Students under the Master of Church Music degree program will develop or further develop both their church music competencies and biblical knowledge. They will have relatively equal proportions of performance study, supportive classes in music, and general biblical classes.
Master of Church Music
Graduates of this program will be competent in understanding the music ministry, planning creative worship services, playing instruments (especially the piano), singing (voice), musical performances and musicianship, teaching general music classes whether in a church or a school setting.
This degree program offers three concentrations:
• Voice Major
• Conducting Major
• Ministry Leadership Major
Requirements
This track is designed for students who have baccalaureate degrees other than Bachelor of Church Music or its equivalent.
Music students are required to take performance laboratory every semester they are enrolled in applied music. Performance laboratory will be on the sixth (regular) and the thirteenth (jury) Thursday of the semester.
Both Applied Piano and Voice are mandatory, but the student may choose freely which one to take for the additional required four units of applied music. However, those without sufficient piano or voice proficiency will be required to take additional credits in these areas.
The student is required to undergo internship. This will be arranged by the Supervised Ministry Program Director in consultation with the Music Department Director. Music ministry is expected.
Curriculum
OT 1 —Old Testament 1
NT 1 —New Testament 1
CE 1 —Educational Ministry of the Church
MI 1 —Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
MM 1 —Introduction to Worship
PC 1 —Pastoral Care and Counseling
RD 1 —Research and Design
SMP Supervised Ministry Program (6 units)
SMP—Internship (4 units)
RD 0 —Theological Thinking and Writing
MC 4 —Period Music and Basic Language
MC 5 —Research and Analysis of Recital Music
MC 6 —Conducting Major Recital
MV 2 —Vocal Pedagogy, Literature and Diction
MV 3 —Research and Analysis of Recital Music
MV 4 —Voice Major Recital
MM 3 —Music Administration and S.E.E.
MM 4 —Ministry Leadership Research
MM 5 —Lecture-Group-Curriculum Recital
CH 2 —Baptist History & Distinctive
ET 1 —Christian Ethics
TH 1 —Christian Theology 1
TH 6 —Theology of Worship
MC 1 —Choral Conducting
MC 2 —Choral Techniques
MC 3 —Conducting Instrumental Ensembles
MM 2 —Children’s Choir
MT 1 —Fundamentals of Music Theory
MT 2 —Harmony and Basic Composition
MH 1 —Western Music History
MH 2 —Hymnody and Contemporary Music
MH 3 —Asian Music 1
MP 1 —Service Playing
MV 1 —Voice Principles and Pedagogy
MTs 1 —Musicianship 1 (2 units)
MTs 2 —Musicianship 2 (2 units)
ME 1 —Tanglaw (1 unit)
ME 2 —Tanglaw (1 unit)
ME 3 —Tanglaw (1 unit)
ME 4 —Tanglaw (1 unit)
ME 5 —Vocal/Instrumental
Ensemble (1 unit)
ME 6 —Recital Choir (1 unit)
MAP 1 —Applied Piano 1 (2 units)
MAP 2 —Applied Piano 2 (2 units)
MAV 1 —Applied Voice 1 (2 units)
MAV 2 —Applied Voice 2 (2 units)
Additional Applied (Keyboard, Drums, Guitar, etc.) (4 units)