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Music

Lyle Stone

MUSIC35 · MUSIC31 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you already know music or want a ; many students found him sarcastic and unhelpful.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLots of HomeworkSarcasticOpen Book TestsMixed Reviews
  • Reviews split hard between inspirational choir mentor and frustrating, unhelpful music instructor
  • Lots of homework and
  • Beginners without music background struggle; committed or experienced students fare better

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tough grader and lots of takes real prior skill and effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Multiple students say and hard unless you already know music.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

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Evidence comes only from in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

A , but many warn others to avoid the class.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and little mention of curves.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of homework appears repeatedly across MUSIC31 and MUSIC35.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

inspirational to some choir students, sarcastic and unhelpful to many theory students.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

high-stakes closed exams.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some call him inspirational and , sarcastic, and too hard without prior music knowledge.

Main concern

, and weak help when students ask questions.

What students said

“he pushed me when I was nervous and shy, but it pushed me to be better and even more confident.”
MUSIC31
“ ..THE TEACHER IS SO BAD..HE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TEACHING AN ONLINE CLASS...HE IS USELESS”
MUSIC31
“ . If you're looking for something interesting or while definitely not the teacher.”
MUSIC31
“Easy class if you do . Lots of homework.”
MUSIC35

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Multiple students report open-book tests, which softens .

Open Book TestsHomework Heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews repeatedly note open-book tests with .

Open Book Tests
“ .”
MUSIC31
“Easy class if you do . Lots of homework.”
MUSIC35

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ..THE TEACHER IS SO BAD..HE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TEACHING AN ONLINE CLASS...HE IS USELESS..HE IS SO SARCASTIC AND YOU NEED TO BE A PRO IN MUSIC TO PASS THIS CLASS”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person , and open-book tests. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Boring, teacher is out of date, a lot of hw. Monotone voice, not the most excited teacher in the world.”

📚 Heavy Workload

24/100

“Easy class if you do . Lots of homework.”

🔥 Tough Path to A

32/100

“YOU NEED TO BE A PRO IN MUSIC TO PASS AND FRUSTRATING.”

💡

72/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he pushed me when I was nervous and shy, but it pushed me to be better
  • HE IS SO SARCASTIC
  • Boring, teacher is out of date, a lot of hw. Monotone voice

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • YOU NEED TO BE A PRO IN MUSIC TO PASS THIS CLASS
  • its really hard unless you already know stuff about music

Theme 3

📝

  • Lots of homework.
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  • a lot of hw

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews span 2007-2025 with mixed detail; opinions conflict and only one reports a grade or .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

MUSIC315 reviews
MUSIC352 reviews

Reported outcomes

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