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THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE

MUSIC 101
Course Description

Musical genres -- songs, opera and musical theater, chamber and orchestral music, and jazz -- in the context of social and cultural history.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.38

1.64% from Historical

Completion Rate
95%

-1.8% from Historical

A Rate
61.67%

35.56% from Historical

Class Size
120

-4.85% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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