Strategies for Success in your Music Career (Coursera)

What You Will Learn

- Understand your unique mix of musical and non-musical skills and how those skills can inform your career development.

- Develop better habits: Link task management to near-term, mid-term, and long-term goals.

- Identify ways to measure outcomes and gauge success.

- Begin building/expanding a professional network.

Course 1 of 4 in the Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Assessing Your Skills

In this module you will assess your current gifts, skills, passions, and areas for improvement, identify transferable skills, and craft a personal mission statement to guide you for the remainder of this specialization.

WEEK 2

Setting and Evaluating Your Goals

In the module, you will learn how to determine your goals, design objectives to achieve them, and measure your success.

WEEK 3

Managing Your Time

In this module you will learn various methods for prioritizing tasks and managing your time, resulting in a more efficient and productive use of this precious resource.

WEEK 4

Building and Managing Your Network

In this module, you will learn effective networking techniques, how to build and nurture a professional network, and how to organize and measure a professional database.