Music Department
Department Chair, John E. Packard
Faculty
Hwee Been Koh-Baker, PhD
John E. Packard, DA
Robert D. Tocheff, PhD
Elizabeth Barrett, MMus
Music Program Objectives
Students who achieve the objectives of the music education program will:
- integrate and appreciate the musical arts within the concept of liberal arts education by developing aesthetic and cultural concepts;
- demonstrate responsible and effective service to the church and society through music;
- demonstrate the skills and knowledge for entry level professional activities in music;
- demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary for graduate study in music; and
- acquire the tools and missional mindset for effective ministry and kingdom building through music in local, regional, and global contexts.
Music Education Program Objectives
Students who achieve the objectives of the music education program will:
- integrate and appreciate the musical arts within the concept of liberal arts education by developing aesthetic and cultural concepts;
- demonstrate responsible and effective service to the church and society through music;
- demonstrate the skills and knowledge for entry level professional activities in music;
- demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary for graduate study in music;
- acquire through experience, modeling, and curriculum the tools, strategies, and missional mindset for effective ministry and kingdom building through music in local, regional, and global contexts; and
- demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to teach music in elementary and secondary schools effectively.