Paula Fehrenbach

MUSIC088A · MUSIC021 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 90/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 83.33%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

Strong pick for an easy, well-supported music GE if you can handle some writing and possible material costs.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOpen Book ExamsGreat FeedbackEasy Music GEExtra Credit FriendlyPassionate about Music

Most students call music appreciation an easy, enjoyable GE with and .
Exams and one online review, supporting a student-friendly assessment style.
Main and one report of costly homework materials over $100.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Multiple students report A or A+ with and , though essays can be graded more strictly.

Online reviews most strongly claim over-100 percent and easy work; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Music appreciation is repeatedly framed as a super easy GE with short weekly work for most students.

Online students emphasize easy workload; one in-person strings student found content more demanding but still positive.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

and sometimes marked mandatory across otherwise similar music021 sections.

Online and one fixed policy.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Five of and call her excellent, caring, and inspiring, with .

Recommendation is high in both formats; the and workload complaint.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Quizzes and overall course averages look generous, but essays and concert reports can be graded more tightly.

Format shift

Online has both super-easy and tough-grader tags; .

Workload

Light

74/100

Several students finish homework in under an hour and call the .

Format shift

Online is described as 30-60 minutes of work; one online student instead reports costly report requirements.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students , and a caring tone that makes music classes enjoyable.

Format shift

Positive teaching praise appears in both formats; the main online dissent focuses more on cost than lecture quality.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Assignments, reports, quizzes, and listening work appear more central than pure high-stakes closed exams.

Format shift

Online stresses open-book quizzes and ; and concert reports.

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

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person and hybrid-style comments praise feedback, enjoyable lectures, and strong teaching, with .

Main concern

Essays and concert reports can be .

What students said

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“she and concert report.”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online music021 is mostly easy and , though one student warns about cost and heavy papers.

Main concern

and occasional tough paper grading can undercut the easy-GE experience.

What students said

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“ . I ended up with over a 100% in the class”
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“You have to spend over $100 to fulfill the homework/reports”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

At least one detailed review says all exams and quizzes are open book, making assessment relatively student-friendly.

Open Book ExamsOpen Book QuizzesExtra CreditConcert Reports

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and enjoyable lectures more than specific proctoring rules.

EssaysConcert ReportsLecture-Based Work

“she and concert report.”
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“She gives great lectures and the workload is not bad.”
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Online

Online evidence explicitly supports open-book exams and .

Open Book ExamsOpen Book QuizzesEasy Assignments

“ .”
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“ . I ended up with over a 100% in the class for winter”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . The professor is clearly very passionate about this subject”
Voice snapshots generated from 6 music reviews split evenly online and in , and cost caveats. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Dr. Fehrenbach is an excellent professor.”

📘 Student-Friendly Exams

88/100

“ .”

📈 Easy GE Grade Path

86/100

“It's a super easy GE class and the .”

💸 Cost and Paper Risk

35/100

“You have to spend over $100 to fulfill the homework/reports”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's amazing!
the pieces she picks out for people to listen are fantastic.
A sweet and funny lady, I love her dry humor!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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I ended up with over a 100% in the class
she and concert report.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Cost

I only spent about 30 minutes to an hour doing the homework
the workload is not bad.
don't... unless you are really passionate about learning music.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only six reviews, but they are fairly detailed and recent, with mostly consistent praise tempered by cost and .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

music0215 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 1

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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