CHURCH MUSIC CERTIFICATE

Program Coordinator: Dr. Todd Ridder, S.M.

WHAT IS THE CHURCH MUSIC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM?
The Certificate in Church Music Program at U.D. provides a person with the basic skills and knowledge to function effectively in music ministry in Christian churches. Basic musical skills are combined with an introduction to the theology of worship, as well as with an overview of both the history and the current repertoire of sacred music. Certification may be earned by undergraduate students in conjuction with their baccalaureate degree program (a chart comparing Certificate courses with those required in various baccalaureate programs is available from the Program Coordinator or from the Music Office), or it may be pursued by adult learners considering or already involved in music ministry--such students might want to take these courses on a "continuing education" basis, or they might want to transfer credits already earned at other institutions.

May '99: Dana Braun and Kristin Kosey display newly-awarded Church Music Certificates
(Thomas Lipps received his with his B.Mus.Ed. degree);
Bro. Todd Ridder and Fr. Gerald Chinchar look on.

Listed below are the required courses for a certificate in church music.

CURRICULUM

  • MUS 111-112 Music Theory I (4)
  • MUS 113-114 Aural Skills I (4)
  • MUS 240 Fundamentals of Conducting (2)
  • MUS 318 Fundamentals of Arranging (2)
    (Or a MUS elective to be determined by the program coordinator.)
  • MUS 345 Choral Conducting (2)
  • MUS 350 Sacred Music: Its History and Performance Tradition (3)
  • MUS 399/499 Organ, Voice, Piano or Guitar Performance (8)
  • MUS 452 Contemporary Liturgical Music Repertoire (3)
  • MUS 459 Church Music Internship (2)
  • MUS 493 University Chorale (2)
  • REL 446 Christian Liturgy (3)
Students not pursuing a baccalaureate degree in music may be required to complete a performance audition.
Total required for certificate=35 semester hours

Special opportunites at U.D. and around Dayton for students studying Church Music:


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