MUSC 2300 Music in the Christian Church

A historical survey of the philosophy and practice of church music and liturgies from the time of the early Christian church to the present.

Registration Name

Music in the Christian Church

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to music practices as described in the Old and New testaments.
2. Church music in the first centuries, before and after Charlemagne, the Reformation, after the Reformation, before and after the French and American Revolutions, and now.
3. Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, compare, and contrast information about various aspects of church music through critical thinking and clear writing skills.
4. Demonstrate the ability to select and/or write useful poetic texts for hymn setting.
5. Demonstrate the ability to compose a hymn with attention to meter, rhythm, text setting, melody and harmonic treatment.