Piano Performance (BM)
The Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance program at Dallas Baptist University will provide the piano student with a thorough musical foundation of historical and practical knowledge that acknowledges God as Creator while pursuing excellence in every dimension of performance, including skillful musical interpretation and sensitivity to ministerial potential.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bM) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History HIST Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List. | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour course) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from Math LL Course List. | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 4 |
Choose one 4-hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List. | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey MUSI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 41-42 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 14 |
Choose two 4-hour courses in the same language from LANG/BL Language Course List. COMA 1302 - Speech and Interpersonal Communication MUSI 1311 - Music Theory I | |
Major Core: | 46 |
MUSI 1011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1111 - Aural Skills I MUSI 1112 - Aural Skills II MUSI 1206 - Diction I MUSI 1312 - Music Theory II MUSI 2011 - Written MPE (Music Pro MUSI 2012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV MUSI 2013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) IV MUSI 2111 - Aural Skills III MUSI 2112 - Aural Skills IV MUSI 2305 - Introduction to Music Literature and Fine Arts MUSI 2311 - Music Theory III MUSI 2312 - Music Theory IV MUSI 3089 - Junior Recital for Performance Majors MUSI 3201 - Analysis of Musical Structure MUSI 3203 - Keyboard Skills MUSI 3204 - Music History and Literature I MUSI 3205 - Music History and Literature II MUSI 3206 - Music History and Literature III MUSI 3207 - Basic Conducting MUSI 3215 - Collaborative Piano in Performance and Worship MUSI 3311 - Elementary Music Methods MUSI 4088 - Interdisciplinary Performance Project or MUSI 4089B - Senior Recital for Performance Majors MUSI 4203 - Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint MUSI 4217 - Piano Pedagogy and Literature I MUSI 4218 - Piano Pedagogy and Literature II MUSI 4228 - Piano Literature and Performance Practice MUSB 4310 - The Musician as Entrepreneur | |
Applied Music | 18 |
Applied Piano - (18 credit hours: 8 lower level, 10 upper level) Choose 4 credit hours*: MUSI 1220 – Applied Piano MUSI 1221 – Applied Piano MUSI 1222 – Applied Piano *Requires concurrent enrollment during first semester with the following course: MUSI 3023 – Piano Proficiency Level V
Choose 4 credit hours*: MUSI 2220 – Applied Piano MUSI 2221 – Applied Piano MUSI 2222 – Applied Piano *Requires concurrent enrollment during first semester with the following course: MUSI 2023C – Piano Proficiency Level VII: Sophomore Barrier for Piano Concentrations must be concurrent with fourth semester.
Choose 4 credit hours: MUSI 3220 – Applied Piano MUSI 3221 – Applied Piano MUSI 3222 – Applied Piano
Choose 6 credit hours: MUSI 4320 – Advanced Applied Piano MUSI 4321 – Advanced Applied Piano MUSI 4322 – Advanced Applied Piano | |
Applied Secondary MUSI 1130 - Applied Organ Complete a total of at least three (3) credit hours of lower-level applied lessons. Lessons begin at 1000-level and progress through 4000-level. Third digit of a course number determines instrument: Voice --1- Piano --2- Organ --3- Guitar --6- Other instrumental lessons may be available depending on demand. | |
Ensembles | 8 |
Must be in Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) or Liberty Chorus (Treble) for four semesters. MUSI 1135 and MUSI 1136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) MUSI 2135 and MUSI 2136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) OR MUSI 1186 and MUSI 1187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 2186 and MUSI 2187 Liberty Chorus (Treble) MUSI 3167 and MUSI 3168 - Piano Ensemble MUSI 3103 - Collaborative Piano Practicum I MUSI 4103 - Collaborative Piano Practicum II | |
Seminar/Performance Lab MUSI 1000/1001 (S-L) | 8 sem. |
Total Academic Major Requirement | 76 |
ELECTIVES | |
Upper-Level Electives Lower or Upper-Level Electives | 0 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 130 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
A minimum grade of C- is required for all music courses within a music major field of study.
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
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