MUS 001: BASIC MUSICAL CONCEPTS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Covers the fundamentals of music including notations, rhythm, major and minor scales, intervals, tonality, and triads. Includes ear training, sight singing, and elementary analysis. Musical literacy not required. To be taken during freshman year in preparation for the Music Major.
Average GPA: 3.57
Grade distribution records: 2,369 students across 37 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 322 | 13.6% |
| A | 1,153 | 48.7% |
| A- | 227 | 9.6% |
| B+ | 103 | 4.3% |
| B | 191 | 8.1% |
| B- | 47 | 2.0% |
| C+ | 35 | 1.5% |
| C | 68 | 2.9% |
| C- | 26 | 1.1% |
| D+ | 3 | 0.1% |
| D | 8 | 0.3% |
| D- | 2 | 0.1% |
| F | 73 | 3.1% |
| NP | 28 | 1.2% |
| S | 60 | 2.5% |
| W | 23 | 1.0% |
Based on 2,369 student grade records across 37 terms and 6 professors.
Instructors
- Frances Moore 1,335 students, Average GPA 3.61
- Alessio Olivieri 50 students, Average GPA 3.73
- Anna Emilova Sivova 38 students, Average GPA 3.82
- Claudine Avalos 28 students, Average GPA 3.47
- Dana Kaufman 21 students, Average GPA 3.31
- Bernard Gordillo 14 students, Average GPA 3.35