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Music

Leslie Drayton

MUSIC32 · MUSIC2594 · MUSIC1488 · MUSIC101 · JAZZHIS · MUS33 · MUSV08 · JAZZHIST · MUSIC33SC · MUSIC33 · M33JAZZ · JAZZ33 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Great GE jazz history pick if you are open-minded, show up, and do the reports; skip if you dislike strong personalities.

Best fit · Easy A HunterJazz Industry InsiderBig Ego PersonalityConcert Report Easy APassionate StorytellerAttendance Required
  • Real jazz musician with industry stories that many students love
  • Easy A if , and complete concert reports on time
  • confident and inspiring to some, cocky and rude to others

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Concert reports, participation, and following instructions routinely yield As even with average quiz scores.

; one student mentioned an online session but data flags all as in-person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is GE-level jazz history with easy listening tests and reports; but little technical music theory.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance and participation points are repeatedly called essential, with on-time presence strongly enforced.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and rich jazz stories; avoiders mainly dislike his ego or boring lectures.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Full credit for on-time reports and participation makes high grades very reachable.

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Workload

Light

70/100

A few concert reports, notes, and light quizzes; not a heavy weekly load if you stay current.

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Passionate industry insider with memorable stories; clarity and structure praised by many but criticized as rambling or egotistical by others.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Concert reports and and final.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person jazz history students mostly praise his real-world experience and , while a vocal minority call him egotistical and boring.

Main concern

Strong ego and off-topic life talks can offend or bore students who want textbook-style teaching.

What students said

“He is the . He not only teaches you on the ways of jazz music, but on life as well.”
JAZZ33
“This class is an easy A! Do what u gotta do.”
MUSIC33
“He is kinda full of himself about knowledge of music and things but... His class is so far the easiest I've had at SMC.”
MUSIC33

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Listening tests and ; written midterm and .

Listening TestsBook-Based Midterm FinalTake-Home QuizzesConcert Reports

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person listening tests are easy; midterm and final draw heavily from the book, with .

Listening TestsBook-Based ExamsTake-Home Quizzes
“Listening tests were verryyy easy, written tests were easy 2 and from what !”
MUSIC33
“The if you really studied the textbook.”
MUSIC33
“the mid term and so hard !!”
MUSIC33

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Your changes of finding a better professor are close to nothing. He is the . He not only teaches you on the ways of jazz music, but on life as well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 in-person reviews, highlighting jazz expertise, easy reports, and polarizing personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“He is wonderful! Extremely passionate about his craft. He will tell you exactly what you have to do to get an 'A'”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“come to class on time, do all the 3 reports and turn it in on time... This class is an easy A!”

🎷 Industry Credibility

88/100

“This guy actually knows a lot about mucis because he's been working with Marvin Gaye for many years, He was also among the founding members of the Earth, Wind and Fire.”

⚡ Personality Split

55/100

“He is very cocky! He was mean sometimes! He had a good sense of humor and I learned a few things from him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are amazing because he has had personal connections to the musicians you learn about
  • MAKES FOR AN ENTERTAINING CLASS! love him!
  • All he does is talk. He does not teach by the book at all.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • . Easy grader, gives you options. Easy A.
  • The concert reports were an easy 400 points.
  • the mid term and so hard !!

Theme 3

🎭 About Personality

  • Not cocky, he was just confident cause he's lived the life
  • he has a serious ego, he likes to play God
  • OPEN MINDED STUDENTS ONLY!

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews with rich detail and a clear majority-positive pattern plus consistent easy-A mechanics support high credibility.

Inside 47 stored ratings

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