Music Production: Worship Arts BS

Recital Class is designated as a requirement for all music majors, who must attend 12 concerts per semester. Music minors need to attend 9 concerts per semester and must be registred for Recital Class during the semesters they are taking applied lessons. Music majors are required to take this course every semester they are attending classes on campus.

Provides the skill set for reading and playing piano in commercial styles. Emphasis will be placed on reading chord charts, using the Nashville Number system, improvisation, chord voicing and inversions. A main emphasis will be to have the students be able to accompany themselves on piano/keyboard. The course is taken concurrently with MUTH 110 Commercial Music Theory. (Offered spring semester.)

This course is specifically designed for Music Industry Studies majors. It will enable students to learn basic music theory concepts and some aural skills which will relate to the contemporary music industry. (Offered spring semester.)

This course will provide students with the functional skills on the piano including the ability to develop basic technique, ability to play chord progressions, read, harmonize, transpose, improvise, and compose. Prerequisite: MUAP 110. (Offered spring semester.)

This course serves as an introduction to the processes, techniques, and aesthetics of digital media. During the course, students are introduced to five fundamental disciplines: Design thinking, graphic design, digital photography, digital video, and audio. The course culminates in a capstone experience in which student work in teams to create a project that addresses a contemporary social, health, cultural, or other issue. The resulting campaign is intended as a portfolio piece via which the student may use to demonstrate both digital media skills and experience working as a team to a potential employer. (Offered every semester.)

The Greenville University Choir, founded by Professor Robert W. Woods in 1927, has become an outstanding symbol of the University. It offers students throughout the University an opportunity to sing exemplary sacred choral literature in an excellent mixed choir setting. Numerous concerts are given during the year including an extended annual tour. Membership is by audition and includes the expectation of a year long commitment. May be applied to fulfill the creative and performing arts general education requirement. (Offered every semester.)

This course is designed to provide a strong foundation and explores the various understandings and concepts of worship leading. The course will cover the importance of having a firm biblical foundation and a solid theology of worship, and how to present that within a worship set. Students will gain an understanding of the potential problems and pitfalls of worship leadership and how to deal with those challenges.

This course introduces students to the foundations of ministry in the Wesleyan tradition. The ministry of Jesus and ongoing work of the Holy Spirit will inform our understanding of the church, ministry, calling and character. Through this framework students will engage current ministry-related questions and issues. (Offered fall semester.)

This course focuses on the signal flow, microphone techniques, foundational and in-depth information of Pro Tools and studio recording techniques. It is based primarily on a "hands-on" approach offering substantial studio time for group and individual projects. This course will also include an area of critical listening training to help the engineer build listening skills in understanding frequency, delay, phasing among other related areas. Prerequisite: MUSG226. (Offered every semester.) Course Fee: $50

(Offered every semester)

This course will survey various styles of American popular music from the early 20th century through the present. Students will have an active role in class discussions and engage with the material by providing examples from personal experiences. Genres covered include jazz, country, rock, reggae, funk, hip-hop, urban fold, and more. Students are encouraged to have some experience in the fundamentals of music before enrolling. Meets the general education creative and performing arts requirement.

The purpose of this class is to equip the student with foundational concepts in songwriting. Students will be given the opportunity to itegrate these concepts into their original compositions and to perform those songs throughout the semester. Prerequisite: MUSG 260 and MUTH 104/MUTH 110. (Offered fall of even calendar years.)

Introduction to Music Technology is an introductory course designed to acquaint students with multiple facets of music technology, providing a strong foundation of tools to assist them in their chosen craft, whether it be in studio recording, songwriting, orchestration, or other associated areas. Students will learn to utilize specific music technology tools and techniques which can be used in related coursework. Specific focuses include basic use of Sibelius scoring software, the use of virtual instruments and loops, importing stems into Ableton for live use, and the creation of accompanying MIDI/virtual instrument tracks within Pro Tools and Logic Pro. The Pro Tools 101 curriculum is also taught in this course, which is a pre-requisite to Pro Tools 110 leading to Avid Pro Tools User certification. Prerequisite: MUAP110 and MUSG226. Course Fee: $50

This course will prepare the student to thrive in real world situations s/he may encounter as an artist and/or composer in the music field. Skills to be learned in this course include: chord construction and nomenclature, scales, basic pop music arranging, ear training, and keyboard/guitar accompaniment. Prerequisite: MUTH 104 or MUTH 110. (Offered fall semester.)

Servant Leadership, a leadership theory grounded in the work of Jesus 2,000 years ago and validated in research, proposes that great influence is wielded by those who operate with Christ-like virtues such as humility and altruism, channeled by the Biblical concept of an active love for others. This is more than a spiritual concept. It is a call to discipleship: to learning a way of being and doing as Jesus' disciples did. This course challenges students to think about and act on a way of changing the world by serving others. Prerequisite: LEAD 201

Course is a study of intermediate techniques in recording, mixing, mastering, and production, and a continuation of MUSG 227. Prerequisite: MUSG 227. (Offered spring semester.) Course Fee: $50

This course addresses ethical business practices and legal issues unique to the creative professions. Topics include copyright, intellectual property, and trademark law. Additionally the course discusses the right of publicity and the current legal status of artificial intelligence. Related business and legal issues include business structures common to the creative industries, standard contracts in the creative industries, pricing creative works, and negotiation of fee arrangements, sale of rights, reservations of ownership, and royalties. Many creatives work as freelance professionals, therefore the course discusses the rights and status of independent contractors under the common and Illinois law, as well as the implications of work for hire arrangements to the creative professional. Prerequisite: DMDA 120.

With the ever increasing availability and usage of Virtual Instruments, it is not only important to know how to use them from a technical standpoint, it is important to know how to use them musically. This course pushes the student to use a wide array of Virtual Instruments in both Pro Tools and Logic in a very musical manner, to get the highest level of realism and incorporate this into any studio, live, game, Audio Post Production projects. It is a skill that will set you apart from the average engineer. Prerequisite: MUSG 260. Course Fee: $50

This seminar is designed as a capstone course in the CCM degree and is the bookend course to MUSG 150 Faith, Music, Culture. The goal of the course is to empower students to go out into their world after they graduate and reaffirm their ability to make a positive difference through their interactions with their culture. How students can be a Christian witness to a post-modern world will be explored. Meets the general education upper division writing intensive requirement. (Offered spring semester.)

This course introduces students to the language and various elements of Christian worship and provides instruction in the theology and leadership of central liturgical events within the Christian community, including weddings, funerals, and the sacraments of baptism and the eucharist. Prerequisite: BIBL 205 or BIBL 215. (Offered spring semester.)

This course will be taken for pass/fail credit.

Students complete a large recording project and research paper. This course is available only to Music Industry Study students. Prerequisite: Students must pass the upper-division jury at least one semester prior to the semester in which they enroll in MUSG 419 (see Music Department Policies and Procedures Handbook for jury requirements).

This ensemble explores the various understandings and concepts of worship leading. Students will gain practical experience in contemporary worship methods and will have multiple opportunities to tour as a ministry team. Students are expected to remain in the ensemble for the full year. Members are admitted by audition. (Offered every semester.)

This ensemble explores the various understandings and concepts of worship leading. Students will gain practical experience in contemporary worship methods and will have multiple opportunities to tour as a ministry team. Students are expected to remain in the ensemble for the full year. Members are admitted by audition. (Offered every semester.)