C H U R C H M U S I C A N D W O R S H I P
Course ID: 012289
Worship Practicum 1
Skills development and practice in planning and leading Christian worship, including such activities as choosing and accompanying hymns, song-leading, teaching new music, the use of instrumental music, reading scripture, leading prayer, movement, and gesture.
[Note: Course will be graded on a CR/NCR basis.]
Instructor Consent Required
Course ID: 012290
Worship Practicum 2
A continuation of CMW 201. Skills development and practice in planning and leading Christian worship, including such activities as choosing and accompanying hymns, song-leading, teaching new music, the use of instrumental music, reading scripture, leading prayer, movement, and gesture.
[Note: Course will be graded on a CR/NCR basis.]
Instructor Consent Required
Course ID: 007051
The Church's Song
This course examines the origins of the music sung by the Christian church and its development up to the present. The course considers the Church's Song as theological, poetic, musical, cultural, and spiritual expression, and the use of songs in a variety of worship settings. Students will practice methods of song analysis, assess musical meaning, value and effects in various cultural contexts, and reflect on written and oral transmission of music.
(Cross-listed with RS 357, MUSIC 363)
Course ID: 007052
Worship and its Music
The nature of worship and the role of music within worship in historical, theological, and cultural perspectives. Field trips to services of various traditions.
[Note: This course fulfils an Area 2 requirement for Religious Studies majors.]
(Cross-listed with RS 358, MUSIC 364)