Get into the business of music through the Music Administration and Entrepreneurship minor. Working in intimate settings with superb professors, you’ll learn the histories and theories of music and develop practical business skills to make use of that knowledge. You’ll graduate ready to market your passion for music.
Explore music careers up close through the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education or volunteer in collaboration with music productions at the Smith Opera House through the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.
At Hobart and William Smith, learning goes beyond textbooks and classrooms. You’ll gain high-impact practical experience that deepens learning and opens doors.
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Study music theory in the Netherlands or macroeconomics in South Korea.
Wherever you go, our top-ranked global education program will allow you to apply classroom knowledge, develop cultural understanding and build global connections that expand your personal capacity and sense of purpose.
Music and business are as diverse as the people who create them, and courses in the Music Administration and Entrepreneurship minor reflect that. You’ll learn about the people who create and manage music, the systemic barriers they have faced and how that has influenced the music itself. That understanding will be combined through an inclusive approach to leading a business through Entrepreneurial Studies courses that examine deep ethical questions.
Develop an understanding in music and practical skills in entrepreneurial studies. A sampling of courses is below.
Discover the roots and evolution of hip hop from its origins in 1970s New York to present day.
Survey the careers and works of women composers and performers, primarily of European art music and American popular music, from Antiquity to the present day.
Examine the attributes required of successful entrepreneurs in contemporary leadership roles.
While studying abroad in Denmark, Matt first seriously considered a career in music after taking a course in music production. With the help of Hobart and William Smith faculty, he’s getting closer to that reality by studying studio arts at Syracuse University.
