Maria Fortuna Dean

MUSC28 · MUSIC071A · MUSIC71A · MUSIC077 · MUSC21 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you want a warm, fun music class with and an attainable A for showing up and participating.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and encouragingAmazing lecturesParticipation mattersExtra credit availableInspirational music mentor

and music instructor with inspiring lectures.
Easy and fun if you show up; participation drives the grade and helps.
No textbooks; most work is done in class with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Students report easy As with , and , and reported grades are mostly A or A+.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is described as easy-going and fun for non-majors, though some core music classes go deeper than typical community college.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and missing days tanks participation-based grades.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

and many call her a favorite or the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

, and strong A if you participate.

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Workload

Light

82/100

Most work is done in class with few tests, concert reports, and optional .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students praise amazing lectures, clear voice pedagogy, passion, humor, and .

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix participation, in-class work, concert reports, midterms, and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person music and , and low-stress when students attend and participate.

Main concern

Missing class can tank your grade because participation is heavily weighted.

What students said

“Prof. Dean is one of .”
MUSC21

“It's a easy class, you just need to actually be there i missed somedays and my grade dropped super low.”
MUSIC071A

“The . Smart, funny, engaging, really covers the material well.”
MUSIC077

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams exist but feel approachable with review games; and a few reports.

In-class examsReview games before examsMidterm and finalParticipation-weighted

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mention midterm and , with participation and concert reports also counting.

Midterm and finalReview gamesParticipation and concert reports

“Review games the day before an exam.”
MUSC28

“Grades are basically on a midterm and final, 2 concert reports and just participation in the in-class work.”
MUSC28

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Prof. Dean is one of . I took both of her Voice Techniques classes and found her to be extremely knowledgable, caring, and encouraging.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, , and light workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Quality

96/100

“The . Smart, funny, engaging, really covers the material well.”

👍 Recommendation

98/100

“Would love to have her as my professor again.”

🎯 Easy if You Show Up

86/100

“It's a easy class, you just need to actually be there i missed somedays and my grade dropped super low.”

❤️

90/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures
Smart, funny, engaging
Incorporates pedagogy into singing from day 1

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

It's a easy class, you just need to actually be there
Plenty of opportunities
You don't have to do too much work as most of it is done in class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

, and encouraging
Very passionate about music and is very sweet
Just a joy to be in class with

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed, consistent in-person reviews support a , though all are from 2016-2019 with a modest sample.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

MUSC283 reviews

MUSC211 review

MUSIC071A1 review

MUSIC0771 review

MUSIC71A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

No reported values

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🌟 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation

🎯 Easy if You Show Up

❤️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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A range

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D range

F

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