AI Rate Professor

Music

Jim Simmons

MUS108 · MUS119 · MUSC119 · MUS119C · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

if you want an enjoyable music class with and a very high chance of a strong grade.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AExtra creditFunny lecturesClear gradingStudent friendly
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Simmons as , and enjoyable.
  • Grades are very easy to earn because of , reviews, study guides, and forgiving policies.
  • Online evidence , but both formats are strongly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Students describe abundant , and an online section that is nearly impossible to fail without doing nothing.

Online evidence is extremely easy, while in-person evidence is also very easy but .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

92/100

The course content is approachable, clearly reviewed, and framed as a fun General Ed class rather than a demanding music theory course.

Online reviews show simple listening summaries, while and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

section, but students mainly describe it as useful for reviews rather than punitive.

Online attendance evidence is absent, while the grade.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Students strongly recommend him because the , and supported by .

Both online and in-person evidence.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

97/100

Students repeatedly mention easy grading, , and clear exam preparation.

Format shift

Online grading sounds extremely lenient, and as easy and forgiving.

Workload

Featherlight

94/100

Workload is very light, with one online student finishing early and .

Format shift

Online workload appears especially light, while or concert work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Students consistently praise him as , and passionate about music.

Format shift

Both formats are positive, but .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment includes quizzes, tests, reviews, listening summaries, album or concert reviews, and discussion work depending on format.

Format shift

Online assessment uses discussion and quiz-style listening summaries, while , and papers.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews describe a fun, clear, low-stress music class with lots of and .

Main concern

, and knowing songs can matter in some sections.

What students said

“This is hands down one of the you can take.”
MUS119
“No hw fyi”
MUS108

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

The online review describes an extremely easy, flexible class with and quiz work.

Main concern

The evidence is very positive but comes from only one online review.

What students said

“Literally impossible to fail the class unless you do absolutely nothing.”
MUS119C
“finished within the first 3 weeks.”
MUS119C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes appear student-friendly because he reviews material clearly and gives study guides, but reviews .

Study guidesExam reviewFew testsOnline quizzesNo clear proctoring evidence

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

reviews, and study guides, but do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Exam reviewStudy guidesFew tests
“We got 2 or 3 tests (can't remember) with the exams”
MUS119
“He gives you study guides for the test and also goes over them with you.”
MUS108

Online

The online review mentions music-listening quizzes and summaries, but does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Listening quizzesWeekly discussionsNo clear proctoring evidence
“ and "quiz" to which you listen to music and basically summarize what you heard.”
MUS119C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Literally impossible to fail the class unless you do absolutely nothing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“ . He is really funny, but I still learned a lot.”

📈 Easy A Potential

96/100

“Literally impossible to fail the class unless you do absolutely nothing.”

⚖️

97/100

“ was abundant and you had the opportunity to submit late assignments instead of taking the zero.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Jim is really passionate about music and loves teaching it.
  • . He is really funny, but I still learned a lot.
  • He's there to teach you about the class and not drill you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • He gives you loads of , and I suggest you do it ASAP so you don't stress about it later.
  • and .
  • As long as you go by what is on the study guide you'll be good.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload And Exams

  • finished within the first 3 weeks.
  • We got 2 or 3 tests (can't remember) with the exams
  • No hw fyi

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews across online and , and overwhelmingly aligned.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MUS1196 reviews
MUS119C3 reviews
MUS1081 review
MUSC1191 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 4 · A 5

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values