{"id":1611,"date":"2022-06-09T17:29:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T21:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/?page_id=1611"},"modified":"2024-10-01T14:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T18:18:41","slug":"ba-music-concentration-in-music-industry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/programs-of-study\/ba-music-concentration-in-music-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A. in Music &#8211; Concentration in Music Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-program\">About the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The B.A. in Music with a Concentration in Music Industry allows students to learn the areas of music associated with publishing, recording, marketing, talent acquisition, concert production, media relations, and merchandising. Monmouth is one of only a few schools around the country to offer a concentration in music industry.<br><br>You will make and market music for real artists, produce and promote live events, and participate in internship programs that provide valuable experience in the music and entertainment business. In addition to learning from faculty who have worked as record producers, music directors, and record label and media executives, you will also take classes in the Leon Hess Business School for a well-rounded perspective on what it takes to succeed in today\u2019s music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch a video about our nationally recognized\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fU-dQWk40zk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music Industry Program<\/a> below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video: Monmouth University: Music Industry Program\" loading=\"lazy\"  style='width: 500px; height: 281px;' src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fU-dQWk40zk?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0&#038;rel=0\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"core-courses\">Core Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Record Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record Label Strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts Administration and Concert Promotion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Principles of Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/wayne-d-mcmurray-humanities-social-sciences\/music-theatre-arts\/music-ba-concentration-music-industry\/\">View Curriculum &amp; Sequence Charts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-badges-badge-widget is-style-vertical has-huge-badge-size\"><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25_Billboard_Mag_Top_Music_Bus_Schl-1-180x276.png\" class=\"attachment-badge-huge size-badge-huge\" alt=\"Top Music Business Schools - Billboard Magazine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25_Billboard_Mag_Top_Music_Bus_Schl-1-75x115.png 75w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25_Billboard_Mag_Top_Music_Bus_Schl-1-100x153.png 100w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25_Billboard_Mag_Top_Music_Bus_Schl-1-130x199.png 130w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25_Billboard_Mag_Top_Music_Bus_Schl-1-180x276.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"student-outcomes\">Student Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Led by experienced faculty members and industry professionals, students in this department are well trained to become accomplished musicians, actors, managers, producers, agents, promoters, and entertainment executives.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"undergraduate-research-amp-internships\">Undergraduate Research &amp; Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Take advantage of Monmouth\u2019s Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music and multiple industry partnerships, including our GRAMMY Museum affiliation, to apply classroom lessons to real-world scenarios. Experience all stages of the creative process by being a part of Blue Hawk Records, our student-run record label, and recording your own music at Lakehouse Recording Studios in Asbury Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1559\" height=\"1559\" style=\"object-position: 51.155% 41.18%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011.jpg 1559w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1559px) 100vw, 1559px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/joe-rapolla\/\">Joe Rapolla<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Chair;<br>Specialist Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Music and Theatre Arts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Lauren K. Woods Theatre Complex, 215<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5214\">732-263-5214<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:jrapolla@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Joe'>jrapolla@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Program The B.A. in Music with a Concentration in Music Industry allows students to learn the areas of music associated with publishing, recording, marketing, talent acquisition, concert production, media relations, and merchandising. Monmouth is one of only a few schools around the country to offer a concentration in music industry. 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