Dr. Joseph E. Bolin
Dean

Dr. David Toledo
Associate Dean for Academic Effectiveness

Dr. Gene Moon
Associate Dean of Outreach and Community Engagement

Ms. Courtney Ladd
Administrative Assistant
Phone 951.343.4251
FAX 951.343.4570
performingarts@calbaptist.edu

Faculty Information

California Baptist University offers a Master of Music degree with four concentrations: Composition, Conducting (Choral or Instrumental), Music Education, and Performance (Piano, Instrumental, or Vocal). The University offers a Master of Arts in Worship Arts degree in an “online-hybrid” model that combines synchronous/asynchronous learning with intensive summer residencies.

With an educational environment distinguished by vibrant, interactive teaching, a prolific performance culture, and an emphasis on developing artistic skill, spiritual sensitivities, and personal character, the School of Performing Arts at California Baptist University stands as a unique scholastic institution, dedicated to providing rigorous training in the performing arts to equip young artists for successful careers as performers, composers, actors, music educators, studio musicians, worship leaders, and songwriters.

Furthermore, the CBU School of Performing Arts believes in preparing high-caliber, versatile performing artists. While many institutions of higher education center their curriculum and experiences around a limited segment of the performing arts, CBU intentionally provides hands-on training in a multitude of musical styles, artistic experiences, and genres without compromise. In addition to its comprehensive focus on Western Art music, the music divisions intentionally blend folk and jazz styles, non-Western music, commercial music, studio and technical production, and modern and traditional church music to effectively prepare future artists for what awaits them in the modern marketplace of professional musicians. Likewise, the theatre arts division equips actors and technicians to excel in roles on and off stage in a variety of genres and theatrical presentations, both in small and large-scale performances.

The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) accredits CBU for offering an assortment of undergraduate and graduate degrees in music. The Collinsworth School is committed to the continued refinement and assessment of its educational opportunities as we strive to accomplish our mission of preparing the next generation of performance artists.

Programs

• Music, MM
• Worship Arts, MA

• Performance Certificate