AI Rate Professor

Music

Drew Ninmer

MUS32 · LEC72677 · MUS12 · MUS89 · MUSIC89 · MUS40 · MUSIC6 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
75/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
76.47%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Great for online GE music if and readings; non-majors should be cautious with .

Best fit · Self Taught ProClear grading criteriaGet ready to readOnline quizzes from videosEntertaining music lecturesMixed for non-majors
  • Online general music courses are often described as straightforward open-note work.
  • In-person history and theory classes can feel fast, dry, or major-level hard.
  • Students who read, watch modules, and follow the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Online open-note quizzes and fair grading make As realistic, while .

Online evidence strongly supports easy A; in-person is more mixed by course.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Most and listening based, though MUSIC6 and fast lecture sections raise the challenge.

Online GE courses .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Many classes list attendance optional, but lectures and .

Online is largely asynchronous; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

About three-quarters would retake him, especially for online GE, with .

Online recommendations are warmer overall than the harshest in-person complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

and fairly easy, with drops of lowest scores in some classes and open-note online tests.

Format shift

Online grading feels more generous; a .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, and occasional concerts create a steady but usually manageable load.

Format shift

Online intersessions pack nightly chapters; .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

and enjoyable music content; others cite rushed slides or weak teaching in hard courses.

Format shift

In-person character praise is strong when the course fit is right; online focuses on communication and structure.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment blends quizzes, discussions, papers or listening analyses, unit exams, and .

Format shift

Online is quiz and discussion heavy; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

too-fast slides and extremely hard non-major theory experiences.

Main concern

Pace and depth can overwhelm students outside music majors.

What students said

“Professor Ninmer is one of . His class was entertaining”
MUSIC89
“This was by far the most difficult class Ive ever taken.”
MUSIC6
“Professor doesn't gives a . Gives only a ”
MUS32

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students report , and open-note or unproctored tests that yield easy to fair grades.

Main concern

Heavy reading or .

What students said

“The class is super easy just have to watch videos fill in the black on the notes and there are the answers for the quizzes.”
MUS12
“ . Honestly an easy A”
MUSIC89
“beware if you're not a music major and don't know everything about music because he leaves passive-aggressive rude submission comments”
MUS40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Online exams are repeatedly described as open note or unproctored with answers in modules; and readings.

Open note onlineNo proctoring reportedFill-in from videosUnit testsTimed short quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests track lectures, readings, and films; reviews .

Lecture-based quizzesReading quizzesMovie quizzes
“ and from movies we watched.”
MUS32
“6 homeworks, 6 quizzes, drops lowest of both, and attend a concert.”
MUS40

Online

Online tests and quizzes draw from videos and modules, often open note, with short timed quiz windows and .

Open noteNo proctorVideo fill-in answersUntimed quizzes in some terms
“ . Honestly an easy A”
MUSIC89
“Open note test every 2 weeks (6 week course), answers were in canvas modules.”
MUS12

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The class is super easy just have to watch videos fill in the black on the notes and there are the answers for the quizzes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: Medium.

💻 Online Ease

80/100

“ . Honestly an easy A”

📖 Reading Load

58/100

“I practically read the whole text book. I learned a lot.”

⚠️ Non-Major Warning

30/100

“ unless you are a music major.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super nice and accessible outside of class
  • His class was entertaining
  • He comes to class extremely well dressed and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Overall pretty easy class for non music majors
  • This was by far the most difficult class Ive ever taken
  • It's a chill class if you're competent

Theme 3

📝 About Course Structure

  • Everything is straight forward
  • Gives only a

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews from 2016-2026 with solid detail, but experiences diverge sharply by course and format so confidence is medium-high rather than max.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1