Matthew Tresler

VOICE1 · MUS20 · CHOIR · MUS80MUS39 · MUS20H · MUS80 · HMUS20 · MUSIC20 · MUSIC81 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 72.73%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

Solid pick for music GE/honors if you attend, use the study guide, and can handle lecture-heavy memorization.

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture heavyStudy guide drivenEasy A if you memorizePassionate musicianTest-focused grade

Music appreciation is mostly lecture and memorization with study guides that match tests.
Online and pandemic-era sections feel more open-note and student-friendly .
Attendance and concert reflections matter; a minority call lectures boring or tests cryptic.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Most say study guides, notes, and open-note.

; some in-person closed-book sections feel harder.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is music history/appreciation memorization, not technical math-level difficulty for most.

Both formats call it straightforward if you memorize; non-music majors sometimes struggle with detail.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and penalize skips; .

In-person frequently mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and fair study-guide tests; minority warn of boredom or harsh tests.

Online almost uniformly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many A grades, grade rounding, and ; .

Format shift

Online feels more lenient; some in-person closed-book critics report harsher outcomes.

Workload

Light

75/100

Little daily homework; , and occasional papers.

Format shift

Online still has papers/group work; .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students praise passion, musical skill, and clarity; critics cite boring text-heavy lectures.

Format shift

Both formats praise expertise; boredom complaints cluster in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Tests dominate; ; papers and concert reflections appear mainly in honors.

Format shift

Online adds papers and open-note tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

chill passionate lecturer, pure memorization tests from study .

Main concern

Some find lectures boring/text-heavy and .

What students said

“Literally pay attention during lectures and do the study guide and you are guranteed an A.”
MUS20H

“the and is a .”
MUS20

“ . he lectures all class so .”
MUS20H

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online/honors often described as easy A with , and some group projects.

Main concern

Group projects can annoy, and .

What students said

“the , and you ”
MUS20H

“The , and he doesn't proctor it.”
HMUS20

“An easy online honors class.”
HMUS20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

friendly open-note online, stricter memorization/closed-book in person.

Study guidesMemorizationListening testsOpen book onlineClosed-book in person

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but can be closed-book memorization with listening portions.

Study guide matches testClosed-book examListening testsIn-person tests

“he gives you study guides for each test and that is exactly what is on it. PURE memorization.”
MUS20H

“the and is a .”
MUS20

“ and us ”
MUS20H

Online

Online reviews support open-book/open-note, unproctored or unlimited-time tests aligned to modules.

Open book/noteNo proctoring mentionedUnlimited test timeModule-based tests

“the ”
MUS20H

“The , and he doesn't proctor it.”
HMUS20

“ ”
HMUS20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Literally pay attention during lectures and do the study guide and you are guranteed an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting , and recommendation tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Study-Guide Easy Path

80/100

“Literally pay attention during lectures and do the study guide and you are guranteed an A.”

💻

85/100

“the , and you ”

📚 Lecture-Heavy Tradeoff

80/100

“ . he lectures all class so .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is a very chill professor
he opened a whole new world to me
... his class is so boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Very easy A. .
Just study and you'll get an easy A.
if you're looking for an easy A, I would look elsewhere

Theme 3

🎵 About Music and Passion

He has a Grammy, need I say more?
Engaging and very musically talented individual.
Dr. Tresler is a gifted educator and musician.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with detailed, mostly consistent , and easy-A paths.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535

4 out of 512

3 out of 55

2 out of 52

1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 27 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

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Matthew Tresler

Solid pick for music GE/honors if you attend, use the study guide, and can handle lecture-heavy memorization.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Study-Guide Easy Path

💻 x x x

📚 Lecture-Heavy Tradeoff

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🎵 About Music and Passion

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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