The Music Performance Advanced Diploma is a 129 credit hour program in our School of Music designed to lay a solid foundation for performance with your chosen instrument.
For our two year program see our Music Performance Diploma.
For our one year program go to our Worship Performance Certificate or see our Degree Paths.
General Education – 44 credit hours
Technology requirement: Introduction to Worship Technology – 3 credit hours
Bible Core Classes – 18 credit hours
General Music – 23 credit hours
Music Theory I – 3 credit hours
Ear Training I – 1 credit hour
Music Theory II – 3 credit hours
Ear Training II – 1 credit hour
Music Theory III – 3 credit hours
Ear Training III – 1 credit hour
Music History I – 3 credit hours
Music History II – 3 credit hours
Orchestration – 3 credit hours
Performance – 39 credit hours
Applied Study I – 2 credit hours
Applied Study II – 2 credit hours
Applied Study III – 1 credit hours
Applied Study IV – 1 credit hours
Guitar Class – 2 credit hours
or Piano Class – 2 credit hours
Choral Conducting – 3 credit hours
Instrumental Conducting – 3 credit hours
Improvisation – 2 credit hours
Ensemble Credits – 8 credit hours
select from any MUS-240 or MUS-250 class
Chamber Music – 4 credit hours
select from any Mus-245 Instrumental Ensembles or MUS-250 (CS)
Contemporary Worship Ensemble – 1 credit hour
Literature – 2 credit hours select from MUS-350, MUS-352, MUS-354, MUS-356, MUS-358
Pedagogy – 2 credit hours select from MUS-351, MUS-353, MUS-355, MUS-357, MUS-359
Junior Recital – 3 credit hours
Senior Recital – 3 credit hours
Worship – 2 credit hours
Worship Music History – 2 credits
Electives – 3 credit hours
Vocal majors must include Diction for Singers – 3 credit hours