Church Music, BM
Some School of Music majors require more than 120 hours to complete. See individual music requirements for details.
Music Requirements
Ensembles (4 hours total- .5 hour each semester)
Choral Ensemble-6 semesters
Any Ensemble-2 semesters
Studio Performance Lessons (16 hours)
Choose organ or voice lessons
Lower Division-8 hours
Upper Division-8 hours
Secondary Instrument Performance Lessons (4 hours)
Choose organ, voice or piano, whichever is not primary instrument
Music Theory (22 hours)
Elementary Ear Training | 1 | |
Elementary Theory | 3 | |
Elementary Ear Training | 1 | |
Elementary Theory | 3 | |
Advanced Ear Training | 1 | |
Advanced Theory | 3 | |
Advanced Ear Training | 1 | |
Advanced Theory | 3 | |
Form and Analysis | 2 | |
Modal Counterpoint | 2 | |
Counterpoint | 2 |
Music History (14 hours)
History of Western Music I | 3 | |
World Music for Music Majors | 2 | |
History of Western Music II | 3 | |
History of Western Music III | 3 | |
Choral Literature | 3 |
Conducting (4 hours)
Introduction to Conducting | 2 | |
Choral Conducting | 2 |
Church Music (6 hours)
Service Playing and Repertory | 3 | |
History of Sacred Music | 3 |
Recitals (2 hours)
Recital I | 1 | |
Recital II | 1 |
Music Electives (4 hours)
Acoustics (2-3 hours)
Fundamentals of Electro-Acoustic Music | 3 | |
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Fundamentals of Digital Recording | 2 | |
OR | ||
Fundamentals of Voice Pedagogy for Music Educators | 2 |
Religion Requirements
Introductory Religion (3 hours)
Understanding Religion: Communities | 3 | |
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Understanding Religion: Texts and Ideas | 3 | |
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Understanding Religion: Society and Culture | 3 |
Church History or Religion and Learning (6 hours)
Six hours of Religion courses, chosen in consultation with the program advisor. At least three hours must be upper level.
University Requirements
Undergraduate degree (120 hours minimum)
Upper-level coursework taken at TCU (42 hours minimum)
TCU Core Curriculum minimum requirements vary depending on the choice of courses. Some courses may count in more than one area. The maximum required is 63 hours.