Department · MUSC
Music (MUSC)
96 courses and 56 professors at University of Colorado Boulder — ranked by composite rating and difficulty.
Avg rating
3.8/5
Avg difficulty
1.8/5
Sections
142
MUSC Courses
MUSC 1051: Basics of Songwriting
1 section
MUSC 1081: Basic Music Theory
1 section
Easy
MUSC 1101: Semester 1 Theory
3 sections
Medium
MUSC 1103: Becoming a Music Teacher
1 section
Medium
MUSC 1121: Aural Skills Lab, Semester 1
6 sections
Easy
MUSC 1325: Piano Sight Reading
1 section
Easy
MUSC 1326: Guitar Musicianship and Accompanying
1 section
MUSC 1554: English Diction
1 section
Medium
MUSC 1802: Introduction to Musical Styles and Ideas
1 section
Hard
MUSC 2061: Introduction to Music Technology
2 sections
Easy
MUSC 2081: Prepared for the Soundcheck
3 sections
MUSC 2101: Semester 3 Theory
2 sections
Medium
MUSC 2103: Introduction to Music Education: Intro to Music Ed
1 section
Easy
MUSC 2121: Aural Skills Lab, Semester 3
5 sections
Easy
MUSC 2608: Wellness for Musicians 1
3 sections
Hard
MUSC 2918: Building Your Music Career: Your Artistic Brand
4 sections
Hard
MUSC 2928: Building Your Music Career Elective: Finances for Artists
1 section
MUSC 2997: Sophomore Proficiency: Brass/Percussion
7 sections
MUSC 3013: String Class
1 section
Hard
MUSC 3043: Percussion Class
1 section
Hard
MUSC 3061: Jazz Improvisation I
1 section
Hard
MUSC 3081: Jazz Theory and Aural Foundations 1
1 section
Easy
MUSC 3163: Teaching String Instruments
1 section
Hard
MUSC 3176: Conducting 1: Choral Conducting
3 sections
Hard
MUSC 3193: Teaching Voice for Instrumentalists
1 section
Medium
MUSC 3243: Teaching Percussion Instruments
1 section
Medium
MUSC 3345: Piano Pedagogy 1
1 section
Easy
MUSC 3363: Marching Band Techniques
1 section
Easy
MUSC 3444: French Diction
1 section
Hard
MUSC 3642: History of Jazz 1
1 section
Hard
MUSC 3802: History of Western Music 1
1 section
Hard
MUSC 3997: Junior Recital: Brass/Percussion
6 sections
MUSC 4021: 18th Century Counterpoint
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4031: Jazz Arranging 1
1 section
Medium
MUSC 4034: Musical Theatre History 1 - Antecedents through Musical Comedy
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4051: Pop Vocal Arranging
1 section
MUSC 4103: Introduction to Student Teaching
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4111: Composing at the Computer
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4113: Teaching General Music 2
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4121: Topics in Music Technology: Realtime Music and Sound w Max
1 section
Medium
MUSC 4133: Student Teaching Practicum
1 section
MUSC 4141: Instrument Design Lab: Sound, Perception & Creativity
1 section
Easy
MUSC 4143: Topics in Choral Music Education
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4151: Topics in Music Analysis: Topics in 19th Century Music
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4161: Advanced Jazz Composition and Analysis
1 section
Easy
MUSC 4162: Gendering K-pop: Idols, Fandom, and Politics of Identity
1 section
MUSC 4176: Conducting 3
1 section
Medium
MUSC 4223: Secondary Music Teaching Approaches
1 section
Easy
MUSC 4323: Differentiating Instruction in K-8 Music Classrooms
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4405: Basso-Continuo Accompaniment
1 section
Medium
MUSC 4608: Wellness for Musicians 2
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4892: Latin American Music
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4908: Arts Administration Internship
1 section
MUSC 4978: Introduction to Arts Administration
1 section
Hard
MUSC 4997: Senior Recital: Brass/Percussion
7 sections
MUSC 4998: Music Entrepreneurship Certificate Capstone
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5002: Proseminar in Historical Musicology
1 section
Medium
MUSC 5021: 18th Century Counterpoint
1 section
Easy
MUSC 5071: Post-tonal Theory and Analysis I
1 section
Easy
MUSC 5081: Applications in Music Technology
1 section
Medium
MUSC 5103: Teaching General Music
1 section
MUSC 5121: Advanced Topics in Music Technology: Realtime Music & Sound w Max
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5136: Advanced Conducting
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5141: Instrument Design Lab: Sound, Perception & Creativity
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5143: Topics in Choral Music Education
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5151: Topics in Music Analysis: Analysis of World Musics
2 sections
Hard
MUSC 5156: Symposium in Choral Music
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5176: Conducting 3
1 section
MUSC 5215: Studies in Piano Teaching
1 section
MUSC 5256: Jazz Studies Administration and Pedagogy
1 section
Medium
MUSC 5325: Keyboard Literature 1
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5345: Research: Piano Literature and Pedagogy
1 section
MUSC 5375: Opera Coaching for Pianists
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5405: Basso-Continuo Accompaniment
1 section
Easy
MUSC 5435: Collaborative Literature for Piano with Strings
1 section
Easy
MUSC 5444: Vocal Pedagogy
1 section
Medium
MUSC 5446: Supervised Teaching Practicum
1 section
Easy
MUSC 5474: Voice Acoustics, Perception, and Teaching Technology
1 section
MUSC 5564: Voice Literature II: German, British & American Song Literature
1 section
Medium
MUSC 5608: Wellness for Musicians 1
3 sections
Hard
MUSC 5666: Chamber Music Literature: Woodwinds
1 section
Medium
MUSC 5708: Introduction to Music Bibliography and Research
2 sections
Hard
MUSC 5808: Wellness for Musicians 2
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5852: 17th and Early 18th Century Music: Early Opera
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5892: Latin American Music
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5908: Arts Administration Internship
1 section
Medium
MUSC 5918: Graduate Career Seminar
1 section
Hard
MUSC 5978: Introduction to Arts Administration
1 section
Easy
MUSC 6051: Pedagogy of Music Theory
1 section
Medium
MUSC 6113: Foundations of Music Education
2 sections
Medium
MUSC 6223: Sociology of Music Education
1 section
Hard
MUSC 6325: Seminar in Piano Literature
1 section
Medium
MUSC 6801: Advanced Topics in Music Theory: Schubert
2 sections
Easy
MUSC 6822: Advanced Studies in Musicology: Critic Ed Theory and Practice
2 sections
Medium
MUSC 7113: Quantitative Research in Music Education
1 section
MUSC 7822: Seminar in Musicology: Music Ethnography
1 section
Medium
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Music FAQ
How many Music courses are offered at CU Boulder?
The Music department (MUSC) at University of Colorado Boulder currently offers 96 courses with 142 total sections.
How many professors teach Music at CU Boulder?
There are 56 instructors currently teaching Music (MUSC) courses at University of Colorado Boulder.
What is the average professor rating in Music at CU Boulder?
Professors in the Music department have an average rating of 3.8/5 based on student evaluations.
How difficult are Music courses at CU Boulder?
Music courses at University of Colorado Boulder have an average difficulty rating of 1.8/5 based on student evaluations.
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