Leigh A Vanhandel (Instructor) - Grade Details
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Leigh A Vanhandel - All Courses
Average Grade - 3.255
Median Grade - 3.5
Latest grades from Spring 2020
Leigh A Vanhandel - Overview
| Course Number | Grade Info | Number of Students | Latest Grade Data | Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUS 178 | Average Grade - 2.935 Median Grade - 3.5 |
46 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 180 | Average Grade - 2.993 Median Grade - 3.5 |
277 | Fall 2017 | |||
| MUS 182 | Average Grade - 3.309 Median Grade - 3.5 |
128 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 200 | Average Grade - 3.380 Median Grade - 3.5 |
121 | Fall 2019 | |||
| MUS 280 | Average Grade - 3.274 Median Grade - 3.5 |
115 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 282 | Average Grade - 3.134 Median Grade - 3.5 |
71 | Fall 2011 | |||
| MUS 381 | Average Grade - 2.813 Median Grade - 3.0 |
134 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 480 | Average Grade - 3.700 Median Grade - 4.0 |
60 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 484 | Average Grade - 3.500 Median Grade - 3.5 |
24 | Fall 2011 | |||
| MUS 872 | Average Grade - 3.613 Median Grade - 3.5 |
53 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 873 | Average Grade - 3.603 Median Grade - 4.0 |
63 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 877 | Average Grade - 3.812 Median Grade - 4.0 |
16 | Fall 2011 | |||
| MUS 879 | Average Grade - 3.770 Median Grade - 4.0 |
150 | Fall 2019 | |||
| MUS 970 | Average Grade - 3.854 Median Grade - 4.0 |
24 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 874 | Average Grade - 3.947 Median Grade - 4.0 |
19 | Fall 2012 | |||
| MUS 181 | Average Grade - 2.949 Median Grade - 3.5 |
354 | Spring 2020 | |||
| MUS 281 | Average Grade - 3.229 Median Grade - 3.5 |
59 | Spring 2012 | |||
| MUS 283 | Average Grade - 3.131 Median Grade - 3.5 |
65 | Spring 2012 | |||
| MUS 380 | Average Grade - 3.192 Median Grade - 4.0 |
13 | Spring 2012 | |||
| MUS 871 | Average Grade - 3.667 Median Grade - 4.0 |
15 | Spring 2012 | |||
| MUS 976 | Average Grade - 3.727 Median Grade - 4.0 |
11 | Spring 2012 | |||
| MUS 978 | Average Grade - 3.917 Median Grade - 4.0 |
12 | Spring 2012 | |||
| MUS 977 | Average Grade - 3.955 Median Grade - 4.0 |
11 | Spring 2013 | |||
| MUS 891 | Average Grade - 3.821 Median Grade - 4.0 |
14 | Spring 2014 | |||
| MUS 868 | Average Grade - 3.862 Median Grade - 4.0 |
29 | Spring 2019 | |||
| MUS 973 | Average Grade - 4.000 Median Grade - 4.0 |
12 | Spring 2020 | |||
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MUS 178 - Music Theory For Non Music Majors I
Basic components of both written and aural music. No previous musical knowledge assumed.
Average Grade - 2.935
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 180 - Fundamentals of Music
Conceptual and notational presentation of the basic components of musical structure.
Average Grade - 2.993
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 181 - Musicianship I
Hierarchical musical structure through species counterpoint and figured bass. Linear and vertical aspects of tonality.
Average Grade - 2.949
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 182 - Ear Training and Sight Singing I
Dictation, melody singing using solfege (movable do) syllables, intervals to octave, error detection, quarter note values in rhythm, part singing.
Average Grade - 3.309
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 200 - Music Theory Review
Review of elements of music theory, with emphasis on voice-leading and harmonic analysis in diatonic and chromatic music.
Average Grade - 3.380
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 280 - Musicianship II
Techniques of diatonic modulation and soprano harmonization. Chromatic techniques.
Average Grade - 3.274
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 281 - Musicianship III
Research base for formal categorization. Large-scale principles of musical organization. Chromatic substitution and chords derived from voice-leading.
Average Grade - 3.229
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 282 - Advanced Ear Training and Sight Singing I
Dictation including recognition of triads, functions, cadences, seventh-chord harmonies, chord components. Two-and four-part dictation and singing.
Average Grade - 3.134
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 283 - Advanced Ear Training and Sight Singing II
Recognition of harmonic functions in major keys, minor keys, and modulations. Dictation in two-and four-part textures including augmented-sixth chords and nonharmonic tones.
Average Grade - 3.131
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 380 - Musical Styles and Forms
Form in pre-20th century Western music. Stylistic analysis of representative medieval, renaissance, baroque, and 18th and 19th century compositions.
Average Grade - 3.192
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 381 - 20th Century Music Theory (W)
Western art music and jazz. Stylistic and formal analysis of representative compositions and jazz improvisations. Post-tonal theory. Jazz nomenclature and harmonic practice.
Average Grade - 2.813
Median Grade - 3.0
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MUS 480 - Counterpoint
Creative and analytical work with two-and three-part counterpoint in the style of J.S. Bach.
Average Grade - 3.700
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 484 - Instrumentation and Basic Orchestration
Four families of orchestral instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Acoustics, notation, range, articulation, dynamics, technique, and timbre for individual instruments and orchestral sections.
Average Grade - 3.500
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 868 - Topics in Music Analysis
Methods of analysis pertinent to a specific set of musical repertoire.
Average Grade - 3.862
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 871 - Advanced Tonal Counterpoint
Compositional exercises modeled after instrumental polyphony of the eighteenth century, principally J.S. Bach. Influence of fugal technique in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Average Grade - 3.667
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 872 - Tonal Forms
Music from the period of common practice and its relationship to music composition. Interplay of melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre in various structural units.
Average Grade - 3.613
Median Grade - 3.5
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MUS 873 - Post-Tonal Techniques
Melodic, harmonic, motivic, rhythmic, and textural devices employed in music after 1900.”
Average Grade - 3.603
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 874 - Schenkerian Analysis
Thought, works, and influences of Heinrich Schenker. Techniques of linear analysis emphasizing the role of long-range voice-leading musical structure.
Average Grade - 3.947
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 877 - Scoring for Orchestra and Band
Theory and practice in scoring for orchestra and band.
Average Grade - 3.812
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 879 - Tonal Literature and Analysis
Analytical approaches to representative works from the tonal literature.
Average Grade - 3.770
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 891 - Special Topics
Special topics supplementing regular course offerings proposed by faculty on a group study basis for graduate students.
Average Grade - 3.821
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 970 - Pedagogy of Theory I
Organization, goals, and procedures for teaching music theory to undergraduates. Choice and sequencing of topics, pacing, supplementary materials, educational philosophies, and relevance to performance.
Average Grade - 3.854
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 973 - Readings in Music Theory
Exploration of current research trends in music theory. Critical readings of published articles and books. Formulation of independent research projects culminating in a term paper similar in scope to a conference presentation or article.
Average Grade - 4.000
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 976 - Performance and Analysis
Exploration of how analysis can inform a performer's interpretative decisions and expressive choices.
Average Grade - 3.727
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 977 - Schenkerian Analysis II
Continuation of MUS 874. Analysis of complete compositions or movements from multi-movement works. Compositions to be studied will include ternary-and sonata-form pieces. Repertoire of styles will range from Baroque to Romantic. Making voice-leading graphs to become more familiar with Schenker’s writings and the secondary literature.
Average Grade - 3.955
Median Grade - 4.0
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MUS 978 - Analysis of Contemporary Music
Survey of analytical approaches to contemporary classical music
Average Grade - 3.917
Median Grade - 4.0
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