Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 45 | |
| Major Requirements | 61-62 | |
| Electives | 13-14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
MUS 2204 |
Keyboard Skills
Keyboard Skills intends to improve musicianship through application of the keyboard as a learning tool. Keyboard technique, sightreading at the piano, harmonization of melodies, performance of scales and harmonic progressions, simple accompanying, and improvisation will be elements of this class. This course is offered in the fall semester, and is open to music majors and minors. Completion of this class with a grade of “C” or above satisfies the music department’s keyboard proficiency requirement.
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| MUS 1241 |
Music Theory I
Music Theory I enables students to explore musical concepts through analysis, sightsinging, aural training, and composition. Harmonic studies include primary chords in root position and cadential preparations. | 3 |
| MUS 1251 |
Aural Theory I
Aural Theory I provides students with the knowledge to read at sight, notate, and improvise short musical examples. | 1 |
| MUS 1262 |
Music Theory II
Music Theory II is a continuation of Music Theory I with special emphasis on primary chords in inversion, seventh chords, secondary dominants and chromatic materials. | 3 |
| MUS 1272 |
Aural Theory II
Aural Theory II provides students with the knowledge to read at sight, notate, and improvise short musical examples. | 1 |
| MUS 2241 |
Music Theory III
Music Theory III is a continuation of Music Theory II with special emphasis on secondary functions, modulation, altered chords, and chromatic harmony. | 3 |
| MUS 2251 |
Aural Theory III
Aural Theory III provides students with the knowledge to read at sight, notate, and improvise short musical examples. | 1 |
| MUS 2262 |
Music Theory IV
Music Theory IV continuation of Music Theory III with special emphasis on extended harmonies, formal analysis, and twentieth century techniques. | 3 |
| MUS 2272 |
Aural Theory IV
Aural Theory IV provides students with the knowledge to read at sight, notate, and improvise short musical examples. | 1 |
| MUS 2220 |
Body-Mapping for Musicians
This course is designed to provide musicians with anatomical information about the body in movement. This information, when applied, will promote facility among participants and will assist students in playing, singing, and conducting without pain, tension, or injury. This course will serve to provide a somatic based music education and practice. | 2 |
| MUS 3270 |
World Music History
This course introduces student musicians to the historical context of Western Music in relation to historically Non-Western Musics. It also traces the development of Non-Western cultures in developing idiomatic and geographical musics. | 3 |
| MUS 3271 |
Music History I
Music History I surveys the history of music from the Medieval through the Baroque periods; introduces and develops the musical forms pertinent to the respective periods, as well as their parallel correlation to the artistic, literary, architectural, and socio-economic aspects of general historical development; encourages, develops, and reinforces analytical and research skills. | 3 |
| MUS 3272 |
Music History II
Music History II surveys the history of Western Civilization’s concert music from the Pre-Classical Period through the end of the Romantic Period (ca. 1900). Additionally, it introduces and explores the musical forms pertinent to the respective style periods, as well as their parallel correlations to the artistic, literary, architectural, and socio-economic aspects of general historical development. | 3 |
| MUS 3273 |
Music History III
Music History III blends the study of traditional Twentieth-Century concert music with an introduction to the wide variety of music traditions from around the globe. It discusses the manner in which music symbolizes a people’s way of life and represents a distillation of cultural style. Further, it explores how changing technologies shape the sounds, settings, and significance of music experience. The course is designed to create a dialogue between traditional Western concert music and global music in an interactive context. | 3 |
| MUS 3450 |
Beginning Conducting
Beginning Conducting presents the fundamental and working knowledge of rudimentary conducting principles including baton techniques, beat patterns, analytical skills, non-verbal expression and fundamental gesture. This course will also introduce some of the essential administrative duties germane to the ensemble director. | 2 |
| MUS 3451 |
Advanced Conducting
Advanced Conducting further develops beginning conducting skills with special emphasis on effective rehearsal techniques. The student has the opportunity to gain some practical experience in both instrumental and choral conducting. | 3 |
| MUS 4499 |
Senior Recital
Senior Recital is a required public solo performance by music students on a major instrument. This public solo performance requires 50 minutes of solo performance on a culmination of repertoire studied in the Concordia University undergraduate studio. | 1 |
| Applied Music (Minimum 2 credits each semester in principal area, 1 credit in first semester) | 13 | |
| Ensemble - choose from list below 2 | 0 | |
MUS 3170 |
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble students study and perform the repertoire of the various jazz idioms including swing, be-bop, big band and contemporary fusion. The ensemble seeks to provide a comprehensive study of the performance repertoire for both players and appreciation by the audiences. Membership is by audition only. | |
MUS 3177 |
Falcon Pep Band
Pep Band is an ensemble playing a repertoire of high-energy, high-volume popular music performed at designated home football and basketball games. | |
MUS 3180 |
Chapel Ringers
Chapel Ringers consists of 11-13 handbell ringers and performs primarily for on-campus chapel services and concerts at CUW. Membership is by audition only - preferably for the entire academic year. | |
MUS 3181 |
University Band
University Band is an instrumental ensemble that gives students the opportunity to continue to use instrumental musical skills on campus at CUW in a concert band setting. University Band performs a repertoire of sacred and secular music at concerts throughout the academic year. Membership is by audition only. | |
MUS 3182 |
Chapel Choir
Chapel Choir is a mixed-voice ensemble of up to 90 voices which sings in several major on-campus settings and for weekly chapel services at CUW. Open to all students, faculty and staff. Membership is by audition only. | |
MUS 3183 |
Selah
Selah is a select ensemble for women’s voices that performs at a variety of campus and off-campus activities at CUW. Preference is given to those who demonstrate solid choral background. Ordinarily participation is expected for the entire academic year. Membership is by audition only. | |
MUS 3184 |
Concordia Civic Chorale
This is a large mixed ensemble that sings for on-campus performances at CUW. Open to all students, faculty and staff, alumni, and community members. Membership is by audition only. | |
MUS 3185 |
String Ensemble/Chamber Orchestra
String Ensemble is the performing university string ensemble which performs concerts throughout the academic year at CUW. The ensemble maintains a repertoire of historical music significance from the standard orchestral repertoire from 1600 to the present. The dual format provides a string ensemble in the Fall semester then adding requisite winds, brass and percussion personnel for larger symphonic works during the Spring semester. | |
MUS 4181 |
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Wind Ensemble is the premiere university instrumental ensemble at CUW which performs concerts throughout the academic year. The ensemble maintains a repertoire of both secular and sacred music, and performs in both worship and concert settings. Participation in annual winter tour is required. Membership is by audition only. | |
MUS 4184 |
Kammerchor
Kammerchor is a highly select mixed voice ensemble which performs at a variety of campus and off-campus activities at CUW and takes an annual tour. Preference is given to sophomores through seniors, or to those who demonstrate solid choral background. Participation is expected for the entire academic year. Membership is by audition only. | |
MUS 4185 |
Alleluia Ringers
The Alleluia Ringers is a select handbell choir of 13-14 ringers which performs in worship and concert settings both on- and off-campus at CUW. Selection is by audition only, and for the entire academic year. | |
| Total Hours | 49 | |
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Proficiency-based: This course is required based on skill level. Students who do not pass a proficiency test on this instrument may be required to take this course. This may change credit totals for Music Majors who are not already proficient in Keyboard.
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Participation in ensembles is required every semester while in residency. All music majors and minors audit ensembles.
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Participation in Alleluia Ringers is required of Church Music Concentration students for at least 4 semesters.
Select One Concentration:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Church Music Concentration | ||
| MUS 4445 |
Composing and Arranging
Composing and Arranging explores the role of the musician as composer and arranger. Assignments related to the specific needs of the parish and school: orchestration, harmonization, arrangement and composition of original material. | 3 |
| MUS 4461 |
Music in Worship
Music in Worship presents the principles and practice of liturgical music, especially as it finds current expression in Lutheran worship. The study includes historical background but stresses practical contemporary issues. | 3 |
| MUS 4465 |
Survey of Christian Hymnody
Survey of Christian Hymnody presents the development of hymnody from Bible times to the present and helps develop knowledge of the large scope of hymnic literature and its ever-changing usage in worship. | 3 |
| MUS 4469 |
Issues in Church Music
Issues in Church Music identifies current significant worship issues facing church musicians, provides opportunities for comparing and contrasting approaches to dealing with these issues, and acquaints the student with important resources for making effective decisions in the current American worship milieu. | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Service Playing Experience
All students must submit evidence of service by end of final semester - 120 hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives for Church Music students may include the following Additional Courses Required to be eligible for a call as a Director of Parish Music through the LCMS | ||
| REL 2020 |
New Testament
This course presents an overview of the New Testament intended to acquaint the student with its background, content, and messages. The New Testament is read with a focus on the life of Jesus, his teaching and miracles, death and resurrection. The other major people of New Testament are also studied through their writings, especially the apostles Paul, Peter, and John. | 3 |
| REL 3120 |
Office of the Professional Church Worker
This course studies the role of auxiliary ministries in light of the New Testament and the Lutheran Confessions. It pays particular attention to church administration and conflict resolution in congregations. | 3 |
| REL 4000 |
Lutheran Confessions
This course is an overview of the historical background and major teachings of the documents of The Book of Concord, the confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Students will explore the confessional heritage of the Lutheran tradition as expressed in the ancient creeds and in confessions of the Lutheran Reformation, which serve as norm for contemporary teaching and practice among Lutherans and as a model for confessing the faith today. | 3 |
| REL 4010 |
Lutheran Worship: Theology and Practice
This course introduces the terms, history and theology of worship in the Lutheran Church. The student is exposed to a variety of art forms and ways in which they can be incorporated into the worship experience. Along with learning the principles involved in developing and leading a worship service, the student practices these skills in class. | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship/Non-Profit Management Concentration | ||
| ENTR 2800 |
Planning New Ventures
This course presents students interested in starting their own business or nonprofit enterprise an opportunity to learn how to write and present a business plan, include market analysis, financial projections, and operating plan. | 3 |
| Choose 3 courses from the following | 9 | |
MGMT 2200 |
Nonprofit Management Principles
This course provides a foundation to introduce students to the strategic areas and fundamental skills for nonprofit sector success in a managerial role. Students will gain a general understanding of nonprofit practices, human resource development, organizational development and strategic management. | |
MKTG 2500 |
Nonprofit Marketing
This course provides students an introduction to marketing the nonprofit organization, through advertising, public relations, community relationships, and collaborations. Effective communication of the mission and programs to funders and potential clients is emphasized. Students develop a marketing plan for a nonprofit organization. | |
BUS 3220 |
Nonprofit Fundraising and Grant Writing
Course Description: Nonprofit Fundraising and Grant Writing offers students an introductory overview of fundraising strategies useful in the nonprofit sector. Weekly projects that allow for the practical application of the concepts being studied. | |
MGMT 3400 |
Financial Issues in Nonprofit Management
This course examines the basic elements of nonprofit financial management, highlighting the differences in not-for-profit accounting standards, including program designation of operating expenses, sources of revenue, budgeting, and governmental reporting requirements. Other topics include financial analysis, cost accounting, auditing, cash flow management, and management controls. | |
MGMT 3200 |
Legal Issues in Nonprofit Management
This course examines the legal and ethical issues faced in nonprofit governance, leadership and management including tax exempt status, risk management, fiduciary and board responsibilities. | |
MKTG 3400 |
Digital Marketing
This course examines, from a marketing perspective, the impact, challenges, opportunities, and costs of using the internet and intranets as integral tools in business, including business-to-business and business-to-consumer operations. Topics covered in the course include: benefits and limitations of EC, e-tailing, B2B EC, effect of EC on customer relations, EC and procurement, EC and inventory management, EC payment systems, and legal and ethical concerns. The focus of the course is on EC within the discipline of marketing; however, the course will also briefly review web page design and maintenance, web programming principles, and web software agents. | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Wellness Concentration | ||
| Choose 4 from the following: | 12-13 | |
HHP 2265 |
Healthy Lifestyles
This course examines modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for common health conditions and the interpersonal factors that impact health-related decisions. Students will learn to apply theories of behavior change, personal advocacy, and health-related communication techniques to individuals. | |
BIO 1801 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
This course begins with a study of the cell and cellular processes and tissues. It continues with investigation of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Students must consult with their academic advisor or the Academic Advising office before enrolling in this course. Laboratory course. | |
PSY 2050 |
Theories of Learning
This course is a focus on how people learn. Inseparable from a discussion of the history of Psychology, PSY 2050 presents information of basic learning theory along a timeline in the science of psychology. Classical conditioning, instrumental conditioning, and cognitive mapping, to name a few learning strategies, are described. The words of Thorndike, Tolman, and Skinner are highlighted along with the research of other learning theorists. | |
CSD 1000 |
Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
This course provides an overview of speech, language, swallowing, and hearing disorders across the lifespan, introduces the vocations of speech-language pathology and audiology, and examines contexts and settings for professional practice across cultures. | |
HHP 2202 |
Introduction to Kinesiology
This course allows students to explore the principles, scientific foundations, philosophy, and scope of physical activity as it relates to human movement.
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| Total Hours | 12-13 | |