Music
The Music Major consists of faculty and curriculum designed to prepare the student as a functional musician and allow the student to pursue specialised areas of music such as Worship Arts Music Pastor and Music Performance.
Music Core Classes (44 credits)
| MUS | 151 | Theory I | ||
| MUS | 152 | Theory II | ||
| MUS | 251 | Theory III | ||
| MUS | 252 | Theory IV | ||
| MUS | 265 | Foundations of Rhythm and Gesture (formerly Intro to Conducting) | ||
| MUS | 361 | Conducting I | ||
| MUS | 363 | Music History I | ||
| MUS | Ensemble (4) | |||
| MUS | Music Electives (4) | |||
| MUS | Major Instrument Lessons (8) | |||
| MUS | Minor Instrument Lessons (4) | |||
| MUS | 495 | Senior Project/Recital |
- Students must enroll in an Ensemble, Conducting Lab and Recital Performance and a lesson in their major instrument each semester.
- Piano Proficiencies must be complete by the end of Theory IV.
Four Year Typical Program
First Year |
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FALL Course Name Theory I Applied lesson - major inst Applied lesson - minor inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Music Appreciation for Majors Foundations of Leadership Spiritual Formation College Rhetoric Total Credits
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Credits 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 16 |
SPRING Course Name Theory II Applied lesson - major inst Applied lesson - minor inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Public Speaking Global Perspectives PE Elective Old Testament Total Credits
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Credits 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 16 |
Second Year |
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FALL Course Name Theory III Applied lesson - major inst Applied lesson - minor inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Bible Elective General Psychology New Testament Ministry Project I Total Credits
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Credits 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 16 16 |
SPRING Course Name Theory IV Applied lesson - major inst Applied lesson - minor inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Math Elective Systematic Theology I Foundations of Rhythm & Gesture History Elective Ministry Project II Total Credits
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Credits 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 16 16 |
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Piano Proficiencies completed by end of spring semester second year.
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Third Year |
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FALL Course Name Music History I Applied lesson - major inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Conducting I Elective of Supporting Program Bible Study Methods Critical Thought Elective English Elective Ministry Project III Total Credits
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Credits 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 0 18 |
SPRING Course Name Applied lesson - major inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Elective or Supporting Program Socio/Cultural Anthropology Systematic Theology III Old Testament Elective PE Elective Elective or Supporting Program Ministry Credit IV Total Credits
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Credits 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 1 3 0 17 |
Fourth Year |
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FALL Course Name Applied lesson - major inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Elective or Supporting Program Elective or Supporting Program Music Elective New Testament Elective Science Elective Total Credits
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Credits 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 3 15 |
SPRING Course Name Applied lesson - major inst Ensemble Conducting Lab Recital Performance Elective or Supporting Program Senior Project Bible Elective Music Elective Elective or Supporting Program English Elective Total Credits
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Credits 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 3 3 17 |