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Purpose Statement

The Cedarville University Department of Music and Worship

provides a high-quality Christ-centered undergraduate education

in music and worship, building a strong artistic, intellectual,

and practical foundation for professional careers and graduate

studies. The department serves the University, church, and global

community through outreach, performance, and educational

activities. The faculty of teaching-artists is dedicated to the

education of the whole person and committed to helping students

realize their highest level of musicianship and development as

human beings created in the image of God.

Music Student Objectives

Upon completion of the music curricula and courses,

music majors will:

• Develop and demonstrate technical skills required for artistic

self-expression in at least one major performance area.

• Demonstrate artistic mastery of assigned repertoire

appropriate to their performance field, and perform from a

diverse cross-section of that repertoire.

• Identify and describe a broad range of music literature in

terms of cultural sources, principle stylistic eras, and typical

genres.

• Sight-read, with fluency, while demonstrating general

musicianship and relevant, professional skills in their major

performance area.

• Acquire and demonstrate proficient keyboard skills.

• Develop and use appropriate conducting and rehearsal skills,

as required.

• Visually and aurally identify the basic elements of music

(rhythm, melody, harmony, and form) and use this knowledge

in aural, verbal, and written analyses.

• Demonstrate the ability to take aural dictation of rhythms,

melodies, and harmonic progressions.

• Formulate aesthetic judgments, orally and in writing, with

regard to musical analysis, processes and structures,

composition, performance, scholarship, and pedagogy.

• Develop the rudimentary ability to improvise original music or

to create a derivation or variation of an established work both

extemporaneously and in writing.

• Recognize and identify, visually and aurally, representative

compositions from each era of musical history, styles of

particular composers within each era, and apply correct

historical information to appropriate teaching situations.

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of technological

developments applicable to musicians.

• Develop creative approaches to musical problem-solving

through multiple modalities of thinking.

• Create and articulate a Christ-centered philosophy of music.

• Serve and enrich the University, church, and global

community.

Accreditation

Cedarville University is an accredited institutional member of the

National Association of Schools of Music.

Requirements for Music Admission

Auditions

Applicants who wish to major in music should follow the

standard procedures for admission. Satisfactory completion of an

audition is required for approval as a music major.

Students should visit the website at

cedarville.edu/musicworship

to obtain audition requirements

and to schedule an audition.

Scholarships

Scholarship assistance is available to music majors who

qualify on the basis of audition, academic record, and references.

Additional academic scholarships and other types of financial

assistance are available to qualified individuals through Cedarville

University Financial Aid.

Music Theory Exams

All incoming students are required to pass the Music Theory

Competency Exam. This test assures that students have the

minimum knowledge necessary for college-level music theory

courses. The exam is scheduled during Getting Started Week

activities.

Students who have had significant music theory training prior to

attending Cedarville may take the Music Theory Test-Out Exam.

Contact the Department of Music and Worship for additional

information regarding this test.

Department Requirements

To graduate with a major from the Department of Music and

Worship, students must earn at least a 2.0 cumulative average

in all courses required for their major and a “C-” or higher in all

courses taken to meet specific requirements in their major.

Music Requirements

Music Student Handbook

The

Music Student Handbook

is the authoritative statement

on all department policy as it applies to the student. Each music

student is responsible for following the policies and procedures

contained in both the handbook and the University catalog. The

handbook can be found online at

cedarville.edu/musicstudentresources

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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Department of Music and Worship

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