Higher education choices, and more important your calling to Christian ministry, are serious spiritual markers in your life. The faculty and student staff in the Church Music Ministries Program are committed to insuring you have all the guidance and resources available to assist you in the decision making and application process. We encourage you to contact us anytime throughout the following process. (musicdivision@nobts.edu or 504-282-4455 ext. 8209)
You can request a catalog and application by:
Email: admissions@nobts.edu or by phone: 504.282.4455 ext. 8258
The application requirements are as follows:
Completed application
$25 fee
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Church Statement Form
Four Personal Reference Forms (From a pastor, church leader, and two friends not related to you)
Health Form
Proof of Immunizations
Official Transcripts
Statement of Conversion and Call
Some of these tasks may require congregational action at a church business meeting and waiting on references. Make sure you allow enough time to accomplish these requirements prior to acceptance.
Proficiency Tests and Auditions
All prospective MMCM and MDiv in Church Music students must take Placement Exams in Music Theory and Music History to demonstrate competency in basic musicianship. Placement exams are administered a couple of weeks prior to the beginning of the semester and may be taken from a distance.
All bachelor music students transferring credits in Music Theory and Music History must take the Placement Exams in each area.
Scholarship Auditions
Scholarship & Placement Auditions: Students must complete the forms in the Prospective Student section and the student will be contacted about the audition dates and times.
Doctoral Studies
Students seeking doctoral-level studies in music should contact the Church Music Ministries Program about the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) or the Professional Doctoral Program staff about the D.Ed.Min. in Worship Studies to request application information. You can also go to their section of the site to read more about the program.
Graduate Admissions
Students seeking graduate, master-level studies in music should contact Admissions to request a catalog and admissions packet. Admission to the Master of Music in Church Music degree program requires:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Demonstration of a satisfactory competency level in the following areas:
Music theory-harmony, ear training, sight singing, form and analysis, 16th & 18th century counterpoint, and orchestration.
Music History – literature (choral, solo, vocal, instrumental), composers and important facts of all periods. This includes a listening examination.
Conducting
Keyboard
Voice
Music placement examinations and performance auditions cover the above areas.
A student admitted to the institution for the Master of Music in Church Music (MMCM) degree must take a series of examinations at the beginning of the student’s first semester in order to determine the level of undergraduate music proficiency. The results of the examinations and auditions will assist the faculty in determining for the student any courses which may be required to remove undergraduate level deficiencies. These examinations are given prior to registration in August and January.
Undergraduate Admissions
Students seeking undergraduate studies in music should contact Admissions to request a catalog and admissions packet.
