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Worship Leadership, Bachelor of Music

REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS 78
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS NONE
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS 78
PRESCRIBED COURSES Attainable in GEN ED: MUSC 335, RELI 245

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a major in Worship Leadership will:

  1. recognize the aesthetic principles found in sacred music used for worship and Christian education;
  2. demonstrate a continuing interest in the areas of music performance, worship, leadership, choral and instrumental conducting, and required communication skills; and
  3. evaluate independently and critically concerning music, theology, and church music issues and their interrelationships.

Program Requirements

Required Major Hours

MIBS 150Introduction to Music Technology

3
MUSC 105Music Theory I

3
MUSC 106Music Theory II

3
MUSC 107Aural Skills I

1
MUSC 108Aural Skills II

1
MUSC 205Music Theory III

3
MUSC 206Music Theory IV

3
MUSC 235Music History I

3
MUSC 236Music History II

3
MUSC 247Conducting Fundamentals

1
MUSC 257Voice Diction

1
 
MUSC 305Counterpoint

2
OR
MUSC 405Form and Analysis

2
 
MUSC 306Orchestration

2
MUSC 365Instrumental Music in the Church

3
MUSC 366Choral Music in the Church

3
MUSC 446Choral Conducting

1
MUSC 464Worship in the Church

2
MUSC 465Congregational Song

3
MUSC 466Church Music Administration

3
MUSC 467Church Music Seminar and Field Work

3
Primary Applied

12
Performance Group (one must be MUSC 136 Handbell Ensemble)

9
MUSC 190Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester
MUSC 191Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester
MUSC 290Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester
MUSC 291Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester
MUSC 390Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester
MUSC 391Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester
MUSC 490Concert/Recital Lab

0 each semester

Secondary Applied (7-8 credit hours)

Piano Concentration
Organ

2
Voice

5
Organ Concentration
Piano

2
Voice

5
Instrumental Concentration
Piano

4
Voice

4
Vocal Concentration
Piano

4
Applied elective, performance group, or combination of the two

4

Concentration Courses (2-3 credit hours)

Piano Concentration
MUSC 259Advanced Piano Skills

1
MUSC 455Piano Pedagogy

2
Organ Concentration
MUSC 259Advanced Piano Skills

1
MUSC 459Organ Pedagogy

2
Instrumental Concentration
MUSC 450Instrumental Pedagogy

2
Vocal Concentration
MUSC 457Vocal Pedagogy

2

Total Credit Hours: 78

Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors

None.