Current instructor
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Ilana is a fantastic lecturer and communicator and makes the topics interesting. There's three/four different essays that need to be written for the class--follow the instructions as if they were a rubric! She claims there is no rubric but will dock points off your grade if you don't mention everything in the instructions.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Schroeder is nothing but kind! She truly cares about each and every student and takes the time to get to know them! She is accommodating, understanding, and a reasonable grader! There's quite a bit of reading, but the quizzes/writing assignments are low pressure and fun/engaging.Rate My Professors ↗
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MUSIC RESEARCH METHODS AND MATERIALS covers bibliography resources, general reference tools, and specific musicological works for scholarly research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduces the development of music in the European tradition prior to 1750.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Ilana Schroeder is described as kind, accommodating, and a reasonable grader who cares about students. Reviewers note that while there is significant reading, the quizzes and writing assignments are low pressure and engaging.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Examines historical evidence for performance practice and its relevance to modern performances of earlier music.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | LIS/MUSIC 619 | Music Research Methods and Materials |
| Fall 2026 | MUSIC 211 | Survey of the History of Western Music |
| Fall 2026 | MUSIC 511 | Historical Performance Practices |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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