Overview
"My classes have not only helped me grow as a musician, but they have also prepared me for being a meaningful member of the music industry.” "
Turn your passion for music into a degree with Trevecca University's Bachelor of Science in Music. Our accomplished faculty is comprised of many talented musicians who are dedicated to helping you expand your talents and find success in the music industry.
Graduates from the School of Music and Worship Arts have performed in professional symphonies, operas, orchestras, commercial recording studios, and various live performance venues. They have also established private studios, worked as staff composers, moved on to pursue graduate degrees and worked as volunteers or paid staff in churches across the country.
Students who pursue this degree will receive broad training in the theory, history, and performance of music, and will explore one or more of the elective areas listed below.
- Music Therapy (Two introductory classes)
- Musical Theatre (in collaboration with the Theatre program)
- Composition (Private study available)
- Worship Leading
There's no better place to study music than Music City! Earn your Bachelor's in Music at Trevecca!
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Core Classes
Theory I
MUS 2010
The study of music from Medieval Period to 1700. Students will be expected to compose and analyze music appropriate to the styles studied within the context of the era under investigation. Music notation software will be used to complete the requirements of this class; training on this software will be embedded in the class.
Course Hours: 3
Theory II
MUS 2020
Continuation of Theory I. The study of music from 1700 to 1800.
Course Hours: 2
Theory III
MUS 3010
Continuation of Theory II. The study of music from 1800 to 1900.
Course Hours: 2
Theory IV
MUS 3020
Continuation of Theory III. The study of music from 1900 to the present with emphasis on non-traditional forms of composition.
Course Hours: 2
Aural Theory I
MUS 2060
The teaching of aural skills in music theory, focusing on both dictation and sight singing with the single goal of developing internal musical perception and the ability to hear musical relationships accurately and with understanding. Equal emphasis is placed on melodic, harmonic and rhythmic elements in music. Classroom and computer lab instruction is utilized. Initial emphasis on half-beat values in rhythmic study, music interval study involving m2-M3, melodic study involving diatonic melodies and harmonic study involving I and V chords.
Course Hours: 2
Aural Theory II
MUS 2070
Continuing development of internal musical perception through ear training and sight singing with emphasis on duple and triple subdivisions in rhythmic study, music interval study involving m2-P5, melodic study involving leaps of m3-P5 and harmonic study involving I, ii, IV, V chords and non-harmonic tones.
Course Hours: 2
Aural Theory III
MUS 3060
Continuing development of internal musical perception through ear training and sight singing with emphasis on quarter-beat values and half-beat values in syncopation in rhythmic study, music interval study involving m2-M6, melodic study involving I, IV, V, and vii6 chords and harmonic study involving full harmonic dictation.
Course Hours: 2
Aural Theory IV
MUS 3070
Continuing development of internal musical perception through ear training and sight singing with emphasis on quarter-beat values and triplets, music interval study involving all intervals, melodic study involving larger leaps and harmonic study involving I, ii, IV, V, vi chords and full harmonic dictation.
Course Hours: 2
History I
MUS 2410
Study of the development of Western music from ancient civilization through the Renaissance.
Course Hours: 2
History II
MUS 2420
Study of the development of Western music during the Baroque and Classical periods.
Course Hours: 2
History III
MUS 3410
Study of the development of Western music during the Romantic period.
Course Hours: 2
History IV
MUS 3420
Study of the development of Western music during the 20th century and beyond.
Course Hours: 2
Elementary Conducting
MUS 3100
A study of the fundamentals of conducting. Emphasis on beat patterns and methods of indicating meter, tempo, volume and style. Material drawn from sacred and secular choral music. Open to all students. Required of all majors and minors.
Course Hours: 2
Advanced Conducting
MUS 3110
Continuation of MUS 3100 with emphasis on baton skills. Materials will be drawn from appropriate instrumental and instrumental/ choral combination literature.
Course Hours: 2
Orchestration
NPW 3230
Designed for students to arrange music for a standard 4-5 piece ensemble.
Course Hours: 2
Overview
"My classes have not only helped me grow as a musician, but they have also prepared me for being a meaningful member of the music industry.” "
Turn your passion for music into a degree with Trevecca University's Bachelor of Science in Music. Our accomplished faculty is comprised of many talented musicians who are dedicated to helping you expand your talents and find success in the music industry.
Graduates from the School of Music and Worship Arts have performed in professional symphonies, operas, orchestras, commercial recording studios, and various live performance venues. They have also established private studios, worked as staff composers, moved on to pursue graduate degrees and worked as volunteers or paid staff in churches across the country.
Students who pursue this degree will receive broad training in the theory, history, and performance of music, and will explore one or more of the elective areas listed below.
- Music Therapy (Two introductory classes)
- Musical Theatre (in collaboration with the Theatre program)
- Composition (Private study available)
- Worship Leading
There's no better place to study music than Music City! Earn your Bachelor's in Music at Trevecca!
