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De Anza College · Music

Gail Hicks

MUSIC12A · PIANO1 · MUSIC1A · MUSICFUND · MUSICFUNDAMENT · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
67/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

if you want a low-difficulty music or piano class, but if you need structured beginner instruction.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy gradingPatient when askedBoring class paceLimited direct teachingBeginner risk
  • Grades are usually easy and several students report A+ outcomes.
  • Teaching quality is mixed, with praise for patience but criticism that beginners may feel unsupported.
  • , and no online format evidence exists.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Grades look easy because students report A+ , and , though falling behind on songs can still cost effort.

All Easy A because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The course content is generally easy, but some music fundamentals material and .

Only in-person reviews discuss course difficulty, with no online evidence.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Several PIANO1 reviews explicitly mark attendance as mandatory, while other .

Attendance evidence comes only from in-person PIANO1 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

and kindness, but several warn that the teaching can be boring or unclear.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students , and grading that is generally forgiving.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

76/100

Workload appears light, mostly pieces, tests, reports, and a .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

She is often described as nice and helpful, but multiple students say the .

Format shift

In-person reviews are mixed; there is no online teaching evidence.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears to mix piano pieces or exams with tests, concert reports, and a final depending on the course.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews describe an easy class with but uneven teaching clarity.

Main concern

Beginners may need outside help because instruction can be limited or unclear.

What students said

“Helpful and patient if you ask her questions.”
PIANO1
“Easy A, just make sure you learn pretty quick because it can be a little difficult if you are behind on songs but really grades well.”
PIANO1
“I had to learn from Youtube and friends.”
PIANO1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews mention easy or fair tests, a final, concert reports, and playing pieces on exams, but .

Easy TestsCurved TestsFinal ExamPerformance ExamConcert Reports

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

reports, and piano performance exams, but exam rules are not clearly proven.

Easy TestsFinal ExamPerformance ExamConcert Reports
“But the if you study and .”
MUSIC1A
“Her lectures is easy and and easy.”
MUSIC12A
“at the end of the class we got a we never coverd in the class.”
MUSICFUND

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy A, just make sure you learn pretty quick because it can be a little difficult if you are behind on songs but really grades well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course fit. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“She's soft spoken but she's a good teacher. Helpful and patient if you ask her questions.”

📈 Easy A Value

84/100

“Easy A, just make sure you learn pretty quick because it can be a little difficult if you are behind on songs but really grades well.”

⚠️ Beginner Risk

43/100

“I had to learn from Youtube and friends.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Helpful and patient if you ask her questions.
  • she gives you pieces to work on and comes around to help every time.
  • She does not teach the material clearly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, just make sure you learn pretty quick because it can be a little difficult if you are behind on songs but really grades well.
  • But the if you study and .
  • Her lectures is easy and and easy.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Fit

  • , if you've never had a piano lesson before.
  • If you never learn music fundament or nobody can help, .
  • this class sucked, at the end of the class we got a we never coverd in the class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

There are 9 in-person reviews across many years, but several are old, some are vague, and opinions are mixed.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PIANO15 reviews
MUSIC12A1 review
MUSIC1A1 review
MUSICFUND1 review
MUSICFUNDAMENT1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values