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Music

Douglas Dutton

MUS6 · MUSIC · MUSIC1 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Skip unless you already know music theory and can teach yourself; too many reports of wasted lectures and delayed grades.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff TopicLate GradesCondescendingPassionate But ScatteredHomework Not Collected
  • Reviews and unfocused failure
  • goes off topic, assigns work he never grades, submits grades late
  • A few students still find him funny and passionate if

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Difficulty ratings are moderate, but uneven coverage and unclear and uneven.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is standard music theory level, but pace and coverage are inconsistent because lectures wander.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly establish a .

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

More students warn about humiliation, missed material, and late grades than praise him as a must-take.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

; friction and late grade posting than from known harsh curves.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Light

70/100

but often never collected, so the real daily grind appears lighter than advertised.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

a few call him great and funny, but several describe condescension, immaturity, and lectures that never finish required topics.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews mention homework volume and theory work, but .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person music classes with : some call him passionate and , humiliates students, and fails to cover or grade assigned work.

Main concern

, and very late grade submission.

What students said

“Extremely condescending yet lacks focus. It would have been an interesting class if he didn't go off topic so much.”
MUS6
“he would assign reams of homework, and never correct or collect any of it.”
MUSIC1
“ !! If you have a question, feel free to ask him. !”
MUSIC

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews as open-book, proctoring, or closed-book structure.

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

No student comments clearly describe midterm or .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He says he likes to "humiliate" his students in front of everyone.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting off-topic lectures and late grades. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Reliability

34/100

“He often went off topic during lectures and ended up not covering compound meter because he was behind by the end of the semester.”

⏰ Grade Submission Issues

25/100

“All my other teachers have submitted grades already except this guy. He is holding up the release of his entire class' fall grades.”

🔥 Passion When It Clicks

70/100

“Great teacher. Funny, interesting, and passionate about the subject.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely condescending yet lacks focus
  • Funny, interesting, and passionate about the subject
  • ONLY WRITE ABOUT MY GOOD QUALITIES

Theme 2

📈

  • he would assign reams of homework, and never correct or collect any of it
  • STUDY! NO PAIN, NO GAIN!!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Professionalism

  • He's nice but he's a slacker
  • waiting until the last possible day to submit grades
  • If you wanna really learn music take Takasue

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only 6 reviews with strongly conflicting opinions and limited grade detail reduce confidence in any single conclusion.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MUSIC13 reviews
MUS62 reviews
MUSIC1 review

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