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44-46 credits
Prerequisites:
The successful church music major will enter the program with music-reading ability and previous music performance experience and study. The level of each student's abilities and experience will be initially assessed through a music placement survey, auditions for ensembles and placement evaluations by private lesson instructors. Based on this assessment, the student may be required to take one or more of the following courses:
| MUS101 | Basic Musicianship | 2 |
| MUS111 | Class Piano I | 2 |
| MUS112 | Class Piano II | 2 |
| MUS115 | Beginning Guitar I | 1 |
General Education Prerequisite:
| MUS120 | Music and Human Experience | 2 |
Required: (28 credits)
| MUS201 | Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUS202 | Musicianship II | 4 |
| MUS301 | Musicianship III | 4 |
| MUS302 | Musicianship IV | 4 |
| MUS321 | Music History I | 4 |
| MUS322 | Music History II | 4 |
| (Note: Beginning in 2004-2005, the two course Music History sequence will change to a sequence of three 3-credit courses) |
| MUS261 | Beginning Conducting | 2 |
| MUS439 | Parish Music Field Experience | 2 |
| choose 2 credits: |
| MUS492 | Sr. Project: Composition | 2 |
| MUS493 | Sr. Project: Thesis | 2 |
| MUS494 | Sr. Project: Conducting Recital | 2 |
| MUS495 | Sr. Project: Recital | 2 |
Electives: (6-10 credits)
Electives may be chosen from any music offerings. Up to 2 credits may be drawn from 700-level ensemble courses
Track: (select one of the following)
Choral: (12 credits)
| MUS366 | Vocal Techniques and Pedagogy | 1 |
| MUS425 | Choral Literature | 2 |
| MUS456 | Choral Conducting and Methods | 2 |
| MUS445 | Choral Arranging | 1 |
| MUS713 | 2 semesters of Jubilate @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS713 or 714 | additional semesters of choir @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS860 | 4 semesters of private voice @ 1 credit each | 4 |
| MUS 840 | 2 semesters of private keyboard 841 or 850 @ 1 credit each | 2 |
Instrumental-Organ: (10 credits)
| MUS440 | Church Organist | 2 |
| MUS427 | Organ Literature | 2 |
| MUS713 | 2 semesters of Jubilate @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS7xx | 2 addl semesters of ensemble @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS850 | 6 semesters of private organ @ 1 credit each | 6 |
Instrumental-Piano: (11 credits)
| MUS365 | Electronic Instrument Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUS369 | Art of Accompanying | 1 |
| MUS424 | Keyboard Literature | 2 |
| MUS713 | 2 semesters of Jubilate @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS7xx | 2 addl semesters of ensemble @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS840 | 6 semesters of private piano @ 1 credit each | 6 |
Instrumental-Guitar: (11 credits)
| MUS365 | Electronic Instrument Techniques and Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUS444 | Instrumental Arranging | 1 |
| MUS713 | 2 semesters of Jubilate @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS7xx | 2 addl semesters of ensemble @ 0-2 credit each | |
| MUS860 | 2 semesters of private voice @ 1 credit each | 2 |
| MUS870 | 6 semesters of private guitar @ 1 credit each | 6 |
Other Music requirements/assessments for all tracks:
- Audition--spring semester sophomore year.
- Pass Keyboard Proficiency Exam by sr. year.
- Portfolio: GPA tracking/recital attendance/recommendation letters.
- 4 public recital performances, one of which must include a small ensemble.
- Senior Music Outcomes Exam.
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