Kristi Lobitz

MUSIC4A · PIANO001 · MUS41A · MUSC41A · A5486 · B5782 · MUSC041A · Q5486 · MUSIC41A · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 32/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 18.18%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already know basic piano and will practice daily; many beginners call her rude and late.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough piano graderAlways lateMandatory practiceRude to beginnersWeekly playing quizzes

Recent reviews slam lateness, , and delayed grades.
Older reviews praise teaching if you practice daily, but many still warn it is not a fun easy elective.
and half a .
suitableStudentType is for students ready to practice hard, not casual hobby seekers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A needs daily practice and performance quizzes; recent students call her a .

All evidence is in person; older reviews say practice equals A, .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Beginning piano concepts are teachable, but and constant practice make it feel stressful for non-majors.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

; skip and you will not pass, and some say two absences risk failing.

All reviews are in person with and comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and recent comments urge students to pick another piano professor.

Only in-person evidence; older positive reviews are outweighed by newer warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tagged tough grader with , and little feedback while class is running.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Daily practice is required, with multiple quizzes most weeks and .

Format shift

Workload reports are entirely in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Some older students say she teaches piano well, but many report lateness, attitude, and poor communication.

Format shift

In-person only; recent tone is much harsher than older reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Frequent in-class playing quizzes and tests on pieces; little or .

Format shift

Assessment details only appear in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person beginning piano with , and polarized reviews that turn sharply negative in recent years.

Main concern

, and treating beginners like they should already know more.

What students said

“If you're looking to take a fun beginning piano class, this isn't it.”
MUSC041A

“ late to her classes”
MUS41A

“Half the class dropped after about 7 weeks.”
MUSIC41A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly live keyboard quizzes and .

Weekly performance quizzesKeyboard playing testsHarsh subjective scoringGrades posted late

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Nearly every class can include a ; students must practice or fail.

Quiz almost every classPerformance on keyboardTough gradingDelayed grade posting

“We had multiple quizzes every week and she's a .”
MUSC041A

“She grades very subjectively and harsh, and during quizzes and ”
MUSIC4A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Do not take her AVOID at all costs, always is . She is rude to students and is impossible to reach out for questions about the materials.”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person reviews, weighting recent harsh critiques against older practice-focused praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Teaching Issues

36/100

“Was very aggressive with me on first day and continued to be talk down to me for the whole semester.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ !!”

🎹 Practice Required

28/100

“If you don't practice, you won't pass. PRACTICE!”

⏰ Lateness

30/100

“She was late a good majority of the time to class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is good at teaching the piano but will answer your questions or concerns with attitude!
Class was mundane.
she is always late and never has time for personal tutoring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

she's a
this class is very stressful and it takes a lot of your time
Easy A as long as you practice.

Theme 3

😤 About Communication

Does not communicate outside of class at all.
She didn't post grades until after class was over
impossible to reach out for questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

26 in-person reviews over many years show a ; detail is good but older and newer tones conflict.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 55

3 out of 54

2 out of 53

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1