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	9-10
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 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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