Church Music

Bachelor of Arts (BA) – 4 year degree

  • Campus degree

Why choose Church Music at GBSC?

The BA degree gives you two options:

  1. Performance track
  2. Non-performance track

The Performance track is designed for the student who plans to proceed directly into a church music program, give elementary through advanced applied instruction, and/or enter a graduate program in church music. Performance track students have the opportunity to prepare and perform in both half and senior solo recitals. The program contains limited method courses, and thus, does not fully prepare the candidate to teach music in a Christian school.

The Non-performance track is designed to train students who plan to proceed directly into a church music program and give elementary through intermediate applied instruction. The program contains limited method courses, and thus, does not fully prepare the candidate to teach music in a Christian school.

Graduates went off to be a

  • church music director
  • church worship leader
  • church pianist / organist
  • song evangelist
  • graduate student

Bachelor of Arts (BA) – 4 year degree

  • Campus degree

Why choose Church Music at GBSC?

The BA degree gives you two options:

  1. Performance track
  2. Non-performance track

The Performance track is designed for the student who plans to proceed directly into a church music program, give elementary through advanced applied instruction, and/or enter a graduate program in church music. Performance track students have the opportunity to prepare and perform in both half and senior solo recitals. The program contains limited method courses, and thus, does not fully prepare the candidate to teach music in a Christian school.

The Non-performance track is designed to train students who plan to proceed directly into a church music program and give elementary through intermediate applied instruction. The program contains limited method courses, and thus, does not fully prepare the candidate to teach music in a Christian school.

Graduates went off to be a

  • church music director
  • church worship leader
  • church pianist / organist
  • song evangelist
  • graduate student

Sample Classes

BA

  • Church Music: Foundational Techniques
  • Church Music: Administration
  • Hymnology
  • Choral Methods

BA w/Performance track

  • Chamber Music
  • Choral Conducting

BA w/Non-performance track

  • Practicum in Church Music
  • Supervised Church Music Ministry

BA Program Requirements

Minimum Program Credits

120 credits

General Education: 36 – 42
Bible & Theology: 30
Performance track

  • Music core: 45
  • Primary Instrument: 12
  • Secondary Instrument: 4
  • Church Music: 13
  • Internship: 5

Standard Completion Time

4 years

See more information in our Catalogs.

BA Program Requirements

Minimum Program Credits

120 credits

General Education: 36 – 42
Bible & Theology: 30
Non-Performance track

  • Music core: 45
  • Primary Instrument: 6
  • Secondary Instrument: 4
  • Church Music: 10
  • Internship: 2

Standard Completion Time

4 years

See more information in our Catalogs.

Accreditation

We are accredited by both the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). See why having both matters.

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