AI Rate Professor

Music

Don Richardson

MUSIC32 · MUSIC31 · MUSICHIS · VOICE · MUSIC2774 · MUS32 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you want a low-stakes music appreciation path and can tolerate uneven lectures and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A PotentialPassionate About MusicPolarizing StyleExtra Credit HeavySenile or Charming
  • Many students treat MUSIC32 as an easy A via papers, quizzes, and .
  • , and the professor senile or mean.
  • Passion for classical music is widely agreed; teaching consistency is not.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many say papers, quizzes, and produce As even after weak exams, though a .

Nearly ; the single online .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Music appreciation is repeatedly called easy if you attend and submit .

In-person reviews dominate; online evidence is one nostalgic inspiration story.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

, and understanding material.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, while others urge avoidance over boredom and .

Polarization ; one online review is strongly positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

papers and reports often raise grades a full step, though .

Format shift

Leniency evidence is in-person; online .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Easy reports and quizzes are common, but and .

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Students split between inspired passion and .

Format shift

In-person reviews are mixed; the one online-tagged review is glowing but decades old.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of reports, daily quizzes, midterms, finals, and listening identification tests.

Format shift

.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person MUSIC courses split between easy-A reports with papers and versus complaints about boring slides, hard listening tests, and .

Main concern

Senility, plagiarism accusations, and .

What students said

“Very, very, easy class. Just write 10 easy reports and attend class you will pass.”
MUSIC32
“This was supposed to be an easy A, but is the most unnecessarily HARD CLASS EVERY!!”
MUSIC32
“He does anything to help you get that A. and funny.”
MUSIC32

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single retrospective online-tagged review recalls highly inspiring Voice and Music Appreciation teaching from decades earlier.

Main concern

One nostalgic review is not enough to judge current online delivery.

What students said

“I was never more inspired by a professor who could make a Music History Class so Relavent and Exciting.”
VOICE

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but papers and frequently rescue the grade.

Listening TestsMidterm and FinalExtra Credit PapersQuiz Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and midterms/finals, with papers boosting grades.

Listening TestsQuiz HeavyExtra Credit PapersMidterm and Final
“ and final and still get an A.”
MUSIC32
“The ,but write all the .”
MUSIC32
“ 30 pieces and recognize them”
MUSIC31

Online

Online-tagged .

“I was never more inspired by a professor who could make a Music History Class so Relavent and Exciting.”
VOICE

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you need an !!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews (1 online, 25 in-person), highlighting easy-A paths and polarized teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“he is such a character. If you talk in class and do a decent job on the .”

📈 Easy A Reputation

76/100

“He is one of the most EASY A techer in the world.”

⚠️ Polarizing Risk

30/100

“the . he is senile, cannot hear AT ALL.”

🎵 Passion for Music

80/100

“you will not find a more devouted proffesor to the art than don richardson.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He rocks. he is such a character.
  • lectures are sometimes boring. He is an old professor whose powerpoints make you sleepy.
  • extremely passionate about music and the arts.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is such an easy A.
  • and final and still get an A.
  • grade is random there's no way to know if you will

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and funny.
  • he can be REALLY mean as well.
  • though.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six reviews spanning many years give a rich but polarized picture; older dates and sparse grade data slightly reduce confidence.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MUSIC3220 reviews
MUS322 reviews
MUSIC27741 review
MUSIC311 review
MUSICHIS1 review
Show 1 more courses
VOICE1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

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

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1