Program: Church Music (B.M.) - Shenandoah University

Apr 08, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020

J. Thomas Mitts, Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Music
Ruebush Hall, Room 140, (540) 665-4633, tmitts@su.edu

The Bachelor of Music in Church Music curriculum is designed for students who wish to become full-time church musicians. The student electing this course of study may choose an applied performance major emphasis in organ or voice.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the Bachelor of Music in Church Music will be able to:

demonstrate musicianship and the ability to perform a wide range of repertoire in solo and ensemble performances at a superior level;
demonstrate knowledge and perform repertoire with particular emphasis for liturgical settings;
demonstrate the ability to lead a rehearsal and the music component of a church service;
demonstrate knowledge of music theory and music history; and
demonstrate entrepreneurial and technological skills required for the 21st century performer/teacher.

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

AP** 103 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
AP** Applied Piano Minor Credit(s): 1.5^
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUTC 101 Introduction to Music Theory Credit(s): 3 * (Creative Expression Sphere)
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3
Quantitative Literacy Region Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 18 credits

1st Year – Spring

AP** 103 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
AP** Applied Piano Minor Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUTC 102 Diatonic Harmony and Simple Forms Credit(s): 3 *
MUTC 109 Ear Training I Credit(s): 2 *
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
Natural Sciences Region Elective Credit(s): 3
Ethical Reasoning Region Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 17 credits

1st Year – Summer, Session 1

MUCH 331 Church Music I Credit(s): 3

1st Year – Summer, Session 2

MUCH 332 Church Music II Credit(s): 3

2nd Year – Fall

AP** 203 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
AP** Applied Piano Minor Credit(s): 1.5
AP** Applied Secondary Minor Credit(s): 1.5
MUCO 361 Beginning Choral and Instrumental Conducting Credit(s): 1.5 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MULT 211 Core Western Music History I Credit(s): 3
(Social and Behavioral Science Region)
MUPP 263 Singer’s Diction I Credit(s): 1 (voice majors only)
or
MU** Music Elective Credit(s): 1 (non-voice majors only)
MUTC 201 Chromatic Harmony and Compound Forms Credit(s): 3
MUTC 208 Ear Training II Credit(s): 2 *
PRF 201 Health Issues for Artists Credit(s): 0.5

Total: 18 credits

2nd Year – Spring

AP** 203 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
AP** Applied Piano Minor Credit(s): 1.5
AP** Applied Secondary Minor Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MULT 212 Core Western Music History II Credit(s): 3 (Cultural Understanding Region)
MUPP 264 Singer’s Diction II Credit(s): 1 (voice majors only)
or
MU** Music Elective Credit(s): 1 (non-voice majors only)
MUTC 202 Post-Tonal Theory Credit(s): 2
MUTC 209 Ear Training III Credit(s): 2
MU** Music Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5

Total: 18.5 credits

2nd Year – Summer, Session 1

MUCH 333 Church Music III Credit(s): 3

2nd Year – Summer, Session 2

MUCH 334 Church Music IV Credit(s): 3

3rd Year – Fall

AP** 303 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
AP** Applied Secondary Minor Credit(s): 1.5
MUCO 363 Choral Conducting Credit(s): 1.5 ^(ALT)
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUTC Music Theory Elective Credit(s): 2
MU** Music Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5

Music Literature Elective (Creative Expression Sphere)

Select from:

MULT 210 Survey of Early Music Credit(s): 3
MULT 270 Introduction to Indigenous Music Cultures Credit(s): 3
MULT 271 Women in Music Credit(s): 3
MULT 272 Introduction to Performance Studies Credit(s): 3
MULT 273 History of Rock Music Credit(s): 3
MULT 274 Introduction to Music and Sound in Film Credit(s): 3
MULT 277 Jazz History Credit(s): 3

Total: 3 credits

Total: 15.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

AP** 303 Applied**** Credit(s): 3 *
AP** Applied Secondary Minor Credit(s): 1.5
MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)
or
PALM 312 Arts Marketing and Audience Engagement Credit(s): 3
MUCH 407 Church Music Internship Credit(s): 3
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 1
MUPP 341 Half Recital Credit(s): 1 *
MU** Music Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5

Total: 16 credits

3rd Year – Summer, Session 1

MUCH 335 Church Music V Credit(s): 3

3rd Year – Summer, Session 2

MUCH 336 Church Music VI Credit(s): 3

Degree Total: 121 credits

*Minimum grade of “C” required.

^Piano Proficiency Examination offered.

(ALT) Offered on alternating schedule; consult with advisor.

Catalog

Program Outcomes

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

Total: 18 credits

1st Year – Spring

Total: 17 credits

1st Year – Summer, Session 1

1st Year – Summer, Session 2

2nd Year – Fall

Total: 18 credits

2nd Year – Spring

Total: 18.5 credits

2nd Year – Summer, Session 1

2nd Year – Summer, Session 2

3rd Year – Fall

Music Literature Elective (Creative Expression Sphere)

Total: 3 credits

Total: 15.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

Total: 16 credits

3rd Year – Summer, Session 1

3rd Year – Summer, Session 2

Degree Total: 121 credits

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