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Javier Calderon

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Classes with Javier Calderon

MUSIC 113

Music in Performance

1 credits

MUSIC 113 provides descriptive lectures on chamber music accompanied by live performances.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 96.8% A/AB (n=661 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 95.6% A/AB (n=633 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=671 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Johanna WienholtsEireann Murphy+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
MUSIC 270

Ensemble-guitar

1 credits

MUSIC 270 is a guitar ensemble course focused on rehearsal and performance preparation for duos, trios, and quartets.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Javier Calderon

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Spring 2025 · limited sample
MUSIC 297

Special Topics in Music

1–3 credits

MUSIC 297 explores wide-ranging topics in music history, performance, theory, or education.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 98.2% A/AB (n=56 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Javier CalderonJavier Gorelik+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2026
MUSIC 572

Advanced Ensemble-classical Guitar

1 credits

Advanced classical guitar ensemble course focusing on rehearsal and performance of duos, trios, and quartets.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Javier Calderon

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
MUSPERF 146

Music Lessons for Non-majors

1–2 credits

Private applied music performance instruction for non-majors and music majors studying a secondary instrument.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

Johanna WienholtsLaura Schwendinger+18 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample
MUSPERF 240

Elementary/intermediate Guitar

2–4 credits

MUSPERF 240 provides individual guitar instruction for majors in the elementary to intermediate range.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Javier Calderon

No recorded grade history

MUSPERF 740

Doctoral Level-guitar

4 credits

Individual doctoral-level guitar instruction.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Javier Calderon

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
MUSPERF 76

Basic Guitar

1–2 credits

MUSPERF 76 provides individual instruction in basic guitar performance, requiring instructor consent for first-time enrollment.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

Javier Calderon

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026MUSIC 113Music in Performance
Fall 2026MUSIC 270Ensemble-guitar
Fall 2026MUSIC 297Special Topics in Music
Fall 2026MUSIC 499Directed Study
Fall 2026MUSIC 572Advanced Ensemble-classical Guitar
Fall 2026MUSPERF 146Music Lessons for Non-majors
Fall 2026MUSPERF 240Elementary/intermediate Guitar
Fall 2026MUSPERF 440Advanced Guitar
Fall 2026MUSPERF 499Senior Recital
Fall 2026MUSPERF 540Masters Level-guitar
Fall 2026MUSPERF 740Doctoral Level-guitar
Fall 2026MUSPERF 76Basic Guitar

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