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MUSA 3100

Chromatic Harmony · 4 instructors on record · 32 sections

What the course score is made of

72BC evaluations32 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

49thMore challenging than 49% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”32 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

41stMore work than 41% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

53BC — “Workload”32 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course covers the basic principles of chromatic progression. The proper use of secondary dominants, diminished seventh chords, and augmented triads precedes an in-depth study of the harmonization of Bach chorales, the concept of modulation using modal exchange, and the introduction of Neapolitan sixth and augmented sixth chords. We will study via harmonic and form analysis the works of great composers including Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, and Wagner.Training in Keyboard Skills is required in the accompanying Lab.

The board

4 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Ralf GawlickMusic	965 records	81st	66th	1001 rating · all classes
2	Emily MurphyAdjunct Professor, Piano · Music	8610 records	33rd	37th	—no page
3	Thomas LeeMusic	847 records	46th	66th	—no page
4	Ayako HattoriAdjunct Instructor, Piano · Music	6410 records	33rd	37th	663 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 32 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8513th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

849th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8514th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

8510th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8520th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8517th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

838th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8519th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8832nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8727th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

5341st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9049th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8727th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

32 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Ralf Gawlick	Spring 2026	01	100	97	60
Ayako Hattori	Spring 2026	02	70	70	60
Emily Murphy	Spring 2026	02	80	70	60
Thomas Lee	Fall 2025	01	84	84	60
Ayako Hattori	Fall 2025	02	64	64	40
Emily Murphy	Fall 2025	02	—	64	40
Ralf Gawlick	Spring 2025	01	98	96	60
Ayako Hattori	Spring 2025	02	44	45	60
Emily Murphy	Spring 2025	02	75	45	60
Thomas Lee	Fall 2024	01	97	95	60
Ayako Hattori	Fall 2024	02	53	55	60
Emily Murphy	Fall 2024	02	100	55	60
Ralf Gawlick	Spring 2024	01	95	92	60
Ayako Hattori	Spring 2024	02	80	70	60
Emily Murphy	Spring 2024	02	100	70	60
Thomas Lee	Fall 2023	01	95	88	60
Ayako Hattori	Fall 2023	02	55	55	40
Emily Murphy	Fall 2023	02	60	55	40
Thomas Lee	Spring 2023	01	84	87	—
Ayako Hattori	Spring 2023	02	44	53	40
Emily Murphy	Spring 2023	02	80	53	40
Ralf Gawlick	Fall 2022	01	100	90	—
Thomas Lee	Fall 2022	02	84	84	60
Ayako Hattori	Fall 2022	03	64	60	40
Emily Murphy	Fall 2022	03	90	60	40

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.