Skill Sets
Skill Sets
Music Business Skill Sets
MSIT is pleased to announce a range of Skill Sets in Music Business. These are ‘clusters’ of units from the Music Business stream of the National Training Package and are designed to give participants skills and knowledge in a number of specific areas of the industry.
Music Business Skill Sets will be primarily evening classes. Each Skill Set will be either an eight or ten week course, will be delivered one night per week and will cost $390.00. Courses will commence when the class is full.
Music Business Skill Sets that will be on offer (dependant on demand) are:
Not sure what the industry is all about, how its structured, how things work? This skill set will give you information on the structure and workings of the music industry, your place in it and how to develop a personalised career plan that will assist you to gain your music goals. It will teach you about music genres and how to evaluate music.
Organising a Music Event (Part 1)
Organising a Music Event (Part 2)
Interested in organising music gigs? Not sure of the technical and legal requirements?
This skill set will teach you how to book a PA and operator and communicate your needs to them. You will even learn how to set up a basic PA yourself. You will also learn crucial safety and insurance requirements involved in putting on your own event.
Students will present a small gig at the end of this course.
This skill set will give you the tools and knowledge to build a simple and easy to update music website and how to promote yourself and your products using that site. It will teach you about where to find inexpensive and reliable hosting and how to find and register a domain name.
The area of the law can be a difficult one for emerging musicians, songwriters and managers. There is a lot of misinformation that can trap you if you are unaware of your rights.
This skill set will teach you all the ins and outs of copyright, what it man for a songwriter, how to protect your songs and how to make money from them. It will also supply you with basic information about contracts, what contracts contain and will give you the skills to negotiate contracts successfully.
Preparing Music Marketing Materials
This skill set will show you how to write a range of marketing materials common to the music industry, how to choose and edit photos for publication and how to design an effective poster. You will also learn how to create a number of forms and documents common to the music industry.
Distributing Music & Merchandise
Licensing and Administering Music Publishing
Preparing a Music Business Plan
For more information contact us here, to enrol call MSIT Customer Service on 1300 657 613






