Music and Worship Leadership (BA Degree)

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The major of Music and Worship Leadership consists of a minimum of 58 or 59 hours and requires a minor. A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all courses listed under major studies, with the exception of Studio Lessons, where a minimum grade of “B” must be earned.” Students must apply and be accepted into the Horton School of Music.

Music and Worship Leadership (58 or 59 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core must include the following (47 hours)

See Liberal Arts Core (LAC) for all bachelor degrees ; must include the following courses:

MUSI 241 - Language Diction for Musicians (3 hours)
MUSI 371 - Music History and Literature I (3 hours)
PSYC 110 - General Psychology (3 hours)
MATH 105 or higher satisfies the Liberal Arts Core minimum requirement in Mathematics for this major.

Major Studies (58 or 59 hours)

Music Core (33 or 34 hours)

MUSI 198 - Musicianship I (4 hours)
MUSI 199 - Musicianship II (4 hours)
MUSI 301 - Elementary Conducting (2 hours)
MUSI 372 - Music History and Literature II (3 hours)
6 semesters of a Primary Instrument: Piano/Guitar/Voice (6 hours)

(MUSI 281 or 282; students who choose voice as their primary instrument may use

MUSI 151 32

MUSI 243

6 semesters of Secondary Instrument (6 hours)

(MUS 181 or 182; students who chose Guitar or Piano as their primary instrument must choose voice as their secondary instrument. Students who choose voice as their secondary instrument may use

MUSI 151 32

MUSI 243

students who chose Piano as their secondary instrument may include 4 credits of Group Piano I, II, III, IV as partial fulfillment of this requirement.)

8 hours of Ensembles to include:
- 4 credits (gender or mixed choral Ensembles; MUSI 121-34, -58, or -59)
- 4 credits minimum of Worship Ensemble (MUSI 121 61)
MUSI 094-52 - Guitar Proficiency for Music & Worship Leadership (0 hours) or
MUSI 252 30 - Group Piano IV (1 hours)

Worship Leadership Core (25 hours)

MUSI 227 - Jazz and Commercial Music Theory (3 hours)
MUSI 228 - Technology in Worship (3 hours)
MUSI 229 - Arranging for Worship Leaders (3 hours)
MUSI 308 - Music and Worship Foundations and Philosophy (3 hours)
MUSI 311 - Music and Worship Administration (3 hours)
MUSI 404 - Worship Leadership (3 hours)
MUSI 406 - History of Music in Worship (3 hours)
MUSI 465 - Senior Worship Project (1 hours)
MUSI 469 - Music and Worship Internship (3 hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.