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Music Performance, Music Pedagogy

Music Performance, Music Pedagogy, as with all of the Music Performance program emphases, integrates courses from three distinct academic divisions:

• Professional Division (your major)
• Biblical Division (required Bible courses)
• Arts & Science Division (often referred to as “General Education Requirements”)
• In addition, each student takes two Interdivisional Courses.

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION: *58 Credit Hours

(piano majors would test out of Piano Lab I & II, decreasing this value by 2 credit hours).

W&PA Core (5 credit hours)

• Worship Arts Forum (Studio recital)
• Worship Arts Seminar
• Junior Recital
• Senior Recital
• Internships (two semesters, in local or international theater)
• W&PA Practicum (one semester, in musical theatre)

Music Core (38 credit hours)

• Music Theory I, II
• Music Theory III, IV
• Musicianship I, II
• Piano Lab I, II (or for pianists, piano proficiency exam)
• Intro to Composition
• Conducting I
• Large Ensemble (8 semesters)
• Applied Lessons (10 in eight semesters)

Music Pedagogy (12 credit hours)

• Principles and Practice of Music Pedagogy
• Business Practice for Music Entrepreneurs
• Repertoire Class—vocal or instrumental

Music Education (3 credit hours)

• Learning in Music

Biblical Division:  42 Credit Hours

• Creation & Covenants (Old Testament I)
• Israel’s Life & Literature (Old Testament II)
• Life of Christ (New Testament I)
• Early Church (New Testament II)
• Biblical Hermeneutics
• Prelude to Biblical & Theological Studies
• Christian Narrative I & II
• Christianity & Culture I & II
• Psalms
• New Testament Elective
• Electives (two additional courses)

Arts & Science Division:  41 Credit Hours

In addition to the core A&S courses, Music History I, II and IIIwould be required as A&S electives. History of Christian Song would be the required HIS core course.

Interdivisional:  6 Credit hours

• Engaging Faith and Life (Freshman year)
• Integrating Faith and Life (Senior year)