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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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MUR 3410, Church Music Education for Children |
3 |
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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 |
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| Free Electives (with 43-hour General Education Core) | 4 | ||
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Total |
132 | ||
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