Music and Worship Arts Courses*
MUSC 294, 295, 296, 297 • Applied Church Music (1 unit each)
Private instruction in piano or organ with emphasis toward music as a tool for religious services. Students may register for a thirty, forty-five, or sixty minute lesson per week. Minimum five hours practice per week required. Applied music courses are subject to instruction fees and practice fees. Fees are commensurate with instruction time. Not applicable toward music major requirements.
MUSC 309 • Foundations of Worship (3 units)
Theological and historical survey of worship. Theological survey in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Key worship passages, biblical models of worship (Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue, Pauline Worship, Worship in Revelation) and their contemporary counterparts and applications. Historical survey of worship including the practices of the Early Church through the Medieval Period, Luther and the Reformation, contemporary worship and the emerging church.
MUSC 328 • Hymnody (3 units)
Examines the history and development of the hymn and worship song, including biblical foundations for their inclusion in worship. Considers the contributions of individual composers and lyricists. Presents methodology for evaluating worship music. Explores traditional and contemporary performance practice, and song composition for corporate worship.
MUSC/PLST 406C • Music and Worship (3 units)
A study of music and worship in the services of the Christian Church beginning with the early believers and extending to contemporary worship practices. The course provides both an overview of the theological, historical and musical developments which provide precedent for both traditional and non-traditional worship aspects in the contemporary church; and practical guidelines for biblical and effective worship and church music leadership. This course fulfills the Core Curriculum Capstone requirement for Music majors.
MUSC 408 • Church Music Administration (3 units)
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor. Organization of the church music program including the graded choir system, service planning, selection of materials for a well-integrated music ministry, relationship of the minister of music to the music committee, pastoral staff, and congregation; music in the church school; responsibilities of the director, instrumentalists, and choir; the nature of worship; music as an aid to worship; evaluation of service music.
MUSC 408 • Creative Worship in the Contemporary Church (1 unit)
How to craft a theologically relevant service; overseeing the sound and media; clarifying the role of visuals; building the team and managing rehearsals; working with the band; relating to pastor. Emphasis on skill development and student projects.
MUSC 450 • Church Music Internship (1 unit)
Prerequisites: Student is responsible to make arrangements and receive faculty approval of an internship site. Course approval notification will be submitted to the academic advisor prior to registration. Participation in a local church music ministry, functioning as a director or assistant director of a choral or instrumental organization, organist, or piano accompanist. Approval of each semester's assignment by the internship advisor and department chair is required. Offered on a credit/fail basis only.
MUSC 451 • Worship Leader Internship (3 units)
Prerequisite: Student is responsible to make arrangements and receive faculty approval of an internship site. Course approval notification will be submitted to the academic advisor prior to registration. Participation in an in-church experience for planning, leading, and evaluating corporate worship, particularly in the area of music and the arts. It will also include personal experiences in the process of planning and leading worship, including journaling of worship experiences, creating materials for corporate worship, principles for working with volunteers, combined with an emphasis on spiritual formation and pastoral and theological principles of worship leading. The course will meet for a two hour session every two weeks. In addition, each student is required to be intimately involved in worship leadership in an established worship setting during the semester, in which approximately ten hours of work will be spent.
MUSC 480 • Individual Studies (1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor and department chair. Open qualified upper division students. May be repeated for credit.
MUSC 494, 495, 496, 497 • Applied Church Music (1 unit each)
Private instruction in piano or organ with emphasis toward music as a tool for religious services. Designed specifically for the upper division music major concentrating in music ministry. Students may register for thirty, forty-five, or sixty minute lesson per week. Minimum of five hours practice per week required. Applied music courses are subject to instruction fees and practice fees. Fees are commensurate with instruction time. Not applicable toward music major requirements.
MUSC 499C • Faith, Life, and Worship Arts, with Seminar (2 units)
A capstone course is required of all Music and the Worship Arts majors. The course examines source reading concerning the integration of faith and various aspects of music and the arts. Students are challenged to evaluate the influence of the Christian faith upon their own individual music discipline. Class content also includes four weekend seminars, focused on relevant topics within the field of Worship and Contemporary Art. The semester course will culminate in a senior project. Seminar topics may include: Art and the Bible; Worship and the 21st Century; the Heart of the Artist; Empowering the Artist in the Local Church; Faith, Film and Culture; Congregational Worship and Song. The course culminates with the writing of an essay outlining the ways in which students believe their faith shapes their lives as both disciples and artists in their disciplines.
* This information is provided for ease of use, however it is not the official record. See the academic catalog for official course descriptions and requirements, or contact the Department of Music . Information shown here reflects the 2009-2010 academic catalog.