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Professor and Marjorie & Robert Rawlins Chair · MUSIC Teaching Fall 2026
| Course | Times taught | Students | GPA | C+ or lower | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSIC 3 Introduction to Music | 20 | 2,374 | 3.67 | 7.4% | Spring 2026 |
| MUSIC 178 Jazz Orchestra | 3 | 59 | 3.97 | 0.0% | Spring 2024 |
| MUSIC 47 Introductory Topics in Music Technology | 2 | 35 | 3.91 | 0.0% | Winter 2026 |
| MUSIC 15A Musicianship I | 2 | 32 | 3.09 | 18.8% | Fall 2021 |
| MUSIC 235 Critical Studies in Music | 2 | 29 | 3.93 | 0.0% | Fall 2017 |
| MUSIC 176 Chamber Ensembles | 2 | 27 | 3.89 | 3.7% | Spring 2026 |
| MUSIC 48 Introductory Topics in Music and Culture | 1 | 23 | 3.87 | 0.0% | Fall 2024 |
| MUSIC 181 Improvisation | 1 | 14 | 3.86 | 0.0% | Winter 2022 |
| MUSIC 237 Practical ICIT Seminar | 1 | 10 | 4.00 | 0.0% | Fall 2020 |
| MUSIC 276 Contemporary Ensemble | 1 | 10 | 4.00 | 0.0% | Fall 2018 |
| MUSIC 25 Fundamentals of Music | 1 | 10 | 3.60 | 0.0% | Fall 2015 |
| MUSIC 132 Jazz Theory | 1 | 9 | 3.44 | 11.1% | Spring 2026 |
| MUSIC 191 | 1 | 8 | 3.38 | 12.5% | Spring 2025 |
Teaching record: Summer 2014 to Spring 2026 · 13 different courses.
*Estimated. University of California-Irvine hasn't posted Spring 2027 yet; these are the courses Michael Dessen taught in Spring 2026. We'll swap in the real schedule when it's out.
*Estimated. University of California-Irvine hasn't posted Winter 2027 yet; these are the courses Michael Dessen taught in Winter 2026. We'll swap in the real schedule when it's out.
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