AI Rate Professor

Music

Douglas Bruck

MUSIC96A · MUSIC103 · MUSC100 · MUS198 · MUS103 · MUSIC100 · MUSI103 · MUS100 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already have solid music background and can keep up with a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFast paceNot beginner friendlyAssumes prior knowledgePassionate about musicHeavy quizzes
  • Often flies through music fundamentals and assumes prior knowledge.
  • Kind and open to questions for some students, but many still struggle.
  • Daily homework, frequent tests, and course.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Some students ace it by copying notes and doing quizzes, but , and no easy-A experience for beginners.

Online evidence is more negative; most .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is covered very quickly and often assumes basics students were not taught.

Both formats describe a steep beginner-level mismatch; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

as mandatory, especially in later terms.

; online also marks mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Strong stay-away warnings for non-majors outweigh the and manageable.

Online review is strongly negative; in-person is mixed but leans negative for beginners.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Tests are often described as hard, and weak grades including F and .

Format shift

In-person reviews drive this; online also reports struggle.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and tests every few weeks are common complaints.

Format shift

Workload detail .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Passion and willingness to help after class clash with rushed lectures and weak beginner scaffolding.

Format shift

In-person is mixed; the one online review is strongly negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Grade , and periodic tests.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some praise passion and help after class, while many warn beginners to stay away from the fast pace and .

Main concern

Pace and assumed background make fundamentals feel unreasonably hard.

What students said

“STAY AWAY! unless you have an extensive music background or are a music major.”
MUS103
“This class is way too hard for a fundamentals class.”
MUSIC100
“thankfully he is a and more than willing to answer any questions during and after class.”
MUS103

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The single online review calls him rude, overly serious, and too demanding of prior music knowledge.

Main concern

Feels unwelcoming and expects music knowledge before day one.

What students said

“Rude and takes his job a little to seriously, I feel he expects everyone to know all of the music information before entering the class.”
MUSI103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Regular quizzes and ; reviews do not clearly describe open-book or proctoring tools.

Frequent testsOnline quizzesIn-class quizzesHard tests

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students describe frequent tests, in-class quizzes, and .

Frequent testsOnline quizzesHard testsDaily homework
“ and 5-10 online quizzes due online per week. Then on top of those tests every 3 weeks.”
MUSIC100
“ .”
MUS100

Online

Reviews do not .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“STAY AWAY! unless you have an extensive music background or are a music major.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews (1 online, 18 in person), highlighting pace, workload, and split recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚀 Pace Warning

28/100

“he does not teach at a beginning level. He expects you to know basic information the first day and flies through material.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“thankfully he is a and more than willing to answer any questions during and after class.”

📚 Workload Load

30/100

“ and 5-10 online quizzes due online per week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he flies through his lessons and does not spend enough time clarifying
  • He is very open to questions and emails if you need help
  • Mr.Bruck seems to enjoy sharing his knowledge with students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is way too hard for a fundamentals class.
  • Unless you already have a broad background knowledge of .
  • So easy its rediculous. Just copy the notes, and theres your A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he is a
  • Rude and takes his job a little to seriously
  • This instructor doesn't have a clue as to how to connect to his students!

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews across many years show a consistent beginner-unfriendly pace theme despite some positive outliers.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 51
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 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

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1