David Goodman

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AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 58.82%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you care about music and will put in steady work; avoid if you want a low-effort GE A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLots of HomeworkPolarizingTest HeavyClear Structure for Organized StudentsTough on GE Seekers

music majors often praise depth while GE students report stress and workload shock.
, and a mandatory concert/essay drive the workload.
Online sections can feel organized and doable if you follow instructions, but lockdown/browser glitches and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is reachable if you follow instructions and keep up with quizzes and papers, but .

Online comments more often call it doable with effort; in-person GE and theory comments more often warn of .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Music appreciation can be manageable with reading and listening practice, but theory and listening ID work feel challenging for beginners.

Online GE reviews stress listening quizzes and papers; and discipline.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

as optional online while others mark participation or as mandatory.

Online ; in-person more often notes participation and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students who ; students seeking an easy GE often strongly advise avoiding him.

Both formats show the same split between serious music learners and low-effort grade hunters.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Clear criteria and feedback help organized students, but tough grader tags and .

Format shift

; in-person complaints focus more on harsh or .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly quizzes, reading, papers, and GE music course.

Format shift

Online and and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, and inspiring; many others call him mean, unhelpful, or .

Format shift

Online organization is often praised; in-person theory fans praise growth while detractors cite temperament.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Frequent quizzes and , and concert write-ups.

Format shift

Online emphasizes mini-quizzes and end projects; and writing.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

theory/major courses push discipline and skill, while GE sections often feel time-heavy with strict expectations.

Main concern

Harsh interpersonal tone for , and reports of unhelpful responses when tech or .

What students said

“ and so does the program he uses. It uses a lockdown browser with so buggy you will probably not finish any tests.”
MUSIC32

“if you're ready to be more advanced, or you want to be a composer, he is definitely the best”
M37

“He will be the best music theory professor that you'll ever have. A .”
MUS8

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online MUS/MUSIC 32 is structured with frequent short quizzes and clear reminders, but final projects and .

Main concern

, and occasional harsh grade consequences if work is missed.

What students said

“Beware of the lot of work compared to the other assignments. If you dont do it he will literally put your A grade to a D.”
MUSIC32ONLINE

“This class was the of organization and fairness. Lots of work, but very doable.”
MUS32

“Easy A as long as you invest a lot of time into it and follow the specific instructions for the assignments.”
MUSIC32ONLINE

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is quiz-heavy with listening and reading checks; some sections report timed lockdown tests and major end-of-term writing.

Frequent QuizzesListening IdentificationTimed TestsLockdown Browser (reported)Papers and Concert Essay

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention timed lockdown browser tests in at least , and .

Lockdown browser timed testsQuizzes and examsWriting-focused gradingParticipation

“It uses a lockdown browser with timed tests that is so buggy you will .”
MUSIC32

“the . You need to be a good writer and analyzer of music in this class”
MUSIC32

Online

Online reviews describe frequent short quizzes from .

Daily or weekly quizzesListening ID quizzesMandatory concert essayReading-based quizzes

“The hardest part of this class was being quizzed on listening to over 20 excerpts and identifying which composer it belongs to.”
MUSIC32

“ but they're really easy. .”
MUS32

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easy A as long as you invest a lot of time into it and follow the specific instructions for the assignments. If you're looking for a relatively easy grade, I suggest looking elsewhere.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarity between GE seekers and serious music learners. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Experience

55/100

“ and so does the program he uses.”

📚 Heavy But Structured Work

32/100

“Lots of work, but very doable. .”

🎼

58/100

“He will be the best music theory professor that you'll ever have. A .”

⚠️

48/100

“If you dont do it he will literally put your A grade to a D.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Professor Goodman is great.
He's a little bit strict about English writing.
and willing to find solution to students problems.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

I took this class thinking it would be easy but it's not.
Super easy just put in the work.
!! He barely gives an A.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

There are 4 to 5 quizzes each week, but they are short and easy.
there is a and essay for this class.
The workload was pretty unreasonable.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on workload, polarity, and music-major vs GE mismatch support a strong read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

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13 reported outcomes

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B+ 2 · B 1

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Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Pass 1

David Goodman

x x x if you care about music and will put in steady work; avoid if you want a low-effort GE A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎭 Polarizing Experience

📚 Heavy But Structured Work

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⚠️ x x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you care about music and will put in steady work; avoid if you want a low-effort GE A.

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