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Music

Leslie Dukes

PIANO1 · MUS20 · PIANO100 · MUS10A · MUSIC48 · MUSIC · MUS17A · MUS101B · MUSIC10A · MUS17B · MUSPIAN · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Seek her as an accompanist or advanced collaborator, but be cautious about standard piano lecture sections.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrong accompanistPolarizing piano teacherCritical of performancesHarder than peersPatient for some
  • Music students often love her as an accompanist and person outside lecture piano.
  • Beginning piano classes draw sharp complaints about cold teaching, overcrowding, and weak solutions.
  • Course difficulty runs high, with and uneven fairness claims.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Piano and theory-style sections are repeatedly called very hard with .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students report her piano classes are harder than other teachers and demanding on performances.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Reviews .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

as accompanist, often not recommended for crowded beginning piano lecture classes.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Critical of performances and described as harder than other piano teachers, with favoritism claims.

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Music and piano sections feel demanding, with hard coursework and performance pressure.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Outstanding as accompanist and mentor for some, cold or unhelpful in several piano lecture reviews.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Emphasis is on performances, critique, and class practice rather than classic written exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is highly praised as an accompanist yet frequently criticized in piano classes for distance, class control, and tough critiques.

Main concern

Piano sections can feel harder, less hands-on, and poorly controlled compared with other instructors.

What students said

“Dr. Leslie Dukes ROCKS as an accompanist. /playing ability”
MUS17A
“I found her cold and distant. The class was taught by rote. .”
MUS10A
“Good at pointing out problems, but very poor at offering solutions.”
MUSIC10A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews emphasize performance , so .

Performance critiqueRote class practice

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments focus on performance critique and hard piano .

Performance critiqueHarder than other teachers
“Not inspiring teacher, but class was very hard. Critical of performances.”
MUS10A
“Her class is a lot harder than other teachers.”
MUS101B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I found her cold and distant. The class was taught by rote. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, contrasting accompanist praise with piano-class criticism. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎹 Accompanist Strength

85/100

“Dr. Leslie Dukes ROCKS as an accompanist.”

⚠️ Piano Class Friction

25/100

“I found her cold and distant. The class was taught by rote. .”

📊 Difficulty Spike

28/100

“Her class is a lot harder than other teachers.”

❤️ Personality Split

70/100

“I love Leslie, she is such a cute lady. She is a wonderful teacher and .”

Theme 1

🎵 About Accompanist Role

  • Absolutely fantastic accompanist.
  • Leslie is such an outstanding musician and is very sensitive and .
  • Dr. Leslie Dukes ROCKS as an accompanist.

Theme 2

🎹 About Piano Teaching

  • I found her cold and distant. The class was taught by rote.
  • Good at pointing out problems, but very poor at offering solutions.
  • Has very little control of the class.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty

  • class was very hard. Critical of performances.
  • Her class is a lot harder than other teachers.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews show a and piano-class criticism, but many comments are short and old.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MUS10A3 reviews
MUS101B1 review
MUS17A1 review
MUS17B1 review
MUS201 review
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