Theory (BM)
The purpose of the Bachelor of Music in Theory program is to provide Christ-Centered undergraduate-level education to prepare servant leaders in the field of music theory by educating their minds and kindling their hearts in a manner that promotes a life of service to the body of Christ.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bM) |
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DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9 |
ENGL 1301 - 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) | 3 |
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 | 40 |
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: | 54-55 |
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 1312 - Music Theory II MUSI 2011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2023A - Piano Proficiency Level III MUSI 2023B - Piano Proficiency Level IV MUSI 2109 - Introduction to Music Technology 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 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 3316 - Jazz Theory MUSI 4104 - Senior Capstone Preparatory Course MUSI 4109 - Senior Capstone Paper MUSI 4201 - Orchestration MUSI 4202 - Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint MUSI 4203 - Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint MUSI 4205 - Twentieth-Century Analytical Techniques MUSI 4206 - Critical Readings in Music Theory and Musicology MUSI 4208 - Pedagogy of Music Theory * (Music Proficiency Exam Level IV courses are requisites for all upper-level Music courses, including recital courses). Select 6-7 credit hours from the following: 1-2 credit hours of Applied Piano MUSI 3208 - Advanced Choral Conducting MUSI 3217 - Jazz Improvisation MUSI 4204 - Choral Arranging MUSI 4212 - Vocal Literature and Performance Practice MUSI 4214 - Choral Literature MUSI 4217 - Piano Pedagogy MUSI 4218 - Piano Literature I: Renaissance through the Classical Period MUSI 4228 - Piano Literature II: Romantic through the Present MUSB 3312 - Advanced Recording Techniques | |
Applied Music - Concentration | |
Piano Concentration Applied Piano - Please select ten (10) credit hours of Applied Piano courses, seven of which must be upper level. Applied Composition - Please select six (6) credit hours of Applied Composition courses. Ensembles - Must be in Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) or Liberty Chorus (Treble) for eight (8) semesters. Composition Concentration Applied Piano - Please select eight (8) credit hours of Applied Piano courses, four of which must be upper level. Applied Composition - Please select nine (9) credit hours of Applied Composition courses, three of which must be upper level.* Ensembles - Must be in Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) or Liberty Chorus (Treble) for five (5) semesters. *1 credit hour can be used for an Honors Performance Project in Composition instead of Applied Composition lessons. Other Instrument Concentration Applied Piano - Please select five (5) credit hours of Applied Piano courses, one of which must be upper level. Applied Composition - Please select four (4) credit hours of Applied Composition courses. Applied Other Instrument - Please select eight (8) credit hours of Applied Other Instrument courses. Ensembles - Must be in Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) or Liberty Chorus (Treble) for three (3) semesters. | 24 22 20 |
Seminar/Performance Lab MUSI 1000/1001 (S-L) | 8 sem. |
Electives | |
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level | 0 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED - Piano | 132-133 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED - Composition | 130-131 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED - Other Instrument | 128-130 |
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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