AI Rate Professor

Music

Brendan Duffey

MUSM350 · MUSM352 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want serious music industry learning and are ready to attend and participate.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerIndustry ExperienceGives Good FeedbackFast-Paced CourseAttendance MattersApproachable Instructor
  • and feedback.
  • The course is challenging and fast-paced, so attendance and participation matter.
  • Grades can still be strong, but students must keep up with the workload.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students earned A-level grades, but the course is fast-paced, difficult, and participation-heavy.

All grade and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The material is fast-paced and dense, with a lot to absorb in a short time.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

All reviews with , and tags say skipping class can hurt performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students recommend him because , and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

A and A+ outcomes suggest fair grading, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

The class is described as fast-paced with a lot to absorb, so workload is not light.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students praise , and ability to teach useful material.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Comments and tags mention feedback, participation, and group projects, while .

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a respected, approachable instructor with strong industry experience and a demanding pace.

Main concern

The course moves fast and .

What students said

“one must be prepared for the fast-paced nature of this particular course as there is a lot to absorb in a short period of time.”
MUSM352
“He taught me a lot, and I really enjoyed taking his class.”
MUSM350

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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Reviews do not clearly prove the format.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy.

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He taught me a lot, and I really enjoyed taking his class. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, difficulty, and recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Brendan Duffey is an exceptional instructor at ARC.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“He taught me a lot, and I really enjoyed taking his class. !”

🔥 Course Difficulty

28/100

“one must be prepared for the fast-paced nature of this particular course as there is a lot to absorb in a short period of time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Brendan is really knowledgable and approachable.
  • Brendan Duffey is an exceptional instructor at ARC.

Theme 2

🎵 About Industry Value

  • Brendan's extensive experience in the acquired knowledge and skills along to his students
  • He's working the Music Industry and made quite a name for himself
  • He taught me a lot, and I really enjoyed taking his class.

Theme 3

📈

  • one must be prepared for the fast-paced nature of this particular course as there is a lot to absorb in a short period of time.
  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • Participation matters

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

, but they are recent within the dataset, detailed, and consistent.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MUSM3522 reviews
MUSM3501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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