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
to obtain 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
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2014–15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Department of Music and Worship
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