, Fund Raising, and a Management Internship), blend the world of business with the world of the arts. Students apply the skills they have gained from their arts and business classes in these courses.

Students learn about both the for-profit and non-profit sectors of the industry. Experiencing both sides of the field allows students not only to explore a variety of problems inherent to the industry through classroom discussions, guest speakers, field trips, and assignments, but also to make an educated decision on their future careers. Written analyses and oral presentations encourage students to use their creativity to address complex problems, devise innovative solutions, and present their findings in a professional manner.

MUSIC MANAGEMENT

Music Management is a program created especially for the student who wishes to pursue both a strong musical and a strong business course of study. Students who play a musical instrument or are vocalists are eligible to apply for the Music Management program. Training in music theory, piano and keyboard, music history, as well as weekly one-hour lessons and coachings with teachers in their performance area, combine with arts management and business classes to create well-rounded students. Students not only participate in Music Management events, but also in many of the large ensembles that make up The Hartt School's musical training program.

THE INTERNSHIP

In preparation for the internship, students are required to take two semesters of Management Practicum. This class is designed to prime the student for the internship and for workplace environments. Students work in a "mini-internship," from 6 to 8 hours weekly. Over the course of the semester, students meet in a practicum seminar to discuss everything from leadership skills and resume writing to job ethics and supervisory style. This is a rich opportunity for students to grow both personally and professionally, and to learn a most important skill—networking in the management business.

All students in the Music Management programs complete a minimum of 180 hours in an internship of their choosing. Although only one internship is required, many students opt to participate in a second internship. In the past, Hartt management students have interned for Jim Henson Studios in Los Angeles, Blue Note Records in New York City, The Bushnell in Hartford, the Springfield Library and Museums Association in Springfield, MA, The Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island, Gamelon and Sony Records in Boston, and Primamerica Artists in Manhattan, to name a few. Students have had hands-on experience preparing contracts, arranging tours, working in a recording studio, fund-raising, coordinating special events, and managing travel plans for major talent.

At the end of this 3-credit internship, students complete an extensive academic paper. The paper objectively analyzes an aspect of the organization they worked for and requires the development of far-reaching recommendations and proposals for reorganization. Students present their papers to their peers in a professional seminar setting.

RELATED CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

The Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA) is the professional student organization for Music and Performing Arts Management students. This organization gives an opportunity to students to interact with instructors and representatives of the music industry. The program also helps students to meet peers, nationally as well as locally, with the same interests. The University of Hartford chapter of MEISA has presented concerts, workshops, seminars and programs for the school. MEISA has also sponsored an Internship Workshop and an Industry Seminar where representatives from different arts organizations discussed the industry from their perspectives.

Visit MEISA's Web Site

Campus Activities Team (CAT) is a student-run, student-funded University of Hartford campus organization that hires quality entertainment of all varieties to perform at the University of Hartford.  Many Music Management students apply for positions in this organizations to develop their professional experience. 

Visit CAT's Web Site

For more information contact Irene Conley, Chair of Music and Performing Arts Management at conley@hartford.edu.

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Music Management (140 credits)

First Year
Subject Code	Course Title	Credits	Credits
		Sem. 1	Sem. 2
	Instrumental/Vocal Study	2	2
APC 122-123	Piano-Keyboard Class1	2	2
M 110 or M 116	Precalculus or Contemporary Math	3	-
TH 111-112	Diatonic2-Chromatic Harmony	2	2
TH 120-121	Elementary Ear Training I-II	2	2
CS 110	Introduction to Computers	-	3
RPW 110 - 111	Rhetoric and Writing I - II	3	3
HLM 020	Info Literacy in the Performing Arts	0	-
MUS 110, 111	Paranov Performance Hour	.5	.5
MUM 120	Introduction to Arts Management	3	-
AUC	All-University Curriculum	-	3
	Performing Organization3	1	1
Total Credits		18.5	18.5
Second Year
	Instrumental/Vocal Study	2	2
APC 222-223	Piano-Keyboard Class1	2	2
TH 210-211	Tonal Form-Modern Techniques	2	2
TH 220-221	Intermediate Ear Training I-II	2	2
HLM 212	Music History: Perspectives on Music History	3	-
HLM 213	Music History: Classicism to the Present	-	3
MUM 220-221	Arts Management: Not For Profit/ Arts Management: For Profit	3	3
EC 110	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	-
EC 211	Principles of Microeconomics	-	3
MUS 110, 111	Paranov Performance Hour	.5	.5
	Performing Organization3	1	1
Total Credits		18.5	18.5
Third Year
	Instrumental/Vocal Study	2	2
MPT 450	Sound Technology I	3	-
MUM 321	Arts Management Practicum	-	3
MUM	Music Management Electives5	3	3
AUC	All-University Curriculum	3	3
AC 210	Financial Accounting	3	-
AC 211	Managerial Accounting	-	3
MKT 310	Principles of Marketing	3	-
RPW 211W	Advanced Composition/Business	-	3
	Performing Organization3	1	1
Total Credits		18	18
Fourth Year
	Instrumental/Vocal Study	2	-
HLM	Music History Electives	3	3
MUM 340	Survey of the Recording Industry	3	-
MUM 410	Case Studies in Music/Arts Management	3	-
MUM 420-421	Internship/ Internship Seminar	3	3
MUM	Music Management Elective5	-	3
CMM	Communication Elective	-	3
AUC	All-University Curriculum	-	3
	Performing Organization3	1	-
Total Credits		15	15

 ¹For students whose principal instrument is not a keyboard instrument: if these requirements are waived, students must choose alternate course work, with the help of an advisor, to make up equivalent credits.

²Enrollment dependent on a passing score on placement examination.

³Major Choral or Instrumental Performing Organization, seven semesters.

⁴Music Management majors may take HLM 112, Intro. to Music History, AFR 131-132 and one HLM elective, with permission of advisor.

⁵Choose from MUM 330, Entertainment Law; MUM 350, Fundraising; MUM 440, Computers and the Arts; MPT 451, Sound Technology II; or MUM 480/481 Independent Study in Music Management.

Note: Music Management majors are required to maintain a GPA of at least 2.50 in their major courses.