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• Plan, implement, and lead effective rehearsals and
worship team building exercises for church or parachurch
organizations.
• Plan, produce, and lead theologically sound and edifying
corporate worship experiences for the local church or
parachurch organization.
• Value and support the role that worship plays in the larger
overall ministry and discipleship practice of the local church
or parachurch organization.
Worship Requirements
Admission
Program application is required for all prospective worship
students before admission into the worship program. The purpose
of the audition is to evaluate your potential success as a worship
student and whether you will be admitted to the department to
pursue a worship degree. Guidelines for the audition can be found
at .
Private Lessons
All worship students are required to take private lessons.
Students should study the instrument for which they are most
proficient in order to improve their skills. Earnest practice is
expected and mandatory for your success. Juries are required for
each student taking private lessons.
Ensembles
All worship students are required to participate in an ensemble
every semester that they are on campus.
Worship Forum
All worship students are required to participate in Worship
Forum every semester that they are on campus. The Forum is
designed to help address topics not easily addressed in class, to
build community between worship students, and to allow students
to work on projects and services together. The class is for zero
credit and requirements will be given to you each semester.
First-Year Review
All entering students are admitted into the worship program on
a conditional basis. At the end of the first year, students will be
asked to complete and submit information that will be combined
with their first year grades, recommendations, and private lesson
reviews to determine the potential success of each student in
upper-level course work, field experience, internships, and as
future worship leaders. The worship faculty members will meet
during the week following graduation to evaluate each student’s
information and make final recommendations regarding the future
of the student’s ability to continue in the worship program.
Second-Year Review
The members of the worship faculty will evaluate students’
progress since the first-year review to see that the students are
adequately moving toward completion of their degree programs.
Worship Student Handbook
The Worship Student Handbook is the authoritative statement
on all departmental policy as it applies to the student. Each
worship 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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Programs of Study
The Department of Music and Worship offers the following
programs of study:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in:
• Music
• Worship
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in:
• Composition
• Keyboard Pedagogy
• Performance
Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) in:
• Choral
• Instrumental
Minors
• Music
• Music Technology
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Technical Resources
The Department of Music and Worship relies heavily on the
use of technology to accomplish its educational objectives. Music
students will spend time in a state-of-the-art music computer/
synthesizer lab that allows them to practice ear training,
produce printed musical scores, and complete fully orchestrated
compositions.
Cocurricular Opportunities
All students are invited to audition for the numerous choral and
instrumental ensembles that perform in many different venues
throughout the academic year. Students may also participate in
one of a growing number of small chamber music groups. Music
education majors are required to participate in the collegiate
chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
This award-winning chapter offers many professional and service
opportunities to its members.
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