Current instructor
Ruka Shironishi
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Classes with Ruka Shironishi
MUSICA PRACTICA 1 teaches strategies for composing, understanding, and writing about music.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 89.1% A/AB (n=92 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.62 GPA, 85.9% A/AB (n=64 letter grades).
3.643.64 historical GPA · 297297 grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 MUSIC 497 explores wide-ranging topics in music history, theory, or education.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
3.823.82 historical GPA · 481481 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 Instructor identity & provenance
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