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De Anza College · Music

Bennett Zussman

MUSIC051 · MUSIC15A · MUSIC6A · MUS14 · MUSIC14A · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
15/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
18.18%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless , and only need the credit.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized courseUnclear instructionsHeavy workloadHarsh gradingAvoid warnings
  • Most comments , and weak communication.
  • Several students withdrew or .
  • A few older positive reviews exist, but they are outweighed by repeated negative comments across formats.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students earned A grades, but the high withdrawal count, harsh grading comments, and .

Online includes multiple withdrawals, while and strong warnings about GPA risk.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The content is not always inherently advanced, but and missing structure make the course feel difficult.

Both formats report confusion, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Many in-person sections and as mandatory, and participation often matters.

Online is mixed, but and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

The dominant because the , and often feels like wasted time.

Both online and evidence stronger because there are more reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

Students mention , and random test material despite some high final grades.

Format shift

Online grading feels unpredictable, while or .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students mention lots of , and extra uncounted course demands.

Format shift

Online includes papers and , while and mandatory extra fundamentals work.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Most comments describe him as , and poor at communication, despite a few positive older reviews.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report disorganization, but recent online MUSIC051 reviews are especially negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention labs, , and performance work.

Format shift

Online reviews mention tests, quizzes, labs, and papers, while in-person , and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing mandatory , and poor teaching.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say the , and .

What students said

“Zussman is the life.”
MUSIC051
“ and .”
MUSIC14A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews mostly describe disorganization, , and students dropping the course.

Main concern

Online students say the course lacks structure and .

What students said

“ . Youtube videos as study material. Lacks a structure to the class.”
MUSIC051
“A lot of the tests and know where to study from.”
MUSIC051

Exam style

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because some students report open-book exams while others report pop quizzes and .

Random Test MaterialPop QuizzesOpen Book ExamsMidtermFinal

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence includes pop quizzes and , and final.

Pop QuizzesOpen Book QuizzesOpen Book MidtermsOpen Book Final
“ and .”
MUSIC14A
“ , and .”
MUSIC051

Online

Online reviews mention tests, quizzes, and pop quizzes on unclear material, but do not .

TestsQuizzesPop QuizzesRandom Material
“A lot of the tests and know where to study from.”
MUSIC051
“Ok teacher, I think he doesn't know what he is doing but I got a passing grade, so I don't care.”
MUSIC15A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Youtube videos as study material. Lacks a structure to the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in organization, recommendation risk, workload, and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“Zussman is the life.”

👍 Recommendation Level

18/100

“Aboslute waste of time. .”

📚 Workload Risk

25/100

“If you want a great course to drop your GPA, this is the class for you!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He clearly have no idea how to make music.
  • The way the professor taught the class was a little fast paced.
  • Wonderful teacher, I learned a .

Theme 2

🧭 About Organization

  • so you just kinda have to wing it.
  • Frequent change of assignment requirements and .
  • In week 1 there was about 25 students now in week 8 there are only 6 students left.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades and Exams

  • A lot of the tests and know where to study from.
  • , and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The 17 reviews span many years and formats, and repeated complaints about organization make the pattern credible despite a few older positives.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

MUSIC05110 reviews
MUSIC15A3 reviews
MUSIC14A2 reviews
MUS141 review
MUSIC6A1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 1