Andrea Calderwood

MUSIC40 · MUS32 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 1.8

The decision

if you want a supportive professor and a high grade with manageable work.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and AttentiveEasy QuizzesMusic EnthusiastAccessible Outside ClassLight Online Load

Students call her attentive, caring, and highly recommendable with near-perfect grades.
Online sections feel light with easy weekly quizzes and ; in-person is more textbook and .
and helps in office hours but generally does not offer .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Reported grades are A-range and ; effort is low if you keep up and participate.

Online path looks easier; and homework.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Difficulty averages low; content is enjoyable for music-interested students with light online quizzes.

Online described as very easy; and homework.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and one tag warns skipping hurts your chance to pass.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

and several call her simply the .

Strong recommendation holds for both online and in-person formats.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and students earn mostly A-range grades.

Format shift

Curves noted in person; online .

Workload

Light

74/100

and one paper; and homework but remains manageable.

Format shift

Online is featherlight; tags.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students highlight knowledge, enthusiasm for music, care, accessibility, and .

Format shift

Praise is consistent across online and in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly quizzes, , and .

Format shift

Online leans quizzes and one paper; in-person adds heavier textbook and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and enthusiastic but more textbook- and homework-heavy; participation and staying current matter.

Main concern

Textbook-heavy with lots of homework and no .

What students said

“I would say she's very textbook heavy but generally fair. anticipated”
MUSIC40

“You must stay on top of . She does NOT give but will help any way possible.”
MUSIC40

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online music courses praised as easy with , and strong personal support.

Main concern

What students said

“Professor and amazingly knowledgeable!!”
MUS32

“She and theres quizzes every week but very easy! There is .”
MUS32

Exam style

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Quizzes are easy online and ; no strong evidence of strict proctoring tools.

Easy Weekly QuizzesExam CurvesOne Semester PaperNo Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

low; format is otherwise standard with textbook preparation.

Exam CurvesTextbook HeavyParticipation

“ anticipated and can be reached in office hours or mobile.”
MUSIC40

Online

Online , and one paper; proctoring is not mentioned.

Easy Weekly QuizzesMinimal HomeworkOne Paper

“She and theres quizzes every week but very easy! There is .”
MUS32

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Calderwood is simply the best! I enjoy music so this class was very easy for me. I appreciated her enthusiasm and love for music as well as teaching.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 , and format workload differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Professor and amazingly knowledgeable!! and definitely goes above and beyond to get you the help you need to succeed!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“ !!”

📈 Easy Course Load

86/100

“She and theres quizzes every week but very easy! There is .”

❤️ Caring Support

90/100

“She does NOT give but will help any way possible.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

amazingly knowledgeable!!
I appreciated her enthusiasm and love for music as well as teaching.
She's very textbook heavy but generally fair.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

but very easy!
anticipated
this class was very easy for me.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

caring and definitely goes above and beyond
Accessible outside class
will help any way possible.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Four consistent positive reviews from 2018-2024 with grade detail support the pattern, but the sample is still small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

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2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MUS322 reviews

MUSIC402 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Andrea Calderwood

x x x x x if you want a supportive professor and a high grade with manageable work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📈 Easy Course Load

❤️ Caring Support

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

if you want a supportive professor and a high grade with manageable work.