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MUSIC

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
129,396 grades140 courses306 professors38 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.84
average GPA across 129,396 grades
+12% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
98%
A or B
of 129,396 grades
0.8%
D, F or withdrew
A88.4%
B9.1%
Every term against the 3.84 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Most taken
MUSIC 113
MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE
3.91
46,313 grades
+2% vs. dept
MUSIC 42
VARSITY BAND
3.98
10,718 grades
+3% vs. dept
MUSIC 43
UNIVERSITY BAND
3.98
9,372 grades
+4% vs. dept
MUSIC 60
ALL-UNIVERSITY STRING ORCHESTRA
3.97
6,858 grades
+3% vs. dept
MUSIC 101
THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
3.46
3,418 grades
−10% vs. dept
MUSIC 205
3.43
3,328 grades
−11% vs. dept
MUSIC 151
BASIC CONCEPTS OF MUSIC THEORY
3.55
3,307 grades
−8% vs. dept
MUSIC 206
3.61
3,033 grades
−6% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 140
100 level14200 level27300 level8400 level22500 level37600 level10700 level10800 level4900 level8
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level14 courses
MUSIC 101 · — THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
3.46 −10% vs. dept 3,418
MUSIC 102 · — JAZZ IN 20TH-CENTURY AMERICA
3.70 −4% vs. dept 2,023
MUSIC 105 · — STORYTELLING ON STAGE: INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL THEATER AND OPERA
3.66 −5% vs. dept 1,060
MUSIC 106 · — THE SYMPHONY
3.21 −17% vs. dept 756
MUSIC 107 · — MUSIC & FILM
3.41 −11% vs. dept 189
MUSIC 110
3.81 −1% vs. dept 24
MUSIC 111
3.48 −9% vs. dept 379
MUSIC 113 · — MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE
3.91 +2% vs. dept 46,313
MUSIC 114
3.92 +2% vs. dept 454
MUSIC 121 · — MUSICA PRACTICA 1
3.31 −14% vs. dept 1,135
MUSIC 122 · — MUSICA PRACTICA 2
3.30 −14% vs. dept 867
MUSIC 151 · — BASIC CONCEPTS OF MUSIC THEORY
3.55 −8% vs. dept 3,307
MUSIC 171 · — MUSICA PRACTICA: AURAL SKILLS 1
3.44 −11% vs. dept 1,135
MUSIC 172 · — MUSICA PRACTICA: AURAL SKILLS 2
3.40 −12% vs. dept 859
200 level27 courses
MUSIC 201
3.61 −6% vs. dept 89
MUSIC 205
3.43 −11% vs. dept 3,328
MUSIC 206
3.61 −6% vs. dept 3,033
MUSIC 211 · — SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC
3.31 −14% vs. dept 901
MUSIC 212 · — SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC
3.38 −12% vs. dept 738
MUSIC 221 · — MUSICA PRACTICA 3
3.51 −9% vs. dept 882
MUSIC 222 · — MUSICA PRACTICA 4
3.57 −7% vs. dept 426
MUSIC 229 · — JAZZ THEORY & COMPOSITION
3.84 −0% vs. dept 40
MUSIC 240 · — INTERPLAY BETWEEN MUSIC, ART, AND SOCIETY
3.85 +0% vs. dept 77
MUSIC 252 · — INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING AND PEDAGOGY
3.90 +1% vs. dept 81
MUSIC 253 · — CONDUCTING
3.91 +2% vs. dept 176
MUSIC 254 · — CONDUCTING
3.87 +1% vs. dept 145
MUSIC 256 · — UNIVERSITY OPERA
3.99 +4% vs. dept 245
MUSIC 257 · — OPERA WORKSHOP
3.96 +3% vs. dept 125
MUSIC 260 · — GLOBAL HAND DRUMMING ENSEMBLE: SURVEY OF SELECTED GLOBAL HAND DRUMMING TRADITIONS
3.95 +3% vs. dept 290
MUSIC 262 · — JAZZ ENSEMBLE
3.99 +4% vs. dept 891
MUSIC 264
3.95 +3% vs. dept 1,080
MUSIC 265 · — ENSEMBLE-WOODWIND
4.00 +4% vs. dept 199
MUSIC 266 · — RESISTANCE MUSIC ENSEMBLE
3.99 +4% vs. dept 237
MUSIC 267 · — ENSEMBLE-BRASS
3.99 +4% vs. dept 1,124
MUSIC 268 · — ENSEMBLE-PERCUSSION
3.97 +3% vs. dept 796
MUSIC 269 · — ENSEMBLE-STRING
4.00 +4% vs. dept 797
MUSIC 270 · — ENSEMBLE-GUITAR
3.96 +3% vs. dept 105
MUSIC 271 · — MUSICA PRACTICA: AURAL SKILLS 3
3.50 −9% vs. dept 889
MUSIC 272 · — MUSICA PRACTICA: AURAL SKILLS 4
3.55 −8% vs. dept 397
MUSIC 275
4.00 +4% vs. dept 10
MUSIC 297 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC
3.94 +3% vs. dept 276
300 level8 courses
MUSIC 306
3.54 −8% vs. dept 13
MUSIC 317 · — MUSICAL WOMEN IN EUROPE AND AMERICA: CREATIVITY, PERFORMANCE, AND IDENTITY
3.80 −1% vs. dept 20
MUSIC 331 · — JAZZ IMPROVISATION
3.80 −1% vs. dept 316
MUSIC 332 · — JAZZ IMPROVISATION
3.89 +1% vs. dept 76
MUSIC 340 · — PEDAGOGY
3.79 −2% vs. dept 35
MUSIC 345
3.98 +4% vs. dept 25
MUSIC 346 · — REPERTOIRE
3.89 +1% vs. dept 95
MUSIC 361
3.98 +4% vs. dept 299
400 level22 courses
MUSIC 40 · — WIND ENSEMBLE
3.99 +4% vs. dept 1,246
MUSIC 41 · — CONCERT BAND
3.98 +4% vs. dept 2,283
MUSIC 42 · — VARSITY BAND
3.98 +3% vs. dept 10,718
MUSIC 43 · — UNIVERSITY BAND
3.98 +4% vs. dept 9,372
MUSIC 405 · — SEMINAR: CULTURAL STUDY OF MUSIC
3.82 −1% vs. dept 52
MUSIC 411 · — SURVEY OF MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES
3.54 −8% vs. dept 118
MUSIC 412 · — SURVEY OF MUSIC IN THE RENAISSANCE
3.61 −6% vs. dept 96
MUSIC 413 · — SURVEY OF MUSIC IN THE BAROQUE ERA
3.24 −16% vs. dept 305
MUSIC 414 · — SURVEY OF MUSIC IN THE CLASSIC ERA
3.52 −9% vs. dept 312
MUSIC 415 · — SURVEY OF MUSIC IN THE ROMANTIC ERA
3.49 −9% vs. dept 326
MUSIC 416 · — SURVEY OF MUSIC IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
3.39 −12% vs. dept 250
MUSIC 417 · — JAZZ HISTORIES
3.61 −6% vs. dept 41
MUSIC 419 · — MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES
3.56 −7% vs. dept 43
MUSIC 422 · — FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC PRODUCTION
3.64 −5% vs. dept 47
MUSIC 461 · — COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
3.97 +3% vs. dept 142
MUSIC 463 · — ACTING FOR SINGERS
3.94 +3% vs. dept 36
MUSIC 465 · — MARCHING BAND TECHNIQUES
4.00 +4% vs. dept 9
MUSIC 466 · — DICTION FOR SINGERS
3.72 −3% vs. dept 78
MUSIC 467 · — LANGUAGE DICTION FOR SINGING I
3.78 −2% vs. dept 143
MUSIC 468 · — LANGUAGE DICTION FOR SINGING II
3.76 −2% vs. dept 103
MUSIC 497 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC
3.86 +0% vs. dept 1,356
MUSIC 499 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.92 +2% vs. dept 24
500 level37 courses
MUSIC 50 · — CONCERT CHOIR
3.98 +3% vs. dept 1,182
MUSIC 52 · — TREBLE CHOIR
3.96 +3% vs. dept 1,278
MUSIC 53 · — CHORAL UNION
3.94 +2% vs. dept 903
MUSIC 54
3.90 +1% vs. dept 271
MUSIC 55 · — MASTERS' SINGERS
3.96 +3% vs. dept 911
MUSIC 56 · — CHORALE
3.97 +3% vs. dept 1,627
MUSIC 58 · — MADRIGAL SINGERS
3.98 +4% vs. dept 326
MUSIC 59 · — UNIVERSITY CHORUS
3.98 +3% vs. dept 1,637
MUSIC 511 · — HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE PRACTICES
3.71 −3% vs. dept 118
MUSIC 513 · — SURVEY OF OPERA
3.72 −3% vs. dept 96
MUSIC 517 · — PROSEMINAR IN MUSIC THEORY
3.82 −1% vs. dept 11
MUSIC 523 · — ORCHESTRATION I
3.85 +0% vs. dept 84
MUSIC 524
3.77 −2% vs. dept 43
MUSIC 530
3.94 +2% vs. dept 32
MUSIC 541 · — SEMINAR IN CHORAL LITERATURE
4.00 +4% vs. dept 6
MUSIC 542 · — CHORAL LITERATURE AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES OF TODAY
4.00 +4% vs. dept 11
MUSIC 543 · — ADVANCED STRING PEDAGOGY
4.00 +4% vs. dept 13
MUSIC 544 · — ADVANCED STRING PEDAGOGY
4.00 +4% vs. dept 4
MUSIC 546 · — STRING LITERATURE
3.95 +3% vs. dept 19
MUSIC 551 · — CLASS PIANO PEDAGOGY
4.00 +4% vs. dept 6
MUSIC 553 · — ADVANCED CONDUCTING SEMINAR
4.00 +4% vs. dept 12
MUSIC 556 · — UNIVERSITY OPERA
3.97 +3% vs. dept 185
MUSIC 557 · — OPERA WORKSHOP
3.94 +3% vs. dept 80
MUSIC 558 · — MADRIGAL SINGERS
4.00 +4% vs. dept 2
MUSIC 559 · — GRADUATE CHORAL UNION
4.00 +4% vs. dept 8
MUSIC 562 · — JAZZ ENSEMBLE
4.00 +4% vs. dept 18
MUSIC 565 · — ADVANCED ENSEMBLE-WOODWIND
4.00 +4% vs. dept 30
MUSIC 567 · — ADVANCED ENSEMBLE-BRASS
4.00 +4% vs. dept 68
MUSIC 568 · — ADVANCED ENSEMBLE-PERCUSSION
4.00 +4% vs. dept 12
MUSIC 569 · — ADVANCED ENSEMBLE-STRING
4.00 +4% vs. dept 278
MUSIC 570 · — UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
4.00 +4% vs. dept 551
MUSIC 571
4.00 +4% vs. dept 112
MUSIC 572 · — ADVANCED ENSEMBLE-CLASSICAL GUITAR
4.00 +4% vs. dept 1
MUSIC 574 · — WIND ENSEMBLE
4.00 +4% vs. dept 405
MUSIC 576 · — CONCERT BAND
4.00 +4% vs. dept 17
MUSIC 577 · — CHORALE
4.00 +4% vs. dept 6
MUSIC 578 · — CONCERT CHOIR
4.00 +4% vs. dept 78
600 level10 courses
MUSIC 60 · — ALL-UNIVERSITY STRING ORCHESTRA
3.97 +3% vs. dept 6,858
MUSIC 61
4.00 +4% vs. dept 393
MUSIC 62 · — UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
3.98 +4% vs. dept 2,431
MUSIC 608 · — MUSIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
4.00 +4% vs. dept 13
MUSIC 621 · — RENAISSANCE POLYPHONY
3.89 +1% vs. dept 111
MUSIC 622 · — BAROQUE COUNTERPOINT
3.93 +2% vs. dept 76
MUSIC 623 · — FORM AND ANALYSIS
3.93 +2% vs. dept 201
MUSIC 624 · — FORM AND ANALYSIS II
3.84 −0% vs. dept 130
MUSIC 629 · — JAZZ THEORY AND ANALYSIS
3.85 +0% vs. dept 47
MUSIC 632 · — GRADUATE INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING LABORATORY
3.96 +3% vs. dept 51
700 level10 courses
MUSIC 725
3.76 −2% vs. dept 19
MUSIC 749 · — SEMINAR IN VOCAL TECHNIQUES
3.74 −3% vs. dept 86
MUSIC 751 · — SEMINAR IN PIANO PEDAGOGY
3.92 +2% vs. dept 24
MUSIC 752 · — PIANO PEDAGOGY WORKSHOP
4.00 +4% vs. dept 2
MUSIC 767
4.00 +4% vs. dept 8
MUSIC 768
4.00 +4% vs. dept 7
MUSIC 792 · — SEMINAR IN VOCAL LITERATURE
3.96 +3% vs. dept 110
MUSIC 796 · — SEMINAR IN DUO SONATA LITERATURE
3.69 −4% vs. dept 102
MUSIC 798 · — SEMINAR-INSTRUMENTAL LITERATURE
3.82 −1% vs. dept 11
MUSIC 799 · — INDEPENDENT WORK
3.90 +2% vs. dept 31
800 level4 courses
MUSIC 821 · — HISTORICAL MUSIC THEORIES 1
3.93 +2% vs. dept 115
MUSIC 822 · — HISTORICAL MUSIC THEORIES 2
3.98 +3% vs. dept 90
MUSIC 823 · — SCHENKERIAN ANALYSIS
3.89 +1% vs. dept 81
MUSIC 824
3.80 −1% vs. dept 38
900 level8 courses
MUSIC 909
3.97 +3% vs. dept 78
MUSIC 911 · — SEMINAR IN MUSICOLOGY
3.86 +0% vs. dept 269
MUSIC 921 · — CURRENT ISSUES IN MUSICAL THOUGHT 1
3.91 +2% vs. dept 88
MUSIC 923
3.87 +1% vs. dept 23
MUSIC 925 · — FORM AND ANALYSIS SEMINAR
3.93 +2% vs. dept 21
MUSIC 926
4.00 +4% vs. dept 63
MUSIC 927 · — SEMINAR IN COMPOSITION
3.91 +2% vs. dept 96
MUSIC 928
4.00 +4% vs. dept 7
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