Hardest MUSI classes at Montana State

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

1. MUSI 105: Music Theory I Average GPA 2.76, 995 students
2. MUSI 140: Aural Perception I Average GPA 2.78, 1,036 students
3. MUSI 135: Keyboard Skills I Average GPA 2.87, 1,019 students
4. MUSI 291: Special Topics Average GPA 2.87, 216 students
5. MUSI 240: Aural Perception Iii Average GPA 2.90, 247 students
6. MUSI 137: Foundations Aural Perception Average GPA 2.92, 122 students
7. MUSI 106: Music Theory Ii Average GPA 2.96, 662 students
8. MUSI 141: Aural Perception Ii Average GPA 2.97, 781 students
9. MUSI 301: Music History I Average GPA 2.98, 226 students
10. MUSI 103RA: Fundamentals of Musical Creatn Average GPA 3.01, 1,986 students
11. MUSI 124: Musical Objects Average GPA 3.03, 122 students
12. MUSI 133IA: Country Music Average GPA 3.04, 210 students
13. MUSI 302: Music History Ii Average GPA 3.10, 202 students
14. MUSI 307IA: World Music Average GPA 3.16, 1,723 students
15. MUSI 303: Music History of 20th Century Average GPA 3.18, 200 students
16. MUSI 205: Music Theory Iii Average GPA 3.18, 163 students
17. MUSI 125: Large-scale Musical Design Average GPA 3.22, 150 students
18. MUSI 136: Keyboard Skills Ii Average GPA 3.23, 645 students
19. MUSI 231: Interm Keyboard: Accompanying Average GPA 3.28, 200 students
20. MUSI 130IA: History of Jazz Average GPA 3.29, 322 students
21. MUSI 160: Beginning Guitar Average GPA 3.38, 180 students
22. MUSI 219IA: Honors Music & Society Average GPA 3.41, 183 students
23. MUSI 101IA: Enjoyment of Music Average GPA 3.44, 13,059 students
24. MUSI 206: Music Theory Iv Average GPA 3.44, 134 students
25. MUSI 241: Aural Perception Iv Average GPA 3.45, 152 students
26. MUSI 203IA: American Popular Music Average GPA 3.49, 19,480 students
27. MUSI 211IA: Masterworks in Music Average GPA 3.57, 1,071 students
28. MUSI 232: Interm Keyboard: Opn Scre Rdng Average GPA 3.57, 150 students
29. MUSI 195: Applied Music I Average GPA 3.67, 4,215 students
30. MUSI 102: Performance Study Average GPA 3.67, 206 students
31. MUSI 112IA: Choir: University Chorus Average GPA 3.74, 409 students
32. MUSI 485: Acoustic Composition Average GPA 3.78, 610 students
33. MUSI 295: Applied Music Ii Average GPA 3.83, 2,115 students
34. MUSI 112: Choir: University Chorus Average GPA 3.84, 602 students
35. MUSI 308: Orchestras Ii: Msu Symph Orch Average GPA 3.88, 627 students
36. MUSI 395: Applied Music Iii Average GPA 3.90, 945 students
37. MUSI 114: Band I: Msu University Band Average GPA 3.90, 562 students
38. MUSI 131IA: Jazz Ensemble I: Msu Average GPA 3.93, 377 students
39. MUSI 155: Marching: Spirit of the West Average GPA 3.94, 1,788 students
40. MUSI 212IA: Choir Ii: University Chorale Average GPA 3.94, 385 students
41. MUSI 312IA: Choir Iii: Msu Chorale Average GPA 3.94, 212 students
42. MUSI 450: Recital Average GPA 3.94, 111 students
43. MUSI 348: Ensemble Average GPA 3.95, 3,714 students
44. MUSI 362: Chmbr Ens Iii: Msu Average GPA 3.95, 982 students
45. MUSI 308IA: Orchestras Ii: Msu Symph Orch Average GPA 3.95, 468 students
46. MUSI 131: Jazz Ensemble I: Msu Average GPA 3.95, 288 students
47. MUSI 495: Applied Music Iv Average GPA 3.96, 300 students
48. MUSI 312: Choir Iii: Msu Chorale Average GPA 3.97, 631 students
49. MUSI 314: Band Iii: Msu Wind Symphony Average GPA 3.97, 544 students
50. MUSI 114IA: Band I: Msu University Band Average GPA 3.97, 461 students
51. MUSI 314IA: Band Iii: Msu Wind Symphony Average GPA 3.97, 353 students
52. MUSI 428: Gamelan Average GPA 3.97, 102 students
53. MUSI 331: Jzz Ens Ii: One O'clock Jazz Average GPA 3.98, 244 students
54. MUSI 322: Percussion Ensemble Average GPA 3.98, 235 students
55. MUSI 331IA: Jzz Ens Ii: One O'clock Jazz Average GPA 3.99, 147 students
56. MUSI 426IA: Montanans Average GPA 3.99, 137 students
57. MUSI 426: Montanans Average GPA 4.00, 238 students

See also: Easiest classes, Montana State course catalog, MUSI course catalog.