
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Placement Success
We’re proud of our successful graduates! 100% of 2019 graduates from the Department of Music and Worship were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation. Check out Cedarville's other placement rates.

Cedarville Stories Holiday RePodcast: New Year, Same Eternal Focus
Chuck Clevenger is a modern-day Renaissance Man. But more than that, he is a Great Commission Man, committed to investing in students so they might use their gifts to bring God glory now and in the ages to come.
Wind Symphony in Concert on November 21
Dixon Ministry Center in the Jeremiah Chapel is the location for this free event, which is open to the public and follows COVID protocols.
Jazz Band Performing in Concert November 16
The Jazz Band at Cedarville University will perform in concert on Monday at 5 p.m. in the Dixon Ministry Center Jeremiah Chapel. This event is free and open to the public and will be held according to COVID protocols.
Cedarville Stories Podcast: Beautiful Music for Nearly 50 Years
Many couples dream of making beautiful music together, but Lyle and Connie Anderson really have as music professors celebrating their 49th anniversary this summer.Program Faculty

Lyle Anderson, Ph.D.
Senior Professor of Music; Director of Concert Chorale and Men's Glee Club
- DMC 109
- 937-766-7736

Lori Akins, M.M.
Studio Instructor for Music and Worship, Director of Flute Choir
- DMC 119
- 937-766-7560

Connie Anderson, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy; Director of the Keyboard Pedagogy Program
- DMC 156
- 937-766-7561

Judy Bede, B.M.
Studio Instructor for Music and Worship; Directed Teaching for Keyboard Pedagogy
Music Program Curriculum
Building on your general education liberal arts and Bible minor courses, you will take courses from your chosen concentration: performance, composition, worship, music history, music technology, jazz and improvisation, or open music studies (a self-designed course of academic study in music).
This major is offered with either a three-year or four-year completion plan.
This major is offered with a B.A-to-master's accelerated completion plan.Our CUinClass video project gives you the opportunity to sit in on a class, hear from our professors, and experience academics at Cedarville via in-demand video. View a class that interests you now!
Sample courses:
- Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills
- Music Philosophy and Aesthetics