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Music

Stan Breckenridge

WORLDMUSIC · MUS1 · HISTORYOFROCK · MUSIC101 · MUSIC28 · MUSC28 · HISTROCK · MUS21 · MUS28 · M28 · HISTOFROCK · MUSIC21 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already like dense music-history busywork and are fine buying expensive self-published books.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExpensive Self-Written BooksHeavy BusyworkPolarizing LecturesUnclear ExpectationsTime-Consuming Online Work
  • Many students slam the $200 self-written textbooks and .
  • some call it an easy A if you grind the busywork; others say an A is nearly impossible.
  • ; newer reviews are especially negative about content focus and responsiveness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students earn high As by grinding weekly writing and reading, but , and a scale that punishes small misses.

Online reviews split between easy full-credit busywork and impossible As; and heavy papers.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is rarely described as conceptually brutal, but , and writing make the course feel long and tedious.

Both formats emphasize volume of work over abstract difficulty; online leans more .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several reviews mark attendance as mandatory, and grades often lean on .

; online evidence focuses more on weekly assignment compliance than live presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only about one in , busywork, and weak teaching clarity.

Online and in-person both trend negative overall, though a minority of .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Tough Grader tags and multiple reports of say completing work equals full credit.

Format shift

Online has more do-the-work-get-credit claims; and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students repeatedly describe , and dense assigned books.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both formats; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and knowledgeable, many call lectures boring, off-topic, or .

Format shift

In-person has both strong praise and strong complaints; and slow responses.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

and papers with midterms, finals, quizzes, and concert or essay projects.

Format shift

Online emphasizes continuous writing and a concert paper final; and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and related music courses split hard: some find lectures fun and grades fair if you show up and do the work; many , and the $200 books a deal-breaker.

Main concern

and , and lectures that often feel off-topic or dull.

What students said

“This class is not an easy A. The professor makes it extremely difficult and gives a ton of . He will make you buy his own terribly written books that are $200!”
MUS28
“Super fun easy class! He's clear about what he wants you to know about the quizzes and lectures! .”
MUS21
“ unless you want to be spending over $200 on his self-written textbooks. .”
MUS28

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online MUS28 is mostly weekly reading reflections, music analyses, and chapter work; some call it tedious but and an A hard to reach.

Main concern

, and expensive required books with heavy busywork.

What students said

“Easy class, but get ready for a lot of reading and writing. However, really easy grader (basically if you do the ).”
MUS28
“Impossible to get an A. and was vague in answering all my emails.”
MUS28
“You also have to buy HIS books that have nothing to do with rock and they are riddled with spelling, grammar, and factual errors.”
MUS28

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

open-note work to harder closed-style midterms and finals.

Take-Home MidtermOpen Note ExamsConcert Paper FinalLecture-Based TestsHard Multiple Choice

Assessment risk

Standard

54/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

some terms, and also hard multiple-choice or lecture-based tests in others.

Take-Home MidtermOpen Note ExamsHard TestsMidterm and Final
“ , and the listening portions of tests are easy if you back yourself up with !”
MUS21
“easy class. . and you'll get an A.”
MUSIC28
“Almost nothin from the lecture is on the exam. He gives you some really tricky multiple choice questions.”
MUS28

Online

Online students mainly describe weekly graded writing plus a .

Concert Paper FinalWeekly Writing AssignmentsAssignment-Based Grading
“ . Overall, not a hard class but definitely requires you to spend an hour or two each week.”
MUS28
“If you do the work he asks it's an easy A. The and analyzing it.”
MUS28

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you want to be spending over $200 on his self-written textbooks. it is NOT worth it, go take a different class for the requirement”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and , and polarized grading. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Expensive Required Books

24/100

“He will make you buy his own terribly written books that are $200!”

📝 Heavy Busywork Load

24/100

“Each week you have to read a lot of pages and write around 900 words total (minimum).”

👎 Low Recommendation

22/100

“ !!!!!”

⚖️ Polarized Easy-A Claims

42/100

“If you do the work he asks it's an easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Is inexperienced in teaching and does not have interesting lectures.
  • Lectures are all over the place and extremely boring
  • He is a !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This class is not an easy A.
  • Impossible to get an A, .
  • This class is very time consuming but you will end up with a high A.

Theme 3

💵 About Cost and Books

  • the books will cost you $200.00
  • You also have to buy HIS books
  • Don't buy his book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews span many years with rich detail; opinions are polarized, but sample size and format coverage are strong.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 59
3 out of 57
2 out of 57
1 out of 510

Course coverage

MUS2825 reviews
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HISTORYOFROCK2 reviews
MUS212 reviews
WORLDMUSIC2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1