ICE Certification: Trainng, Experience, Credibility

Requirements for Certified Missionary Ethnomusicologist (CME)

To qualify for Certified Missionary Ethnomusicologist, you must demonstrate that you have earned a total of 100 points – this includes a minimum of 30 points from each of these three categories:

1. Education
2. Experience (Practical EM missionary service)
3. Professional involvement and Scholarship
4. [Teaching Experience*]

*Points from the Teaching Experience category can be counted toward the total requirement, but are not necessary for gaining this certification. If you think you might have 30 points in the Teaching category, check out the requirements for Ethnomusicology Training Specialist – (130 total points).

If you are planning to apply for Certification, begin documenting the points you have earned, using the guidelines below for calculating how much each item will be worth. When you fill out your application, you will attach your prepared document, which should look something like the example provided. Each item should include points on the left side, and a description of the “what, when, and where” of the item, as well as approximately how many hours were involved (except for educational credits, which are calculated by formula).

Note: “Maximums” indicated are not for individual projects; they are for accumulated projects of one type (i.e.,: 5 pts for a song collection multiplied by three collections = “maximum” 15 points for that category)

I. Education (minimum 30 points from this category)

• 3-5 pts Graduate-level class on EM topic
  [Formula: 1 point per credit hour + two free pts, i.e. 2-unit class=4 pts, 1-unit class=3 pts]
• 2-4 pts Undergraduate-level 3-unit class on EM topic
  [Formula: 1 point per credit hour + one free pt, i.e. 2-unit class=3 pts, 1-unit class=2 pts]
• 1/2 + pt Audit or non-credit (including self-study) course on EM topic
  [Formula: 1/2 point per credit hour or the equivalent at discretion of CertCom]
• 1-2 pts Approved reading/writing element during EM Field Internship
• 1/2 + pt Undergrad/graduate 3-unit course in any aspect of music (10 pts. max)
  [Formula: 1/2 point per credit hour]
• 1/2 + pt Workshop or seminar on EM topic (10 pts. max)
  [Formula: 1/2 pt. for 5-10 hr. seminar; 1 pt for 11-20 hour seminar; 1 1/2 pts for 21-30 hour seminar; 2 pts. for 40 hours]

II. Education Core Requirements (not optional):

• Minimum 2 pts. for “Survey of World Music” course – If you have not yet met this requirement for EM Certification and have easy access to websites, you are encouraged to take MUS618 as an internet study through MIWC. If you are in a location that does not have good web access, contact us by to see about possibilities of guided studies on your own. This would require reading two books out of the list found on this web site, plus assignments.
• 1/2 point for reading the entries in the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music related to the person's greatest geographic interest (at least 100 pages).
• The candidate will be asked on the application page to affirm that he/she is able to:
  1. read music on some instrument or with voice
  2. notate simple melodies (the aid of an instrument may be used)

III. Experience (Practical EM missionary service - a minimum of 30 points from this category)

• 1 pt each year of missionary language study (5 pts. max)
• 4 pt each full year of apprenticeship on instrument indigenous to your field (8 pts max)
• 1-5 pts each for a catalyst role (not necessarily the main or visible role) in an EM project such as those mentioned All the World Will Worship: (actual points awarded at discretion of committee) a cataloged and annotated collection of recordings (15 pts. max)
• Commissioning/publishing of a scripture song (15 pts max)
• Starting a Church Music News and Information Periodical (10 pts. max)
• Song-writing seminars (20 pts max) such as: Psalms Workshop
• Scripture Use Workshop
• Compiling an indigenous hymnbook or song collection (15 pts max)
• Mentoring relationship with indigenous musician (10 pts max)
• Participation in indigenous music groups (10 pts max)
• Other projects will be examined for credit at the discretion of the Certification Committee
  

IV. Professional growth and scholarship (minimum 30 points from this category)

• 1-8 pts each year of leadership in an EM professional organization like SEM, ICE, BFE (20 pts max)
• 1 pt each year of membership in an EM organization
• 1 pt active participation in EM organization (forums, programs)
• 1 pt each year of subscription to EM publication (10 pts max)
• 1-2 pts each attendance at EM conference (10 pts. max)
• 1-5 pts for EM conference planning/hosting (to be added to conference attendance points)
• 1 pt each EM article of at least 500 words published in EM or missions journal
  (2 pts if 900 words or more – maximum 20 pts.)
• 5 pts Masters thesis on EM topic
• 10 pts Doctoral dissertation on EM topic
• 5-10 pts each book published on EM topic (approved by committee)

Teaching experience in EM subjects (repeated courses count for half points)

• 2-5 pts for presenting a paper, workshop, or seminar (one to eight hours in length)
• 5-8 pts for teaching a non-credit course on EM topic (of 9 teaching hours or more)
• 4-10 pts for teaching a 3 unit college/university course (3 pts each credit hour plus one pt)

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