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)
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3
English	9
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II
ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Foreign Language BM students with a major in Performance are required to take eight hours of 1000 level Spanish, French, or German.	8
Foundations for Excellence	1
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)
History	6
*Choose two:* HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
Kinesiology	2
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living *and* one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.
Mathematics	3
*Choose one:* MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	4
One laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics
Religion	9
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey RELI 4342/MUSI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service
Social Science POLS 2301 - American National Government	3
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	48
ACADEMIC MAJOR:	50
CONTENT 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 1311 - Music Theory I 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 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 4100 - Piano Pedagogy Practicum 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 * (Music Proficiency Exam Level IV courses are requisites for all upper-level Music courses, including recital courses).
APPLIED MUSIC
Applied Piano (18 credit hours: 8 lower level, 10 upper level).	18
Applied Secondary (3 lower level).	3
MUSI 1130 Applied Organ	1
PIANO PROFICIENCY
MUSI 2023C Sophomore Barrier for Piano Majors/Concentrations MUSI 3023 Piano Proficiency Level V	CR CR
ENSEMBLES
MUSI 1135 and MUSI 1136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) OR MUSI 1186 and MUSI 1187 Liberty Chorus (Treble)	2
MUSI 2135 and MUSI 2136 Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) OR MUSI 2186 and MUSI 2187 Liberty Chorus (Treble)	2
MUSI 3167 and MUSI 3168 Piano Ensemble	2
MUSI 3103 Collaborative Piano Practicum I	1
MUSI 4103 Collaborative Piano Practicum II	1
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE (8 semesters)
MUSI 1000 (S-L) MUSI 1001	CR/NC CR/NC
Total Academic Major Requirement	80
ELECTIVES
Upper-Level Electives Lower or Upper-Level Electives	0 0
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED	128

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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