The music entrepreneurship program is one of the nation’s leading programs in arts entrepreneurship. Our students become leaders who merge their artistic knowledge with business acumen.
The certificate in music entrepreneurship allows College of Music students to gain both a minor in business and a certificate in music entrepreneurship, alongside their major of study. This innovative program is administered in partnership with the Entrepreneurship Center for Music and the Leeds School of Business, and prepares students to think creatively about unique approaches to the business of music.
Understand how to use your music training for unique business opportunities
Earn both a minor in business and a certificate through this program
Complement your undergraduate studies with a certificate
75% of required music classes have fewer than 20 students
8:1 student-to-faculty ratio
Join one of the nation’s leading programs in arts entrepreneurship
Be successful.
This certificate allows you enter the workforce with additional skills and knowledge alongside your major area of study.
Join a network of 30+ faculty and alumni who have received Grammy nominations
70% of 2019 graduates had plans for full-time work or graduate study at the time of graduation
Broaden your employment possibilities with additional knowledge and skills gained from a certificate
Academic Plan & Requirements
The certificate in music entrepreneurship is open only to students in the College of Music. To earn the certificate, students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours. Interested students should begin participation in the certificate program by the end of their sophomore year.
(BM ’18) Barpal worked with the Entrepreneurship Center for Music during her time at CU, helping her bridge her musical passion with the startup scene. Since graduating, she's partnered with Josh Wilson, a 2019 College of Music graduate, to launch the (MIC), providing high-quality recording equipment to low-income high schools to ensure equitable opportunities and resources for students to remotely audition for music programs.
(BM ’10) A music educator and saxophonist, Postma's multifaceted career includes master classes, recitals at CU Boulder and other institutions, and commission and premiere solo and chamber works by a number of composers. He's also the founding member and current president of the , which features internationally renowned artists, hundreds of recitals, and a robust roster of lectures and master classes.
(BME ’17) Recipient of the 2020 Young Music Educator Award, Glover is director of bands at Mountain Ridge Middle School in Colorado Springs, and president and concert band coordinator of the Pikes Peak Middle School Honor Band.
