MusicMUS / UT Austin
Compare 102 MUS courses by average GPA, A share and recent reported semester.
- Average GPA / 4.00
- 3.61
- A grades · excludes A−
- 64.7%
- Letter grades reported
- 54,995
Source: UT Austin Office of Institutional Reporting; updated .
MUS courses
| Course | Average GPA | % A | Letter grades | Latest term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUS 101GBEG MUSIC PERF: VIOLIN | 3.57 | 71.7% | 46 | Fall 2013 |
| MUS 101QBeginning Guitar Class | 3.56 | 81.3% | 16 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 101VBeginning Violin Class | 3.76 | 88.2% | 51 | Fall 2024 |
| MUS 111EEnglish Diction and Phonetic Translation | 3.61 | 51.0% | 194 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 155CTechniques of Percussion Performance | 3.81 | 73.3% | 131 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 176CCONCERT CHORALE: COM SMNR I-WB | 3.88 | 88.5% | 148 | Fall 2020 |
| MUS 176MTHE HEALTHY MUSICIAN | 3.57 | 69.5% | 433 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 201FPIANO FOR TEACHERS | 3.45 | 59.1% | 232 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 201JBeginning Class Piano for Nonmusic Majors | 3.64 | 46.1% | 76 | Fall 2014 |
| MUS 201MBeginning Music Performance: Class Piano | 3.45 | 43.3% | 1,091 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 201NBeginning Music Performance: Second-Semester Class Piano | 3.40 | 40.4% | 604 | Spring 2025 |
| MUS 210JBeginning Instruction in Music Performance: Third-Semester Class Piano | 3.51 | 45.6% | 454 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 210KBeginning Instruction in Music Performance: Fourth-Semester Class Piano | 3.40 | 37.8% | 341 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 213MHistory of Music I | 3.34 | 59.1% | 562 | Fall 2024 |
| MUS 213NHistory of Music II | 3.31 | 47.2% | 519 | Spring 2025 |
| MUS 214CBeginning Composition | 3.53 | 69.2% | 107 | Spring 2017 |
| MUS 221JMUSICAL ANALYSIS | 3.47 | 44.4% | 45 | Fall 2011 |
| MUS 221KMUSICAL ANALYSIS | 3.26 | 35.5% | 31 | Spring 2012 |
| MUS 222JInstrumental Conducting | 3.68 | 55.8% | 439 | Fall 2023 |
| MUS 222KInstrumental Conducting | 3.64 | 58.9% | 207 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 223Jazz Improvisation I | 3.81 | 83.3% | 12 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 223JChoral Conducting | 3.48 | 31.4% | 191 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 223KChoral Conducting | 3.75 | 47.8% | 23 | Spring 2018 |
| MUS 224Jazz Improvisation II | 3.86 | 75.0% | 24 | Spring 2025 |
| MUS 226GOrchestration and Arranging | 3.36 | 27.3% | 11 | Spring 2012 |
| MUS 226JOrchestration and Instrumentation | 3.39 | 41.9% | 487 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 226KOrchestration and Instrumentation | 3.43 | 43.2% | 44 | Spring 2013 |
| MUS 228CJazz Harmony in Practice I | 3.33 | 45.5% | 66 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 228DJazz Harmony in Practice II | 3.62 | 67.6% | 34 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 228GJAZZ THEORY I | 3.48 | 44.7% | 114 | Fall 2019 |
| MUS 228JINTERMEDIATE JAZZ IMPROVISATN | 3.69 | 72.1% | 43 | Spring 2018 |
| MUS 228KBEGINNING JAZZ PIANO TECHNIQS | 3.77 | 56.2% | 73 | Fall 2019 |
| MUS 228LJAZZ THEORY II | 3.74 | 62.3% | 53 | Spring 2020 |
| MUS 230LHistory of Music III | 3.47 | 52.9% | 522 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 246Jazz Piano Techniques I | 3.88 | 72.2% | 36 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 247Jazz Piano Techniques II | 3.90 | 90.0% | 20 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 255DTechniques of String Performance | 3.45 | 60.6% | 254 | Spring 2025 |
| MUS 255ETechniques of Brass Performance | 3.32 | 41.4% | 273 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 255FTechniques of Woodwind Performance | 3.47 | 55.5% | 265 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 255MMarching Band Techniques | 3.49 | 59.7% | 77 | Fall 2022 |
| MUS 255VTechniques of Vocal Performance | 3.89 | 66.7% | 12 | Fall 2017 |
| MUS 262CIntermediate Instrumental Conducting | 3.85 | 72.7% | 11 | Fall 2020 |
| MUS 271PTopics in Pedagogy | 3.52 | 70.4% | 27 | Fall 2023 |
| MUS 275TTeaching and Learning in Music | 2.94 | 36.5% | 104 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 276CJAZZ PIANO TECHNIQUES II | 3.34 | 43.8% | 32 | Spring 2024 |
| MUS 302LAn Introduction to Western Music | 3.74 | 73.9% | 4,622 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 302PIntroductory Topics in Western Music | 3.76 | 70.8% | 24 | Summer 2011 |
| MUS 303CFundamentals of Music: Classroom Instruments | 3.79 | 80.9% | 429 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 303DFundamentals of Music: Guitar | 3.73 | 75.9% | 286 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 303EFundamentals of Music: Piano | 3.63 | 69.0% | 681 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 303MIntroduction to Music in World Cultures | 3.51 | 59.6% | 1,585 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 303PTopics in Music of World Cultures | 3.63 | 64.9% | 168 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 306MElements of Music | 3.74 | 76.8% | 1,930 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 307Topics in Popular Music | 3.75 | 75.6% | 23,264 | Summer 2026 |
| MUS 311FFrench for Musicians | 3.84 | 81.5% | 27 | Spring 2014 |
| MUS 311GGerman for Musicians | 3.51 | 46.3% | 67 | Fall 2022 |
| MUS 311JItalian for Musicians | 3.48 | 43.2% | 37 | Spring 2022 |
| MUS 312CMusic and Culture | 3.52 | 65.7% | 1,005 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 313FUNDMNTL MUS: PIANO | 3.79 | 72.0% | 1,022 | Summer 2016 |
| MUS 313MHistory of Music I | 3.38 | 64.2% | 481 | Fall 2016 |
| MUS 313NHistory of Music II | 3.15 | 42.5% | 480 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 316MINTRO TO AUDIO RECORDING | 3.67 | 50.0% | 14 | Fall 2011 |
| MUS 319DFoundations of Digital Sound and Music | 3.56 | 55.1% | 356 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 321JTwentieth-Century Musical Analysis | 3.41 | 48.3% | 443 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 325LCounterpoint | 3.20 | 60.0% | 10 | Fall 2023 |
| MUS 325MCounterpoint | 3.64 | 63.1% | 141 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 328MSTUDIO ARRANGING-WB | 3.60 | 34.6% | 78 | Fall 2020 |
| MUS 329EIntroduction to Electronic Media | 3.48 | 48.1% | 154 | Fall 2024 |
| MUS 329GIntermediate Electronic Composition | 3.83 | 60.0% | 10 | Spring 2012 |
| MUS 329JIntroduction to Computer Music | 3.65 | 57.6% | 85 | Fall 2017 |
| MUS 329MIntermediate Computer Music | 3.83 | 65.2% | 23 | Spring 2015 |
| MUS 330LHistory of Music III | 3.24 | 40.7% | 489 | Fall 2017 |
| MUS 331JAdvanced Topics in Music Theory | 3.59 | 56.1% | 82 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 334Topics in The Music of the Americas | 3.47 | 62.2% | 368 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 335MFUNDMNTLS DIGTL AUDIO WRKSTATN | 3.73 | 63.6% | 11 | Fall 2011 |
| MUS 335NADV DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS | 3.74 | 53.8% | 13 | Spring 2012 |
| MUS 336CCOMPUTER AUDIO PRODUCTION | 3.90 | 90.0% | 10 | Fall 2011 |
| MUS 337Music and Film Sound | 3.61 | 63.1% | 233 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 339MINTRO MUS BUSN & ENTREPRNRSHIP | 3.33 | 42.6% | 101 | Fall 2012 |
| MUS 342Topics in Ethnomusicology Areas | 3.53 | 49.5% | 467 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 343JHistory of Jazz | 3.44 | 39.8% | 181 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 347MMUSIC COPYRIGHT AND PUBLISHING | 3.42 | 52.6% | 38 | Fall 2012 |
| MUS 347NARTIST AND VENUE MANAGEMENT | 3.45 | 59.1% | 22 | Spring 2012 |
| MUS 348Studio Arranging I | 3.42 | 40.0% | 35 | Fall 2024 |
| MUS 349Studio Arranging II | 3.55 | 42.4% | 33 | Spring 2025 |
| MUS 354Musical Development of Children | 3.56 | 88.9% | 9 | Summer 2011 |
| MUS 354CChildren's Music Literature and Performance I | 3.41 | 43.8% | 329 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 354DChildren's Music Literature and Performance II | 3.33 | 50.0% | 10 | Spring 2018 |
| MUS 356JInstrumental Ensemble Literature and Performance | 3.10 | 33.5% | 239 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 368LReview of Music Theory | 3.59 | 63.7% | 113 | Spring 2020 |
| MUS 375JTwentieth-Century Music Techniques | 3.30 | 24.5% | 53 | Spring 2016 |
| MUS 376CPOP HARMONY | 3.41 | 54.1% | 37 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 376JSpecial Topics in Music Theory | 3.40 | 34.9% | 146 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 379KAdvanced Topics in Music Literature | 3.58 | 60.6% | 170 | Fall 2023 |
| MUS 411AEAR TRAINING AND SIGHT-SINGING | 3.25 | 41.0% | 1,033 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 411BEAR TRAINING AND SIGHT-SINGING | 3.32 | 43.6% | 952 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 460PAPEDAGOGY: VOICE | 3.54 | 50.0% | 8 | Fall 2015 |
| MUS 605AMUSICIANSHIP | 3.29 | 40.6% | 975 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 605BMUSICIANSHIP | 3.33 | 41.4% | 602 | Spring 2026 |
| MUS 606AELEMENTS OF MUSIC | 3.85 | 86.0% | 86 | Spring 2013 |
| MUS 612ASTRUCTURE OF TONAL MUSIC | 3.22 | 34.6% | 1,139 | Fall 2025 |
| MUS 612BSTRUCTURE OF TONAL MUSIC | 3.29 | 39.5% | 1,054 | Spring 2026 |
How this department is summarized
The Music hub includes 102 undergraduate courses with reported letter-grade data. Its 3.61 average combines 54,995 letter grades, weighting each grade equally. A large course therefore contributes more than a small seminar.
The A share is 64.7%, counting A separately from A−. Course-level pages show the available semesters and syllabus sources. Historical grades do not establish workload or teaching quality.