Introducing Colorado Christian University’s Steven Curtis Chapman Scholarship in Composition/Songwriting! This new one-year scholarship is awarded to an incoming CCU student majoring in music for outstanding composition or singer/songwriting skills.
Submission Deadline: January 1st, 2025.
Winner Selection: By January 10, 2025
Winner Announcement: In person by Steven Curtis Chapman on February 7, 2025.Eligibility and Details
- Singer/songwriters: Please include a video link of two original songs for review and a brief biography of your experience and work.
- Composers: Please include a link to two original compositions for review and a brief biography of your experience and work.
The judging panel will consist of professors and music professionals including:
- Dr. Biff Gore: Finalist featured on The Voice
- Steven Taylor: Award-winning vocalist featured at Carnegie Hall
- Charles David Denler: Four time Emmy Award Winning composer
Eligible candidates must be accepted by the University and plan to enroll as a student in Fall 2025 to be considered.
Send all submissions to smclean@ccu.edu.
The Performing Arts at CCU
The School of Music at Colorado Christian University currently offers six music majors: composition, education, general music, music production and engineering, performance, and worship arts; as well as minors in music, music theatre, and theatre. There are many ensembles in the university that support the different majors.
The School of Music program is geared to support the following university strategic priorities:
Impact our culture for Christ, and teach students how to think for themselves.
Learn more about our music degree programs, audition process, and music scholarships.
$4,000 Core Program Scholarships
Apply and deposit by February 15, 2025. Students seeking a degree in a CCU Core Program automatically qualify!
Passionately Pursuing Excellence to the Glory of God
Passionately: Studying music requires passion because in order to be successful in music, you have to be disciplined; you’ll need to be committed to practicing and studying your craft, focused on performance excellence, and willing to teach others to do the same. In CCU’s School of Music, we structure our programs to nurture your musical gifts and talents in a Christ-centered environment so that you can excel in the performing arts — and do so for Christ.
Pursuing Excellence: As believers, we have a higher calling toward excellence as we develop our gifts and talents in music not only for the enjoyment of our audiences but also as an offering before the Lord. Just as our Creator God does all things well, we are created in His image to pursue excellence in all that we are called to do.
To the Glory of God: In the same way that J.S. Bach signed his musical compositions with Soli Deo Gloria (to the glory of God alone), the CCU School of Music is committed to integrating our Christian faith into every aspect of studying music and the performing arts.
Our commitment to both the spiritual and musical development of our students offers a unique experience among Colorado’s schools. We believe that by remaining Christ-centered, we develop not only skilled musicians but also leaders who are prepared for a life of service to the Lord through the arts.
School of Music Mission Statement
Colorado Christian University's School of Music exists to equip students with the necessary skills to become expressive artists and effective communicators from a Christian perspective through the discipline of music.
CCU’s School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). NASM establishes national standards for undergraduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines, and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other music-related endeavors.