AI Rate Professor

Music

Robert Nielson

MUSIC12 · MUSICAP12 · MUS12 · MUSIC · MUSAP2 · MUSICAPPRECIAT · COMPOSITION · MUS18 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can stay engaged in slow lectures and are comfortable learning heavily from notes, listening practice, and the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring lecturesMusic-focusedExam and report basedAttendance mattersInconsistent grades
  • Students frequently call the lectures boring or sleep-inducing, even when they respect his passion for music.
  • , and listening-based material.
  • Some students find the class manageable or even easy if they attend, study, and already know music.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students say an easy A is possible with attendance and listening, but others , and required studying.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The material is manageable for students with music background, but , and lecture dependence make it more than a free pass.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

Attendance appears important because grades include attendance and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Students split between appreciating his passion and warning that the boring lectures make the class hard to tolerate.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Grades can be boosted by attendance and reports, but , and tests requiring specific preparation.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

The workload includes , and study guides, but it is not described as constantly overwhelming.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

He cares about music and can be understanding, but repeated complaints about monotone, boring lectures significantly reduce teaching quality.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews specifically cite six exams, listening questions, concert reports, and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a lecture-heavy music course that can be manageable but is often boring and inconsistent.

Main concern

The main concern is low engagement from monotone lectures and exams that punish students who miss class or do not study.

What students said

“His class grades are based on 6 exams, 4 concert reports and attendance.”
MUSIC12
“Super boring lectures.”
MUS12
“lectures out of book so dont need book.”
MUSIC12

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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The exams appear standard but lecture-dependent, with no clear evidence about open-book rules, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or closed-book policies.

Six ExamsListening QuestionsStudy GuideConcert ReportsAttendance Included

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, plus concert reports and attendance, but do not prove proctoring or book rules.

Six ExamsListening QuestionsStudy GuideConcert ReportsAttendance Included
“His class grades are based on 6 exams, 4 concert reports and attendance.”
MUSIC12
“The tests do have about 4-8 listening questions so if you miss lecture, you're out of luck on those.”
MUS12
“he gives a study guide for his exams”
MUSIC12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Nielson really cares about music and his students, & he often is understanding and if you talk to him about it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and music interest. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ and I learned absolutely nothing from this guy.”

📚 Workload Structure

48/100

“His class grades are based on 6 exams, 4 concert reports and attendance.”

📝

78/100

“The tests do have about 4-8 listening questions so if you miss lecture, you're out of luck on those.”

👍 Recommendation Fit

45/100

“Not an easy A, but definitely a if you care about music!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super monotone voice and you probably wont be engaged with his lectures.
  • Lecture based class for sure.
  • Nielson really cares about music and his students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class grades are based on 6 exams, 4 concert reports and attendance.
  • I failed his class, as did about half of the students.
  • 4 concert reports and attendence boost grade a lot at end.

Theme 3

🎵 About Course Fit

  • helps a lot if you know music already.
  • Not an easy A, but definitely a if you care about music!
  • IT!

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 18 in-person reviews across many years with repeated patterns about boring lectures, exams, reports, and attendance.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MUSIC128 reviews
MUS124 reviews
COMPOSITION1 review
MUS181 review
MUSAP21 review
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MUSIC1 review
MUSICAP121 review
MUSICAPPRECIAT1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

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C range

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C 1

D range

0

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