20 Best Music Production MOOC / Non-credit Programs Online
We compared 20 Music Production courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $24.99 to $199.99. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Howard University and Berklee College of Music. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 20
- Price range
- $24.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 20 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "Music Production" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $24.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Music Production: Crafting Award-Worthy Songs
Offered by Howard University
In the Music Production: Crafting Award-Worthy Songs specialization, develop the mindset and confidence of an award-winning producer by producing songs that meet the highest musical standards of the industry, across musi...
$49.00listed price -
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Music Production
Offered by Berklee
This Specialization will give you the knowledge and tools you need to record and produce professional sounding music. You will begin by developing your identity, vision, and intention as an artist and producer. Next, you...
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Intro to Music Production: Maschine Mikro mk3
Learn the Basics of Music Production and start an EDM track using the Maschine Mikro mk3, an Integrated Groove Production System that works in tandem with Native Instrument's Maschine 2 Software and the Komplete Sound Li...
$29.99listed price -
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Electronic Music Production
Offered by Berklee
In the Electronic Music Production specialization, you will learn the tricks of the trade to create high-quality, professional sounding music. You’ll begin by learning about the nature of sound and how a signal flows thr...
$49.00listed price -
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The Business of Music Production
Offered by Berklee
In the current music industry, it is crucial that artists and producers are armed with a clear understanding of how the business works. To be successful in this business, you must have equal parts musical artistry and bu...
$49.00listed price -
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Music Education for Teachers
Offered by Berklee College of Music
In the Music Education for Teachers specialization, you will explore ways of integrating popular music into your teaching. You'll begin by learning from two highly experienced teachers, Krystal Banfield, the Vice Preside...
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Produce & Write in Ableton Live: Write Music in Any Genre
Offered by Skillshare
By the end of this course with Future Skills, you will be able to write compelling harmony parts in Ableton Live, design rich layered arrangements across genres, and shape professional mixes using EQ, compression, and re...
$49.00listed price -
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Grabar y mezclar música
Offered by Berklee College of Music
Conoce y practica las técnicas y herramientas que necesita un productor musical para escribir y producir su propia música.
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The 5 Most Powerful Songwriting Exercises...Revealed!
Concise, digestible, and radically practical!Like you, we love learning new things and acquiring new skills to get us closer to our vision for our music — but we don’t love long-winded courses, padded out with informatio...
$149.99listed price -
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#11 Play Piano Trick: Tips To Walk the Bass Effortlessly
This Walking BASS is for LATE BEGINNERS who want to SPLASH Walking basses easily to songs!In this course, we will concentrate on how to create walking basses in "Jingle Bell Rock" so that you can do them to other songs e...
$189.99listed price -
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Ableton Fundamentals With TWERL
In this start to finish course, worldwide touring artist TWERL covers everything for a complete beginner. From opening up Ableton for the first time through to completing a full track from start to finish, as well as:50...
$199.99listed price -
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Learn Audio Editing
An online course teaching how to edit audio, manage files and sync audio recordings. Suitable for complete beginners and experienced audio editors this course is designed to help you finish your projects much faster and...
$99.99listed price -
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Learn How To Freestyle Rap, Rap Like A Pro, And Write Lyrics
It doesn't matter if you've never even thought of learning how to freestyle rap or don't know how to begin rapping, as this step by step program unlocks the freestyle rapping skills you've always had inside of you... UPD...
$199.99listed price -
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The Art and Business of Music Licensing: A Complete Guide
Unlock the door to a world where artistry meets commerce with our comprehensive course, "The Art and Business of Music Licensing: A Complete Guide." This course is meticulously crafted to provide aspiring musicians, seas...
$24.99listed price -
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Keyboard for Electronic Music - Level 2
What is this course?This is the level 2 course of “Keyboard for Electronic Music”!This course purpose is to allow any DJ or Music Producer to acquire the skills of playing the keyboard.If you took the first course (or yo...
$39.99listed price -
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Ultimate Ableton Live 11, Part 2: Recording & Warping
This course is "5-Star Certified" by the International Association of Online Music Educators and Institutions (IAOMEI). This course has been independently reviewed by a panel of experts and has received a stellar 5-star...
$29.99listed price -
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Studio Techniques: Working in a Recording Studio
Welcome to the Studio Techniques: Working in a Recording Studio!This class is for anyone who has wanted to work in a recording studio. Especially:Producers: If you are making tracks and want to get into a studio to recor...
$44.99listed price -
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The Complete Guide to the Musical Theater Audition
Are you ready to take your musical theater auditions to the next level? Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, this course, The Musical Theater Audition Complete Guide, offers everything...
$49.99listed price -
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Ultimate Ableton Live 9 Complete: Parts 4, 5, & 6
This course is "5-Star Certified" by the International Association of Online Music Educators and Institutions (IAOMEI). This course has been independently reviewed by a panel of experts and has received a stellar 5-...
$139.99listed price -
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FL Studio Basics
Offered by Berklee
FL Studio is one of the most powerful digital audio workstations (DAW) on the market today. This music software has come a long way since entering the market as “FruityLoops” at the turn of the century: It now has functi...
$49.00listed price
Best Music Production MOOC / Non-credit Programs Online compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 20 priced courses on this page run from $24.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $175.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera, Udemy and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Howard University and Berklee College of Music — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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