Spring 2027

Elementary/intermediate Piano for Non-piano Majors

Elementary/intermediate individual piano instruction for non-piano majors focusing on musical and technical proficiency.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jess Johnson3.7/5Alexandra FlintDeirdre Brenner

Summary

1 / 2

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2008: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Nurture individual creative growth as a pianist.

  • Gain musical and technical proficiency in piano performance.

  • Develop creative and efficient practice strategies.

  • Develop skills in phrasing, stylistic interpretation and musical understanding.

  • Enhance critical listening skills and ear-training skills.

  • Improve sense of keyboard topography through relevant technical exercises and repertoire study.

  • Deepen understanding of keyboard repertoire (duo and/or collaborative works).

  • Explore strategies for optimal performance and healthful biomechanics.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

↗
average GPA
letter grades
A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F

All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors

Prerequisites

Course map

Consent of instructor

  • Consent of instructor
MUSPERF 200

This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.

Prerequisite text tree
  • Consent of instructor

Professors

Spring 2027
Adjusted rating
RMP difficulty
captured reviews
About this rating

Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.

No course-specific feedback yet.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALEXANDRA FLINT is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DEIRDRE BRENNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JESSICA JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

Schedule loads here as you scroll.

SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 047Classroom Instruction0 / 20
IND 048Classroom Instruction0 / 30
IND 101Classroom Instruction0 / 40

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

Meeting source records

No records available.

Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2008: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

No workload feedback recorded.

Topics

  • Individual piano instruction
  • Keyboard topography, technical exercises, and repertoire study
  • Performance strategies and healthful biomechanics

Skills

  • Musical and technical proficiency in piano performance
  • Creative and efficient practice strategies
  • Phrasing, stylistic interpretation, and musical understanding
  • Critical listening and ear-training skills
  • Understanding of keyboard repertoire including duo and collaborative works

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F

Grades over time

Through Spring 2022

More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.

Selected offering source records
MUSPERF 200 · Spring 2027

Elementary/Intermediate Piano for Non-Piano Majors

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records
[
  {
    "run_id": "20261014T203208-0851c9a1",
    "semester": "1274",
    "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00",
    "offering_id": "1274:664:022334",
    "course_id": "MUSPERF 200",
    "course_uid": "course_96afd36483e37dfcc3cfe872",
    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "022334",
    "source_subject_id": "664",
    "title": "Elementary/Intermediate Piano for Non-Piano Majors",
    "credits_min": 2,
    "credits_max": 2,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring"
  }
]
Rate My Professors

Student reviews

Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.

Read original reviews

No records available.

Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

Explore recorded grades
Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

Model & dataset provenance
{
  "model": "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B",
  "model_revision": "1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0",
  "task_version": "17",
  "output_id": "78c6638b0f15269463c7ec839aaf055fe3b209057b552b76cbe758dfd469c6c3",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00"
}