MUW 510 Ear Training and Music Theory for Worship Leader
Prerequisites: Graduate Music Theory Assessment Knowledge/Experience with Finale or
MUW 660. This course is a foundational course for graduate contemporary music theory/ear training practices. The study includes a thorough investigation of jazz and extended harmonies used in contemporary worship music. Worship students continue to learn and apply analytical technique to various music styles. Melodic concepts and music form are explored in the literature from historical music periods and compared to present worship music literature and practice. Principles of harmonic function are taught and applied to representative worship literature forms.