John Clark

MUS204 · MUSC115 · MUS114 · MUS115 · MUS120 · MUSIC128A · MUSIC115 · MUS202 · MUS128A · MUS202204 · MUSICAPPR · 128A · MUS110 · MUS112 · 81 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 75%
Difficulty: 2.1

The decision

if you follow the syllabus exactly and do not need late work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate rock historianEasy A with effortStrict on instructionsHilarious lecturesNo late work

Music appreciation is widely seen as easy and fun if you do the weekly work and follow directions exactly.
Many students call him inspiring and hilarious; a vocal minority call him rude or harsh in feedback.
, and short essays with little or no traditional exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students say you get an A by doing weekly work, listening to the song lists, and using study guides without extreme effort.

Online reviews stress Easy A with light weekly work; and song memorization for tests.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is music appreciation and listening-based, usually described as interesting rather than conceptually hard.

; online is more assignment-driven and and listening tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online attendance is effectively optional, while and study material matters.

; in-person evidence often says skip class and you will struggle.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and fair grading, tempered by rudeness and picky grading complaints.

Recent online reviews are mostly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

and many As, but no late work and occasional tough docking for missing instructions.

Format shift

Online reviewers more often mention picky instructions; .

Workload

Light

72/100

Roughly a few hours a week of videos, quizzes, labs, short essays, or song .

Format shift

Online workload is steady weekly tasks; and occasional projects.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Passionate, funny, and knowledge-rich music teaching with a minority of students finding him rude or rambling.

Format shift

Online students praise video lectures and feedback; in-person students either love the stories or dislike the attitude.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and occasional concert reviews rather than one single format.

Format shift

Online is assignment and quiz heavy with few exams; and study guides.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person rock and music appreciation classes center on entertaining lectures, song lists, and ; because answers and song lists come from class.

Main concern

Personality clashes and occasional rude or condescending interactions.

What students said

“He practically gives you the answers to the .”
MUS115

“He completely changed my relationship with music.”
MUS115

“This professor and canvas comments.”
MUS115

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online MUS courses feel easy and interesting with weekly labs, quizzes, discussions, and opinion-based writing; and clear but and instructions can be picky.

Main concern

What students said

“Easy A if you do the work (about 2 hours a week)”
MUS115

“This class is really easy, especially if you need to fulfill a graduation/transfer requirement.”
MUS112

“Mean. Mean. Mean. Even with the .”
MUS112

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

provided study material, not high-tech proctoring drama.

Listening testsStudy guidesSong memorizationQuizzesFew or no formal exams online

Assessment risk

Standard

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture info, often with study guides given early; some pop quiz and .

Study guidesSong listening testsAttendance-linked materialPop quizzes mentioned

“He practically gives you the answers to the .”
MUS115

“He gives you ALL the songs for the so you have literally all semester to study.”
MUS115

Online

Many online sections report quizzes, labs, and writing with little or .

QuizzesNo formal exams in some sectionsAssignment-based grading

“No exams. One textbook required but I bought it online for cheap.”
MUS115

“ and listening portion.”
MUS115

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you love music and want an easy and fun A, take his class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and strict instructions. Credibility rating: High.

🎸 Teaching Passion

80/100

“He completely changed my relationship with music.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

82/100

“Easy A if you do the work (about 2 hours a week)”

⚠️ Instruction Strictness

40/100

“Everything has to be exactly by the directions in the syllabus and module.”

👍 Recommendation Energy

78/100

“ . He is such a cool guy and is very informative.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures and hilarious comments
Passionate rock history stories
Sometimes rambling or rude

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A if you do the work
No late work accepted

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Format

Lots of listening and videos
About two hours a week online

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on easiness, music passion, and occasional rudeness.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 15

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

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John Clark

x x x x x x x x if you follow the syllabus exactly and do not need late work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎸 Teaching Passion

🅰️ Easy A Path

⚠️ Instruction Strictness

👍 Recommendation Energy

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Workload and Format

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

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if you follow the syllabus exactly and do not need late work.