AI Rate Professor

Music

Ellen Weller

MUSIC102 · MUS171 · MUSC100 · MUSC171 · MUS103 · MUSIC100 · MUSIC171 · MUS102 · MUS110 · MUS90 · MUS100 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
69.23%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want real music learning and can handle heavy work and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionateHeavy WorkloadTough GraderInspirationalMandatory Attendance
  • Most students praise her passion, care, and real learning if you put in effort.
  • Workload, tough grading, and .
  • ; weaker fit for pure GE hunters.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

An A is possible with , and study guides, but many call tests hard and .

Both formats report hard work for grades; and quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Content ranges from approachable fundamentals to demanding jazz theory and listening work.

In-person jazz and theory comments sound harder than some lighter online fundamentals praise.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping tanks your chance to pass.

Online still often requires participation; in person is repeatedly skip-class-and-you-will-not-pass.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About 69 percent would take again, and most praise learning and support if you care about music.

; online includes both glowing and only-if-necessary notes.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

Retakes and help, but and rewrites are common.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, concert reports, study guides, and reading appear across many reviews.

Format shift

Online reviews also stress busy assignments and long written finals.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students , and willing to help outside class.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and participation sit alongside quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Online mentions theory quizzes and a ; in person stresses tests and study guides.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students mostly call her inspirational and caring, but repeatedly warn about lots of , and skip-class risk.

Main concern

and emotional intensity for non-music majors.

What students said

“Such an awesome inspiring teacher. She gives a lot of assignments, but nothing is pointless.”
MUS100
“Took intro to jazz, was one of the hardest classes I have ever taken in my life.”
MUS102
“She is super emotional and can be cruel.”
MUS102

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections still demand lots of homework and participation, with mixed views on busywork versus useful theory practice.

Main concern

Heavy assignment load and .

What students said

“This professor requires a ridiculous amount of work.”
MUS100
“As long as and resubmit work.”
MUS103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard but study-guide driven, with and pop quizzes.

Study GuidesHard TestsPop QuizzesRetakes Available

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides, listening/vocab prep, and sometimes retakes.

Hard TestsStudy GuidesListening ExamsRetakes
“ but you just have to study, the .”
MUS102
“ gives you a week before the test.”
MUS100

Online

Online comments mention music-theory quizzes and a .

Theory QuizzesLong Written Final
“The final consists of 20 paragraphs and is worth 40 points.”
MUS100
“lots of ”
MUS103

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She gives a lot of assignments, but nothing is pointless... she wants you to pass”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews (3 online, 39 in person), highlighting passion, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

76/100

“Probably one of the . Shes tough, but honest with you, and she genuinely wants you to succeed.”

📚 Heavy But Meaningful Work

28/100

“there is a lot of work, but it is never busy work and if you put in the time the material really clicks”

👍 Strong For Music Learners

72/100

“ .”

⚠️ Polarizing Intensity

30/100

“CRUEL & HEARTLESS.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Such an awesome inspiring teacher.
  • Her lectures are great, and the textbook is for if you every fall behind or want extra help.
  • Shes super flexible for meeting after class if you dont get something

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Be warned, her Jazz class isn't an easy A.
  • If you can work hard on the class, easy A.
  • Lots of work but I learned a lot.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she cares deeply about what she is teaching and the students in her classes.
  • She is like a switch... .
  • She is truly invested in her students.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

42 reviews over many years with rich detail and mostly consistent themes about passion and workload.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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