Music Department
Covenant's music department seeks to support the mission of the College in four ways:
- Equipping versatile musicians and scholars to cultivate a distinctly Christian understanding
of music and to respond to their vocational and avocational callings in music, with
a special emphasis on service to the Church and a diversity of communities
- Contributing to the liberal arts education of all students through exposure to a broad
spectrum of music from different times and places, thereby encouraging the appreciation
for a variety of musical styles and the capacity for critical thought about music
that are necessary to engage musical cultures
- Serving the Church and the community by participation in the worship of congregations
near and distant, and by presentation of outstanding concerts and recitals that draw
a variety of people to our campus on a regular basis and intentionally cross cultural
barriers
- Engaging in the ongoing international conversation of music through the established routines of public concerts, recitals, clinics, master classes, festivals, tours, collaborative concerts with sister institutions, publishing, and even occasional arenas of competition
Concerts
Students are involved in a number of on-campus performances every semester. Some of our recurring concerts include:
- Celebrate Christmas
- Spring Choral Festival
- Celebration Concert
- Fall Instrumental Concert
- Spring Instrumental Concert
Selections from previous concerts are available on the department's YouTube channel .
Recent Senior Capstone Projects
- “The Science of Sonorism: An Acoustical Analysis of Penderecki’s Timbre System”
- “The Theological Implications of Olivier Messiaen’s Compositional Techniques”
- “Fostering Creativity in Children Through Collaborative Musical Composition”
Where Our Alumni Are
Graduate Schools
- Peabody Conservatory
- University of Florida
- Washington University
- North Carolina School of the Arts
- Florida State University
Job Outcomes
- Director, BiFrost Arts and The Porter’s Gate Worship Project
- Music director, Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church
- Co-founder, East Lake Expression Engine
- Music director, New City Fellowship
- Professor, Geneva College
- Professor, Lee University
Programs, Courses, and Requirements
Major and Concentrations
- Music, Church Music Concentration
- Music, Creative Studies Concentration
- Music, General Music Concentration
- Music, Instrumental Performance Concentration
- Music, Music Education (Pre-MAT) Concentration
- Music, Organ Performance Concentration
- Music, Piano Pedagogy Concentration
- Music, Piano Performance Concentration
- Music, Vocal Performance Concentration
Minor
Graduate School of Education
Undergraduate Departments, Majors, Minors, Certificates, Concentrations, and Programs
Academic Certificates
- Arts Administration
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
- Journalism and Society
- Medical Ethics Consultation
- Neuroscience
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Art
- Art, 2-D Concentration
- Art, 3-D Concentration
- Art, Art History Concentration
- Art, Graphic Design Concentration
- Art, Photography Concentration
- Art minor
- Art History minor
Biblical & Theological Studies
- Biblical & Theological Studies
- Biblical & Theological Studies, Missions Concentration
- Biblical & Theological Studies minor
- Biblical Languages minor
- History of Christianity minor
- Missions minor
- Youth Ministry minor
Biology
- Biology, Biomedical Concentration
- Biology, Environmental Concentration
- Biology, General
- Biology, Health Professions Concentration
- Biology minor
Business
- Business
- Business, Accounting Concentration
- Business, Finance Concentration
- Business, Marketing Concentration
- Sport Management
- Business minor
- Sport Management minor
Chemistry
- Chemistry, Biochemistry Concentration
- Chemistry, General
- Biochemistry minor
- Chemistry minor
Computer Science
- Computer Science
- Computer Science minor
Economics & Community Development
- Community Development
- Economics
- Community Development minor
- Economics minor
Education
- Education Studies
- Elementary Education (P-5)
- Secondary Education Certifications through MAT program
- Education minor
Engineering 3:2 Program
- Natural Science, Pre-Engineering Studies Concentration
English
- English
- English, Writing Concentration
- English minor
- Writing minor
Health, Wellness and Coaching
- Coaching minor
History, Politics, and International Studies
- History
- History, Art History Concentration
- Political Science
- International Studies
- History minor
- Political Science minor
Interdisciplinary Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies with Concentrations
Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Mathematics minor
Music
- Music, Church Music Concentration
- Music, Creative Studies Concentration
- Music, General Music Concentration
- Music, Instrumental Performance Concentration
- Music, Music Education (Pre-MAT) Concentration
- Music, Organ Performance Concentration
- Music, Piano Pedagogy Concentration
- Music, Piano Performance Concentration
- Music, Vocal Performance Concentration
- Music minor
Philosophy
- Philosophy
- Philosophy minor
Physics
- Physics
- Physics minor
Pre-Professional Programs
- Pre-Law Studies
- Pre-Medical Studies
- Pre-Nursing Studies
- Pre-Physical Therapy Studies
Psychology
- Psychology
- Psychology minor
Sociology
- Sociology
- Sociology, Family Studies & Social Work Concentration
- Sociology minor
Theatre
- Theatre
- Theatre minor
World Languages
- French
- Spanish
- French minor
- Spanish minor