2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog - Belmont University


Major in Church Music

The Church Music Major provides training for those interested in careers in the music ministry in the local church. It is appropriate preparation for graduate study in church music at the seminary/graduate school level.


Major in Church Music
Hours
General Education Core Requirements
     Bachelor of Music (B.M.) 
43-44
Music Core 40
Common Music Core   33  
Specific Music Core   7  
    MUT 3310, Form and Analysis 3    
    MUE 3240, Choral Conducting 3    
    MUE 3270, Conducting Lab (2 semesters) 0    
    MUC 1110, Introduction to Music Technology 1    
Major Area 42
    MA_ 1210, 1220, 2210, 2220, 3310, 3320, 4310, 4320 (1)
        Applied Principal (8 semesters required)
20  
Support Courses   3  
A. Voice      
    MAA 1060, 2050, Diction & Song Literature I and II 2    
    MAA 3050, Opera & Oratorio Lit. & Vocal Pedagogy 1    
B. Piano      
    MAB 2050, 2060, Piano Literature I and II 2    
    MAB 3050, Piano Pedagogy 1    
C. Organ      
    MAC 2050, 2060, Organ Literature I and II 2    
    MAC 3050, Service Playing 1    
D. Instrumental      
    MAI 2050, 2060, Technique & Literature of the Major
       Instrument I and II
2    
    MAI 3050, Instrumental Pedagogy 1    
E. Guitar      
    MAD 2050, 2060, Classical Guitar Literature I and II 2    
    MAD 3050, Classical Guitar Pedagogy 1    
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES
    MA_ 3070, Seminar (required each semester enrolled in Applied
        Principal, minimum of 8 semesters)
  0  
    MUG 2020, Sophomore Technical   0  
    MA_ 3000, 25-minute recital   0  
    M__ 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120, Applied Secondary (2)
        (4  semesters required)
  4  
    MUG 2010, Piano Proficiency Examination   0  

    MUR 3410, Church Music Education for Children

 

3

 

    MUR 3420, Church Music Education for Youth and Adults 

       3  
    MUR 3430, Instruments for the Church Musician   1  
    MUR 4410, Foundations of Church Music Ministry   3  
    MUR 4420, Hymnology   3  
    MUR 4430, Music Ministry Internship   2  
    MUR 4440, Music in Worship in the 21st Century: Philosophy and Practice  

 3

 
Free Electives (with 43-hour General Education Core)   4

Total

132


1 No more than 20 hours of the Applied Principal may be counted toward degree requirements.

2 Secondary applied study must be continued each semester until proficiency is passed. If proficiency is passed prior to completing four semesters, students have choice of secondary area for remaining semester(s). Piano is the required secondary for all principals except keyboard. Voice is the required secondary for keyboard principals
.