MUSIC at University of Washington

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 201First-Year Theory Iopens 43 courses (2 directly)
• MUSIC 204First-Year Ear Training Iopens 43 courses (2 directly)
• MUSIC 202First-Year Theory IIopens 41 courses (1 directly)
• MUSIC 205First-Year Ear Training IIopens 41 courses (1 directly)
• MUSIC 203First-Year Theory IIIopens 40 courses (5 directly)
• MUSIC 206First-Year Ear Training IIIopens 40 courses (5 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 98 MUSIC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 112 more MUSIC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

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.

• 10 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 422

  1. MUSIC 119Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
  2. MUSIC 201First-Year Theory I
  3. MUSIC 202First-Year Theory II
  4. MUSIC 203First-Year Theory III
  5. MUSIC 301Second-Year Theory
  6. MUSIC 302Second-Year Theory
  7. MUSIC 303Second-Year Theory
  8. MUSIC 420Organ Improvisation and Service Playing I
  9. MUSIC 421Organ Improvisation and Service Playing II
  10. MUSIC 422Organ Improvisation and Service Playing III

• 10 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 475

  1. MUSIC 119Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
  2. MUSIC 201First-Year Theory I
  3. MUSIC 202First-Year Theory II

• 9 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 352

  1. MUSIC 119Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
  2. MUSIC 201First-Year Theory I
  3. MUSIC 202First-Year Theory II

• 9 courses deep, ending at MUSIC 382

  1. MUSIC 119Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
  2. MUSIC 201First-Year Theory I
  3. MUSIC 202First-Year Theory II

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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