The Bachelor of Music in Church Music degree is a specialized professional degree
designed to prepare students for careers in music ministry. In addition to a general studies program and thorough training in fundamental musicianship, students have the opportunity to study church music administration and methods, music and worship, contemporary trends in church music, and complete a supervised internship in a local church.
General Education Core - ENGL 1301, 1302, 2303, and three hours from 2301 or 2302; 3 hours from ART 1301 or a studio course or THEA 1303 or MUSI 3304 or 3305; HIST 1303 and 1304 or 2301 and 2302; MATH 1304 or equivalent; EXSS 1112 and two activity courses; RLGN 1301, 1302; SCIENCE (one biological and one physical science course) 8 hours; POLS 2301; 3 hours from the following: GEOG 1301, GEOG 1302, PHIL 1301, SOCI 1301, PSYC 1301 or EDUC 2307; 3 hours from SPCH 1301, 1303, 2302 or 2303; FREN 1301-1302 or GERM 1301-1302 or SPAN 1301-1302 (Language requirement may be waived if student has 2 years of fo-eign language study in the same language and the student maintained a B average for the two years of study in high school); COSC 2311 or MUSI 3302*; UNIV 1100; GRAD 0001. Total of 59-61 hours.
*MUSI 3302 - Music Technology must be taken in the May micro-term after the freshman or sophomore year.
Church Music Specialization - requires 82 hours, of which *6 hours may be counted in the general education core requirements.
MUSI 0001 (7 semesters) - Recital Hour
MUSI 0002 - Piano Proficiency
MUSI 4003 - Senior Recital
MUSI 0107 (2 semesters) - Wayland Handbell Ensemble
MUSI 1401 - Theory, Form and Counterpoint I
MUSI 1402 - Theory, Form and Counterpoint II
MUSI 2401 - Theory, Form and Counterpoint III
MUSI 2402 - Theory, Form and Counterpoint IV
MUSI 3202 - Conducting
*MUSI 3302 - Music Technology
*MUSI 3304 - World Music
MUSI 3305 - American Music
MUSI 3310 - Music Education Methods: Introduction to
Teaching and Elementary Music
MUSI 4204 - Administration of Church Music
MUSI 4205 - Church Music Methods
MUSI 4207 - Music and Worship
MUSI 4216 - Orchestration
MUSI 4301 - History of Music from Antiquity to 1750
MUSI 4302 - History of Music from 1750 to Present
MUSI 4360 - Internship in Church Music
RLED 1301 - Introduction to Baptist Ministry
From one (1 semester only):
ORGN 1101 - Class Organ
ORGN 1105 - Private Organ
Three hours from:
MUSI 4321 - Instructional Strategies and Practices in
Secondary Instrumental Music
MUSI 4323 - Instructional Strategies and Practices in
Secondary Choral Music
Principal applied study (7 semesters)
Major ensembles (1 per semester for seven semesters)
Eight semester hours of upper-level music electives
Vocal Emphasis:
MUSI 4213 - Vocal Pedagogy
MUSI 3212 - Choral Conducting
Instrumental Emphasis:
MUSI 3213 - Instrumental Conducting
two hours from:
MUSI 3102 - Brass I
MUSI 3104 - Woodwinds I
MUSI 3106 - Strings
MUSI 3107 - Percussion
See current course catalog page 202-205 for recommended course schedule
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The School of Music at Wayland Baptist University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music