Entrepreneurship Center for Music
Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Center for Music (ECM) at the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Boulder College of Music!
Did you know? According to the , The overall largest gap between skills acquired and those needed in paid work is for business, financial or entrepreneurial skills65% of working alumni reported these skills as important or very important in their employment.
At the College of Music, were addressing that gap: The泭ECM is a national leader in musicians professional development. As one of the first such programs in the country, the ECM advances the colleges universal musician vision by equipping music students with the skills and tools they need to create sustainable careers in the arts.
With the arts business undergoing enormous changes in how content is produced, distributed泭and consumed, ECM programming goes beyond the traditional career skills taught at some music schools: Our students are encouraged to develop entrepreneurial skills to explore the vast opportunities inherent in a changing marketplace泭and develop plans to implement career-enhancing ventures across the artistic spectrum.
What is the student experience like?
幛娶棗鳥泭Erika Gossett, who earned a BM in flute performance (23)as well as a BA in media studies and a Music Entrepreneurship Certificate (which includes a business minor from the Leeds School of Business)thus exemplifying the College of Musics泭universal musician approach to achieving its mission:泭
The Music Entrepreneurship Certificate really helped to help me to think more analytically and in a different way than I'm used to. I feel like a lot of musicians are really focused on the creative side of things, and pursuing a business minor and the entrepreneurship certificate definitely helped me to think entrepreneurially, find my footing and discover a new career path. The most valuable thing I learned is how to work with a team.
Contact
Marilyn Brock
Assistant Teaching Professor + Interim Director, Entrepreneurship Center for Music
marilyn.brock@colorado.edu
, S135
ECM Conference Room, S131
Meet ECM Director and Professor of Composition Jeffrey Nytch and discover how the ECM is a national leader in musicians professional development. As one of the first such programs in the country, the ECM advances the colleges universal musician approach to equipping music students with the skills and tools they need to create sustainable careers in the arts.