Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
Higher grades Large lectures
MUSIC 113 provides descriptive lectures on chamber music accompanied by live performances.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload is minimal, requiring weekly attendance, listening to music, and completing short quizzes or paragraphs. One review mentions that quiz answers are sometimes posted, and the final class offers extra credit.[1, 2] Sources
3 . 8 4 3.84 historical GPA · 1 7 , 1 3 4 17,134 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 MUSIC 269 is an ensemble-string course focused on assignments in performing ensemble literature.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 3 3 133 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 MUSIC 270 is a guitar ensemble course focused on rehearsal and performance preparation for duos, trios, and quartets.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 3 13 grades
Fall 2024–Spring 2025 · limited sample Higher grades
MUSIC 297 explores wide-ranging topics in music history, performance, theory, or education.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Margaret Butler's section is reported as unnecessarily tough on grading and punishing for minor guideline deviations or illness.[1] Sources
3 . 9 4 3.94 historical GPA · 3 5 4 354 grades
Fall 2023–Spring 2026 MUSIC 340 teaches pedagogical methods for applied music across instruments and voice, including a survey of methods and materials.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 8 8 3.88 historical GPA · 1 3 13 grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample MUSIC 346 provides a comprehensive study of sources, analysis, and style of repertoire for specific instruments or voice.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 7 3.97 historical GPA · 1 8 18 grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample Advanced classical guitar ensemble course focusing on rehearsal and performance of duos, trios, and quartets.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 1 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
MUSIC 799 is an independent work course involving faculty-mentored individual study and research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 2 3.92 historical GPA · 1 8 18 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
MUSIC 999 is an individual research study conducted under faculty mentorship for PhD or DMA candidates.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Private applied music performance instruction for non-majors and music majors studying a secondary instrument.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 2 8 28 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample MUSPERF 240 provides individual guitar instruction for majors in the elementary to intermediate range.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Advanced individual instruction in classical guitar performance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MUSPERF 540 provides masters level individual instruction in classical guitar performance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Individual doctoral-level guitar instruction.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 1 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample MUSPERF 76 provides individual instruction in basic guitar performance, requiring instructor consent for first-time enrollment.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 4 4 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
MUSPERF 990 covers the preparation and public performance of a Masters Recital for graduate students in Music: Performance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Christopher Taylor: Christopher Taylor's course had a moderate difficulty rating of 3, with students finding his instruction simple and clear to understand.[1] Sources
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 1 0 10 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
Preparation and public performance of a Doctoral Recital for Doctor of Musical Arts degree requirements.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 9 4 3.94 historical GPA · 5 4 54 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample