WA 3113 - Arranging and Songwriting for Worship

A study of the compositional techniques, contemporary harmonizations, arranging tools and popular song forms suitable for the worship ensemble. This course leads the music & worship student to discover the fundamentals of arranging for voices and small instrumental groups and creating original worship music. Students learn to arrange traditional hymns for use in modern worship and are introduced to composing original compositions in contemporary song forms

Prerequisite: MU 1143 Music Theory II