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Contemporary Music & Praise Ministry Program
Purpose
World Mission University is committed to providing our students with a top quality musical education. Students will study classical music history as well as jazz and modern music history, classical and contemporary harmony and theory, and contemporary ear training. Our students will play in performance ensembles where they¡¯ll learn to play/sing as a group, and receive one-on-one faculty feedback. Students will have access to top notch facilities and faculty, to best aid them in their goals of working as a musician or worship leader.
Goal
Our goal is to provide our students with a diverse musical education so that they may pursue their own goals of Performance and Praise Ministry in the community abroad.
Two programs of study: Worship leader or contemporary music major.
2 years, 48 credits diploma program.
Certificate of Competition
Students are awarded a Certificate of Completion indicating that they have successfully completed their program of study.
Course Titles
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Jazz Music Theory |
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Ear Training |
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Private Lesson |
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Arranging |
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Intro. to Music Technology |
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Ensemble |
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Keyboard lab |
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Conducting |
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Music History |
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Jazz History |
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Jazz Improvisation |
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Worship Leader Workshop |
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Recital Jury |
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Faculty
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Sara Leib
Jazz Vocal
M.A., New England Conservatory, 2003
M.A., Berkley Collage of Music, 2001
B.A., Hamilton Academy of Music, 1999 |
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Josh Nelson
Jazz Piano, Theory, Labs
Teaches Cal State Long Beach
Worked with Bill Cunliff, Abe Laboriel, and Tiger Okoshi
Recorded for the FX Network, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros |
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Jeff Richman
Guitar
Performed with John Abercrombie, Mesh'el Ndegeocello, and B.B. King
Performed in many television and movie soundtracks |
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Jason Harnell
Drum Set
Teaches at UC Irvine, Musicians Institute
Performed with Otmaro Ruiz, Jay Clayton, and John Beasley
Toured USA, Europe, Australia, and Asia with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson |
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Dan Lutz
Bass
Educated at the University of North Texas, Jazz Program
Played on many films, ¡°Memento¡±, ¡°First Daughter¡±, ¡°Dreamgirls¡±
Performed with Stacy Orrico and Taylor Hicks |
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Dan Ring
Music Technology
Educated at Harvard University and Berklee College of Music
Taught at Northeastern University in Boston
Worked as a piano instructor, arranger, and orchestrator |
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