Nov 23, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Church Music, Organ Applied Emphasis (B.M.)*

*Program is currently suspended and is not accepting applicants at this time.

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 major emphasis in organ or voice.

Program Outcomes

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

design, develop and complete collaborative projects appropriate to their discipline and career goals;
perform diverse repertoire with advanced levels of musicianship in solo and ensemble settings;
rehearse and conduct a musical portion of a church service;
integrate the knowledge of music theory, musical analysis, and historical musical developments into the preparation and performance of repertoire; and
incorporate entrepreneurial and technological skills in their work as 21st- century church musicians.

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

APOG 102 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 101 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
CONS 101 ShenCo Skills: Engagement Credit(s): 0.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUTC 115 Thinking in Key I Credit(s): 3 * (Creative Expression Sphere)
ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3

Total: 16 credits

1st Year – Spring

APOG 102 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 101 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
CONS 102 ShenCo Skills: Resilience Credit(s): 0.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUTC 120 Thinking in Key II Credit(s): 3 *
Quantitative Literacy Region Elective Credit(s): 3
Natural Sciences Region Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 16 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

APOG 202 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 201 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
CONS 201 ShenCo Skills: Identity Credit(s): 0.5
MUCO 361 Beginning Choral and Instrumental Conducting Credit(s): 1.5 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MULT 210 Survey of Early Music Credit(s): 3 ^ALT (Creative Expression Sphere)
MUTC 215 Thinking in Key III Credit(s): 3 *
Ethical Reasoning Region Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 17.5 credits

2nd Year – Spring

APOG 202 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APPN 201 Applied Piano Credit(s): 1.5
CONS 202 ShenCo Skills: Collaboration Credit(s): 0.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MULT 211 Core Western Music History I Credit(s): 3 (Social and Behavioral Science Region)
MUTC 220 Music After 1900 Credit(s): 2
MUTC 225 Listening Lab Credit(s): 2
MUTC 408 16th Century Counterpoint Credit(s): 2 ^ALT
Open Conservatory Elective(s) Credit(s): 2 (may include any music, theatre or dance courses where prerequisites have been met; may not include applied study)

Total: 18 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

APOG 302 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APVO 101 Applied Voice Credit(s): 1.5
APOI 101 Applied Organ Improvisation Credit(s): 1.5
MUCO 363 Choral Conducting Credit(s): 1.5 ^(ALT)
or
MUCO 364 Instrumental Conducting Credit(s): 1.5
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MULT 212 Core Western Music History II Credit(s): 3 (Cultural Understanding Region)
MULT 407 Organ Literature I Credit(s): 2 ^ALT
MUTC 403 Analysis and Forms Credit(s): 3

Total: 17.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

APOG 302 Applied Organ Credit(s): 3 *
APVO 101 Applied Voice Credit(s): 1.5
APOI 101 Applied Organ Improvisation Credit(s): 1.5
MUCH 407 Church Music Internship Credit(s): 3 *
MUEN Ensemble Credit(s): 2
MUPP 341 Half Recital Credit(s): 1 *
MUTC 409 18th Century Counterpoint Credit(s): 2 ^ALT
Oral Literacy Region Elective Credit(s): 3

Total: 17 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: 120 credits

*Minimum grade of “C” required.

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

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Church Music, Organ Applied Emphasis (B.M.)*

Program Outcomes

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

Total: 16 credits

1st Year – Spring

Total: 16 credits

1st Year – Summer, Session 1

1st Year – Summer, Session 2

2nd Year – Fall

Total: 17.5 credits

2nd Year – Spring

Total: 18 credits

2nd Year – Summer, Session 1

2nd Year – Summer, Session 2

3rd Year – Fall

Total: 17.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

Total: 17 credits

3rd Year – Summer, Session 1

3rd Year – Summer, Session 2

Degree Total: 120 credits