Worship & Performing Arts
The Worship & Performing Arts department is committed to the following process of mentoring students:
I DO (Professor's experience prior to class) » I do, YOU WATCH (Classroom) » YOU DO, I watch (Internship Practicum) » YOU DO (Successful entrance into vocational goal).
This philosophy permeates our educational model, encouraging an ongoing mentorship relationship between professor and student from the first to the last day at LBC. To insure that the philosophy is practiced, the department has required an extensive program of internships, practicum and student teaching, as described below. This is part of our department's distinctiveness.
Program Coordinators
- Mr. Daniel Hollingsworth - Worship, Electronic Media
- Mr. Robert Bigley - Performance
- Mrs. Amy Bartoli - Music Education, Pedagogy
Internship
The internship provides pre-professional field experiences in ministry settings for the purpose of giving the student an opportunity to practice and develop the skills taught in his/her particular program. These experiences include observations, assistance, and participation/teaching experiences for the student in a variety of contexts. It is intended that the internship will provide the student with an opportunity to practice skills early in the program in order to develop a measure of proficiency prior to the Practicum (Worship, Performance, Elect. Media, Pedagogy) or Student Teaching (Music Ed.) placements.
- Placement: the student is responsible to initiate and confirm the internship, although the department will seek to assist in identifying potential opportunities, including providing a listing of ministries seeking interns.
- Supervision: provided by the Program Coordinator or his/her delegate, in coordination with the on-sight supervisor.
- Required experiences:
- Worship (church and para-church--international opportunity encouraged with at least one)
- Performance (sacred and secular performing opportunity-international opportunity encouraged with at least one)
- Electronic Media (church/para-church and secular context)
- Music Education (public and private classroom)
- Musical Pedagogy (two distinct societal-group settings)
- Criteria: Interns are representatives of not only LBC and the department, but also of the Lord. Therefore, successful completion of an internship depends on the following criteria:
- Completion of a minimum of 39 hours (3 hours/week) of observation/participation;
- Completion of specific objectives and criteria as established at the beginning of the internship;
- Satisfactory evaluation by on-site and departmental supervisor;
- Satisfactory completion of commitment to the organization (time, effort, spiritual walk).
Practicum
The final field placement prior to (Worship) or during the senior year is the Practicum, a three credit course (MU450). The practicum is an in-service program for the purpose of providing direct ministry involvement and experience under the supervision of a qualified professional and the Program Coordinator, with the approval of the department Chair.
- Placement: the student is responsible to initiate and confirm the practicum, although the department will seek to assist in identifying potential opportunities. For Music Education, the Program Coordinator will coordinate the placement of students.
- Supervision: provided by the on-site supervisor, in coordination with the Program Coordinator.
- Required experiences:
- Worship (church and para-church-- international opportunity encouraged with at least one)
- Performance (sacred and secular performing opportunity-international opportunity encouraged with at least one)
- Electronic Media (church/para-church and secular context)
- Music Education (public and private classroom)
- Musical Pedagogy (two distinct societal-group setting)
- Criteria: Interns are representatives of not only LBC and the department, but also of the Lord. Therefore, successful completion of an internship depends on the following criteria:
- Submission of a written copy of a personal philosophy of ministry (Worship, Performance, Elec. Media) or education (Music Ed., Pedagogy) as described in the syllabus;
- Completion of a minimum of 150 hours (*one full semester, 8 summer weeks) with a more optimal suggestion of 225 hours (two full semesters) for ministry settings;
- Completion of specific objectives and criteria as denoted in the MU450 syllabus and any other criteria as required by the on-site supervisor and approved by the Program Coordinator;
- Periodic on-site evaluations by Program Coordinator: minimum of three observations, including the final
- MUSIC ED/PEDAGOGY: Student shall submit a proposed instructional plan to the on-site supervisor and Program Coordinator prior to each observation;
- MUSIC ED/PEDAGOGY: The student must create two media projects as part of the teaching presentation. One media must have an original component to demonstrate the student's ability to use technology.
- Final on-site observation and subsequent satisfactory evaluation by the Program Coordinator or his/her delegate;
- Satisfactory written evaluation by on-site supervisor;
- Satisfactory completion of commitment to the organization (time, effort, spiritual walk).