Mission Statement: In accordance with the mission statement of Missouri Baptist University and the academic program, the music discipline offers courses of undergraduate study which provide students with knowledge and skills that will equip them to achieve excellence in music teaching, music ministry, music performance, and prepare them to assume roles which require heightened aesthetic awareness of music. Additionally, the Music Department provides classes, ensembles, and music instruction for students majoring in other fields and offers cultural experiences for the University and the community.
The Music Department of Missouri Baptist University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Admission to the Music Program
All students entering Missouri Baptist University must audition and receive approval from the music faculty before pursuing a music degree. The audition must be completed before or during the first week of classes.
Music Program Requirements
All music degrees require the student to have a primary performance concentration that leads to a Senior Recital and a secondary performance concentration. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music requires the student to concentrate in one of three applied areas: instrument, piano, or voice. A Bachelor of Music in Music Ministry degree requires courses through the Religion department and a performance concentration in instrument, piano, or voice. The Bachelor of Music in Performance degree requires the student to concentrate in one of two applied areas: piano or voice. The Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre degree requires courses through the Theatre department and a performance concentration in voice. The Bachelor of Music Education degree requires coursework from the Education Division to complete certification as mandated by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and a performance concentration in instrument, piano, or voice. The Bachelor of Music with Elective Studies in Business degree requires courses through the Business department and a performance concentration in instrument, piano, or voice.
All persons majoring in any music field are required to have seven (for Music Education) or eight (for all other music majors) semesters of completed (passed) recital attendance. Music minors are required to present four semesters of completed (passed) recital attendance.
All persons majoring in any music field are required to present a senior recital. Those seeking degrees in the Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Music in Music Ministry, Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre, Bachelor of Music with Elective Studies in Business, and Bachelor of Music Education are required to present a 30-minute recital, which has been preceded by two semesters of upper division credit in their major performance area. Majors in the Bachelor of Music in Performance are required to present a 30-minute junior recital and a 50-minute senior recital in their major performance area. Two of four upper division lesson credits must precede the junior recital with the remaining two before the senior recital.
All persons majoring in any music field are required to participate in a large ensemble. The ensemble may be choral, instrumental, or both, depending on the degree sought. Students must earn eight semester hours of large ensemble credit for all music majors, except Bachelor of Music Education majors, must earn seven semester hours(the eighth semester is excused from ensemble participation because of their professional education/student teaching semester). Music minors must earn four semester hours of large ensemble credit. Only one credit per semester in each area (vocal and/or instrumental) may be applied to this total.
All persons majoring in any music field must complete the following core:
MUSIC MAJOR CORE (27 hours)
| MUTH 103 | Fundamentals of Music † | 3 |
| MUTH101 | Introduction to Music Technology | 3 |
| MUTH 111 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUTH 113 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUTH 121 | Sight Singing/Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUTH 123 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUTH 211 | Sight Singing/Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUTH 213 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUTH 221 | Sight Singing/Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUTH 223 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUHL 102 | Survey of Music Literature | 2 |
| MUHL 313 | Music History I | 3 |
| MUHL 323 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUED 202 | Basic Conducting | 2 |
| MURA 110/310 | Recital Attendance (7 or 8 semesters) | 0 |
† Students who pass the theory placement test are not required to take this course.
Programs
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre
