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 Admission Application and admittance to the University, plus a successful audition, are required for all prospective music students before admission into the music program. The purpose of the audition is to evaluate your potential success as a music student and whether you will be admitted to the department to pursue a music degree. Guidelines for the audition can be found at cedarville.edu/music. Private Lessons Private lessons are open to all music majors and minors with curricular need. Students are required to take private lessons on their major instrument for each semester they are enrolled. Exceptions to this include students who are student teaching, BA Music students not pursuing a Performance concentration, and other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the chair. Private lessons are also open to non-majors. Inquiries about non-major lessons should be directed to the Administrative Assistant in the Department of Music and Worship. Semester Performance Juries All music majors perform a jury in their primary performing area every semester. The jury is a short performance for a committee of music faculty. The grade from the jury counts for 25 percent of the final grade in private lessons for the semester. For performance majors, the jury counts for 33 percent of the final grade in private lessons. Freshman Review After the second semester of study, freshmen are evaluated by a committee of music faculty to determine whether they are making adequate progress to continue in the music program. Students who do not show satisfactory progress may be asked to change majors. Sophomore Review While the primary screen for continuance in the music program occurs at the freshman review, student achievement is also checked at the end of the sophomore year to confirm adequate progress toward degree completion and admittance to upper-level music courses. Piano Proficiency All music majors are expected to meet the minimum proficiency requirements for piano as established by the department. Piano placement is done during Getting Started Week. Complete piano proficiency requirements are available in the music office. Ensemble Participation Music majors are required to participate in at least one large ensemble every semester they are enrolled. Once the credit requirements for their major are fulfilled, they may enroll for 0 credit. Large ensembles include Wind Symphony, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Concert Chorale, Jubilate, Men’s Glee Club, and Women’s Choir. Recital and Program Attendance Attendance is required of all music majors and minors. All students must complete recital and program attendance each semester they are enrolled as a music major. Minors must take two semesters. Capstone Recital or Project In addition to performance in general student recitals throughout the college experience, all music majors are required to exhibit a level of performance for graduation that meets the requirements and standards of the department. For all majors, the capstone requirement is a senior recital or project. Fees Instrumental rental fee per semester is $50. Practice room fee per semester is $100 (per lesson credit hour). Private lesson fee is $300 per semester. Classes that involve labs or Universityprovided student equipment may also have similar fees. 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 Worship Requirements Admission Program application and an audition are 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 cedarville.edu/worship. 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. Worship 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 coursework, field experience, internships, and as future worship leaders. The worship faculty members will meet during finals week to evaluate each student’s information and make final recommendations regarding the future of the student’s ability to continue in the worship program. Page 82 2024–25 Undergraduate Academic Catalog School of Arts and Humanities Music and Worship
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