Undergraduate Degrees
Students whose career goals involve music, such as teaching or music ministry, should
make music the primary emphasis of their education.
Each music curriculum includes study of music foundations, such as music theory,
music history and literature, and conducting. Every music student not only
participates in ensembles, but also receives individual instruction in an
applied music area (voice, piano, organ, trumpet, clarinet, violin, etc.)
leading up to presentation of a Senior Recital.
Music Education majors take additional course work in educational methods and complete a semester of
supervised student teaching. Church Music majors complete a series of courses related to music ministry.
These curricula are so extensive that they are
technically larger than "majors." Instead, they are called "areas." This means
that you do not need a minor in some other academic discipline if you are
studying music. Below is an outline of the Areas in Music available at
Campbellsville University. See the
Bulletin-Catalog for specific information about each degree.
Bachelor of Music degree, Area in Music Education
Leading to Certification from the Kentucky Department of Education to teach
music in grades P-12 with . . .
Instrumental Emphasis,
Keyboard Emphasis, or
Vocal Emphasis
Bachelor of Music degree, Area in Church Music, with . . .
Instrumental Emphasis,
Organ Emphasis,
Piano Emphasis, or
Vocal Emphasis
Bachelor of Arts degree, Area in Music, with . . .
Instrumental Emphasis,
Keyboard Emphasis,
Vocal Emphasis, or
Theory/Composition Emphasis
Many students study music as a secondary area while majoring in some other academic discipline.
Campbellsville University offers a general version (Minor in Music) and a
specialized version (Minor in Church Music). Students who minor in music
take some of the foundational music courses, such as music theory and music
literature.
They also study an applied music area, such as voice or piano or an instrument, and participate in
choral or instrumental ensembles. Church Music minors take additional courses
related to music ministry, while other music minors take electives in music.
Common Questions from Prospective Music Students:
Do you need to begin study of music in your freshman year?
In many college majors, you take only general courses the first two years and wait until you are a
junior to begin concentrated work in your major. However, in music the program
is so extensive that it is important for you to start as soon as possible. All
prospective students also need to audition before admission to the music
program.
What if you don't know for sure whether you want to major in music or just minor in it?
Or, what if you know you want to be a music major, but you are not sure which of the Areas you want to
complete? Some students know exactly what they plan to study in college before
they graduate from high school, but many others begin their undergraduate
studies with uncertainty about their plans. Fortunately, the suggested classes
for music students are the same for the entire first year for all three music
Areas, and virtually the same for music minors. That means that you have at
least your entire freshman year to make up your mind about your exact academic
program!
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