2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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 Page 136 2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Department of Music and Worship Purpose Statement