MUSA 2090 Advanced Ear Training/Sight-Singing Lab

For music majors. A continuation of MUSA 1090. See description for MUSA 1090.

Course overview

Department
Music Academic
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.60 / 5 · Excellent
15 responses
Instructor rating
4.67 / 5 · Excellent
15 responses
Terms evaluated
7
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Julia Carey—————————1 of 1
Fall 2025Julia Carey3.74.04.34.54.74.74.75.01–3 hrs/week3 of 3
Spring 2024Julia Carey4.04.04.55.05.04.54.55.01–3 hrs/week2 of 3
Spring 2023Michael Burgo5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.01–3 hrs/week3 of 3
Fall 2022Michael Burgo5.05.05.05.05.04.74.74.71–3 hrs/week3 of 4
Spring 2022Michael Burgo5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week1 of 4
Fall 2021Michael Burgo5.05.04.54.55.05.04.55.0—2 of 3

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Julia Carey
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.17/5
  • Michael Burgo
    Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 5.00/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Julia Carey · Lyons Hall 406 TuTh 12:40PM-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Julia Carey · Lyons Hall 406;TuTh 12:40PM-01:15PM · Offered