Student Perspectives

Undergraduate Students


Emily Cyril

Adam Cogliano - Class of 2016

"Baylor has given me such passion for music and the church. [...] I have also had opportunities through the church music department, singing a solo for the advisory board and helping to plan the Mosaic Service. These opportunities have prepared me for an eventual career in music ministry..." Read more...

James Cheesman

James Cheesman - Class of 2012

"Attending Baylor University has been a wonderful blessing. I have grown tremendously as a student, a musician, and a minister. My classes have grown my musicianship skills and ministry awareness in areas where I would never have been so well-equipped without such great curriculum." Read more...

Hannah Taylor

Hannah Taylor - Class of 2012

"I am so glad that I chose to study at Baylor for my Bachelors Degree in Church Music. I have established many close connections with people that I can look to for possible ministry positions after I graduate. I have also gotten great hands-on experience by being placed in a summer internship through the church music program." Read more...

Emily Cyril

Emily Cyril - Class of 2012

"When I came to Baylor I knew I would want to graduate with a science degree, [...] but I knew I wouldn't be completely happy if I gave up one of the things I love - music. So I became a music minor with the hopes of growing my skills as a musician. Being a part of the Church Music Program at Baylor is something I definitely will not regret." Read more...


Graduate Students


Scott Davis

Scott Davis - MDIV/MM Degree Candidate

"During my time here at Baylor and Truett, I have been continually amazed by the opportunities God has laid before me. [...] I have truly seen God at work in my life equipping me with a healthy philosophy of worship and music within the church, a true understanding of my role as a leader and pastor in the worship of the church, and-at the most basic level-a worshiper of Christ. " Read more...

Jacob Sensenig

Jacob Sensenig - MDIV/MM Degree Candidate

"The Master of Divinity/Master of Church Music degree offered at Baylor & Truett is truly unique in the fact that it brings pastors, youth ministers, missionaries, and musicians from around the globe into conversation with one another and fosters an environment for healthy conversation and reflection crucial to the future of the church universal. The program in only two years has broadened my horizons and allowed me to engage with the world-class faculty, clinicians, and students." Read more...

Lauren Shively

Lauren Shively - Master of Music in Church Music Degree, Class of 2012

"Since I have been at Baylor, I have taken so many classes that have grown me to be the church musician I am today. I feel like I am now ready to go out into the world and share what I have learned. I am so looking forward to taking the skills and practical knowledge I have gained here at Baylor to wherever it is that God calls me next." Read more...

John Woods

John Woods - MDIV/MM Degree, Class of 2009

"Baylor prepared me to be able to enter a full-time position as a pastor of music and worship, leading choirs, children, bands, and orchestras, while at the same time teaching studies on worship, training youth to lead a congregation successfully, and bringing seemingly divergent tastes and expressions together in one worship service. I came to Baylor with a calling and I left with the tools to honor God through that calling." Read more...