Survey of Music in the Classic Era
A survey of major genres and composers in Western Europe during the Classic era (ca. 1750-1827).
Summary
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Reviewers described the reading load as insane and assignments as difficult and long, advising students to take the class only during low-credit semesters.
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Prerequisites
Course mapMUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
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- Any of
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Margaret Butler is knowledgeable but criticized as a weak educator who provides disorganized lectures and excessive reading. Reviewers report that assignments are difficult and long, with grading being extremely picky about minutia. Students also note that she offers no meaningful help or advice during office hours, leading to frustration and limited learning.
MARGARET BUTLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Margaret Butler's historical teaching of MUSIC 414 received uniformly low ratings, with students reporting poor instruction, excessive workload, and unhelpful feedback.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.82 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.50 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.68 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Reviewers described the reading load as insane and assignments as difficult and long, advising students to take the class only during low-credit semesters.
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Students reported that Butler was extremely picky about minutia, offered no meaningful help during office hours, and provided no constructive advice for improvement.
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