AI Rate Professor

Performing Arts

John Russell

MUS158 · MUS148 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are ready for a demanding choir commitment and can handle high pressure before performances.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerChoir IntensityMandatory ParticipationPolarizing DirectorLots Of MusicPassionate But Demanding
  • Choir work is high-commitment with , and heavy music load.
  • Students who show up, practice, and care often love the performances and community.
  • Newcomers can find him unhelpful, loud near concerts, and overall difficult.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible but requires hard practice, constant participation, and keeping up with a heavy music load.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Choir and chamber music demand theory readiness, part mastery, and a lot of rehearsal time.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and showing up with music is non-negotiable.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Some students call him wonderful while , so fit depends on commitment level.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Grades range from B to A and reward participation, effort, and reliability more than easy .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students report lots of , and high prep for concerts and chamber work.

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Praise for passion and performances is undercut by reports that he is unhelpful to newcomers and yells near concerts.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment mixes participation, rehearsals, group singing checks, and live performances rather than pure written exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and stressful, unforgiving preparation.

Main concern

Yelling near concerts and tough treatment of less experienced singers.

What students said

“He is very unhelpful to newcomers and makes everything very difficult.”
MUS158
“Show up. Bring your music. Care. Work Hard.”
MUS158
“There was also a TON of music.”
MUS148

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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Evaluation focuses on part accuracy in small groups and high-stakes concert readiness.

Group Singing ChecksConcert PerformancesParticipation Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person choir checks and concerts drive the pressure, not online proctoring.

Group Singing ChecksConcert Performances
“he makes you sing in groups of four, one alto, soprano, baritone, and tenor, to make sure you have your part down.”
MUS158
“the performances left me breathless.”
MUS158

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Show up. Bring your music. Care. Work Hard. You do this and you'll love this class and this choir.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews, highlighting choir demand and mixed recommendation. Credibility rating: Low.

🎭 Polarized Experience

52/100

“Dr. Russell has a tendency to be pretty funny and thats about the .”

📚 Heavy Music Load

28/100

“There was also a TON of music.”

❤️ When It Works

80/100

“It was a wonderful class and the performances left me breathless.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very unhelpful to newcomers
  • Yells a lot when you get close to concerts.
  • Russell is a wonderful professor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I had to work hard to keep up
  • Lots of homework
  • found it difficult to balance Chamber with academics

Theme 3

🎵 About Commitment

  • Show up. Bring your music. Care. Work Hard.
  • TON of music

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

36/100

Evidence confidence

Only three polarized and attendance.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

MUS1582 reviews
MUS1481 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values