MUSIC at Iowa State University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MUSIC coursework.

• MUSIC 2250Aural Theory Iopens 13 courses (1 directly)
• MUSIC 2350Aural Theory IIopens 12 courses (3 directly)
• MUSIC 2340Music Theory IIopens 6 courses (1 directly)
• MUSIC 3610Conducting Iopens 5 courses (3 directly)
• MUSIC 3350Aural Theory IIIopens 5 courses (2 directly)
• MUSIC 1200Introduction to Music Literature and Stylesopens 4 courses (3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MUSIC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 56 MUSIC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 120 more MUSIC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on MUSIC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MUSIC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 3680

  1. MUSIC 2240Music Theory I
  2. MUSIC 2250Aural Theory I
  3. MUSIC 2350Aural Theory II
  4. MUSIC 2340Music Theory II
  5. MUSIC 3610Conducting I
  6. MUSIC 3620BConducting II: Instrumental Conducting Techniques
  7. MUSIC 3680Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble Techniques

• 7 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 4400

  1. MUSIC 2240Music Theory I
  2. MUSIC 2250Aural Theory I
  3. MUSIC 2350Aural Theory II

• 5 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 4730

  1. MUSIC 3020Masterpieces of Music and Art in Western Culture
  2. MUSIC 1200Introduction to Music Literature and Styles
  3. MUSIC 3830History of Music I

• 4 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 4650

  1. MUSIC 2800KPre-Student Teaching Experience I: Music
  2. MUSIC 2660Introduction to Music Education
  3. MUSIC 3660Methods of Music Education

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MUSIC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MUSIC yet.

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Department events

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