Church Music, Master of Music
Requirements for a Major in Church Music
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Master of Music Core | 9 | |
| Complete all the courses listed under the Core Requirements | ||
| Church Music Core | ||
| Select one course in each category: | ||
| Congregational Song | 3 | |
| The Song of the Church (required) 1 | ||
| Congregational Song in Global Perspective | ||
| Congregational Song in Historical Perspective | ||
| Leading the Church's Song | ||
| Worship | 3 | |
| Worship in the Church (required) 1 | ||
| Perspectives on Worship | ||
| Worship in Global Perspective | ||
| Liturgical Traditions | ||
| Resources for Worship | ||
| Leadership/Administration | 3 | |
| Leadership in Music Ministry | ||
| Leadership for Ministry | ||
| The Business of Ministry | ||
| Vocal/Choral | 3 | |
| Choral/Vocal Music Ministry | ||
| Sacred Choral Literature | ||
| Conducting | 2 | |
| Advanced Choral Conducting | ||
| Fundamentals of Conducting | ||
| Elective | ||
| 3-hour elective in Church Music | 3 | |
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Select one option from the following: | 10 | |
| Option A: Church Ministry | ||
Additional courses drawn from the Church Music core | ||
Applied | ||
General electives in music | ||
| Option B: Composition | ||
Composition 2 | ||
| Graduate Recital 3 | ||
General electives in music | ||
| Option C: Conducting | ||
Conducting and Choral literature 4 | ||
| Performance Document | ||
| Graduate Recital | ||
General electives in music | ||
| To be admitted to the program, the candidate must submit a video of conducting that will be evaluated by the conducting and church music faculties. | ||
| For the conducting project, the student will assemble a choir. In consultation with the church music faculty and the appropriate conducting faculty, the student will select repertoire that reflects the music from a variety of styles and periods. Approximately six anthems will be prepared and presented. The repertoire will be prepared under the supervision of the church music and choral conducting faculties. The document, which will be related to the repertoire of the concert or service, will be written under the supervision of the church music faculty. | ||
| Option D: Performance | ||
Applied Major | ||
| Performance Document | ||
| Graduate Recital | ||
| Piano proficiency of level IVs required for vocal, instrumental, or organ emphasis, and level VIIs for piano emphasis. | ||
| In the vocal and organ emphases the recital will consist primarily of sacred music; a collaborative and/or solo recital will be acceptable for a piano emphasis. | ||
| The document that accompanies the recital will be supervised by the church music faculty. | ||
| Option E: Thesis | ||
| Thesis | ||
Applied | ||
Additional courses drawn from teh Church Music core | ||
General electives in music | ||
| After the completion of applied study, students are required to present a performance project (representative program of works appropriate for church in the student’s performance medium) to the church music faculty. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
- 1
Students who had an equivalent course in their undergradute degree may choose one of the other options upon the approval of the Church Music faculty and Graduate Program Director.
- 2
Choose from MUS 4203 Electroacoustic Music Composition, MUS 5207 Graduate Composition I, MUS 5208 Graduate Composition II, MUS 5209 Graduation Composition III, and MUS 5V89 Special Research Problems.
- 3
The recital may consist of a concert format or a presentation of original compositions within a service.
- 4
Choose from MUS 5260 Orchestral Conducting, MUS 5251 Advanced Choral Conducting, MUS 5282 Band Conducting, MUS 5270 Applied Conducting, and MUS 4337 Choral Literature.