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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)

CORE EXPERIENCE

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
FINE 1306 - Introduction to 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
8 semesters (noncredit-hour requirement) 

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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