Training
•Bullet: Organ is the applied emphasis in Seton Hill’s Sacred Music certificate for university and community musicians preparing for church music ministry.
•Bullet: The curriculum examines liturgical and musical norms, administration of a music ministry and the planning of worship.
•Bullet: Organists can study with Michael Long, whose published faculty areas include sacred music, organ, and piano.
•Bullet: Keyboard work in the sacred tradition can connect organists with Schola Cantorum and the St. Cecilia Ringers.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Published study includes Survey of Christian Hymnody, Music in Worship and Sacred Music Practicum, connecting historical repertoire and liturgical planning with service experience.
Professional Development
•Bullet: Seton Hill positions the certificate for current music majors, aspiring professionals and church volunteers; program faculty are active church musicians in the region.
