AI Rate Professor

Music

William Hawkins

MUS105 · MUSIC103 · MUSIC125 · MUSIC101 · BRASSTHEO · MUS103 · BRASSTHEORY · MUS205 · MUS210215 · MUSICTHEORY · MUSIC100 · MUSIC · MUS125 · MUS100103125 · THEORY · MUS110 · MUS210 · MUS100 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you are serious about music; avoid as a casual elective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing MusicianPlays FavoritesHard TestsMusic Majors OnlySelf-Absorbed
  • Loved by serious music majors for deep musicianship and high standards
  • Attendance and heavy memorization matter;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and heavy memorization; an A and serious study.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and high expectations make content hard for non-majors.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

because each class builds on the last and exams reward notes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Strongly recommended for music majors, widely discouraged as an easy elective for others.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some say he works with effort; others call tests unfair or graded by others with .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but heavy listening memorization and .

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Elite musician and mentor for and abrasive for many others.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

music majors praise passion and skill, while many non-majors report favorites, , and uncomfortable class climate.

Main concern

, and poor fit for non-music majors.

What students said

“makes you a good musician not student... best music teacher ever. EVER.”
MUS110
“If you are not a music major DO NOT take this class!!”
MUS100
“ . He was unhelpful, hard to read or understand”
MUSIC100

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.

and material students feel is poorly aligned with lectures.

Listening ExamsHeavy MemorizationTests Not Always From LectureIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and memorization and are frequently called hard or disconnected from lecture.

Listening ExamsHeavy MemorizationTests Not Always From Lecture
“The only hard parts of the least listening to them”
MUS100
“There's a lot of memorization. The ”
MUS100
“ topic”
MUS100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are not a music major DO NOT take this class!! I made that mistake.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Not much of a professor,but the the best musician ive ever met. TAKE FOR MUSIC MAJORS.”

👍 Recommendation Split

44/100

“If you are not a music major DO NOT take this class!!”

📝

34/100

“The there's many things to memorize”

⚠️ Class Climate

30/100

“He picks favorites and makes class uncomfortable for some.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • best music teacher ever
  • Not a
  • He is very into himself and how great of a musician he is

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and have little to do with his lectures
  • If you do both of those, you will pass this class with an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • plays favorites
  • touchy feely
  • students

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

47 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with consistent major-vs-non-major themes.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 512
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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MUS2101 review
MUS2102151 review
MUSIC1031 review
MUSIC1251 review
THEORY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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