Music - Spring Arbor University

Music from Spring Arbor University is a Campus Bachelor Music degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. About the Music Program The Department of Music offers majors in performance, secondary music education (vocal or instrumental), worship arts, and an associates degree in piano pedagogy. Music may also be selected as a minor, but the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) does not allow teaching certification in music with a music minor. In addition, private lessons, performance ensembles and survey courses provide enrichment for many interested students and community members who are not music majors or minors. Excellence in music study requires dedication, self-discipline and consistent practice, as well as talent. Private lessons and recital requirements increase performance skill. Group performance develops interaction skills and knowledge of literature. Courses in music theory and history develop musical understanding and knowledge base. Other required courses are designed to develop specific skills, such as the ability to conduct or teach a woodwind instrument. Specific degree requirements are carefully aligned with national and state standards and are designed to provide a balance of skills needed for success in a chosen profession or in graduate study. Progress made by music majors is monitored in annual "juries" in which the students perform selected compositions and technical skills for the music faculty. Music students are also required to attend a minimum number of performances each semester. (Details of all music department policies are available in the music department handbook.) Mission Statement The mission of the Music Department at Spring Arbor University is to develop the ability of each student to perform music with expertise and insight and to understand music within a context of serious study of the liberal arts, Jesus Christ as the perspective for learning and critical participation in the contemporary world. View more details on Spring Arbor University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music courses.