AI Rate Professor

Music

Sheridan Ball

MUS126 · VOICE128 · MUS120 · MUSIC126 · CMC · VOICE · MUS102 · MUS101 · MUS225 · MUS298 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
80/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Take him for music reading or voice if you want skill growth and can tolerate a demanding, sometimes inconsistent personality.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyKnowledgeable Music TeacherHelpful When AskedMood Can VaryEasy ClassPlays Favorites
  • Most students describe him as knowledgeable, helpful, and strong at teaching music reading or voice.
  • The class is usually easy, but students warn that he can be moody, impatient, or unfair with favorites.
  • and can handle direct criticism.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students call the class easy, but success still depends on bringing materials, showing effort, and staying on his good side.

All easy-A evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Students often describe the classes as easy and supportive, though music history can be text-heavy and exhaustive.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

as mandatory, but students warn not to be late and to come prepared.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

, but the recommendation is tempered by reports of moodiness and favoritism.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they show strong teaching praise mixed with personality concerns.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

70/100

Students describe classes as easy and fair, but there is little direct evidence of .

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Workload

Light

78/100

Most reviews call the classes easy, with the main expectation being preparation and participation rather than heavy workload.

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All .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students , and ability to help motivated learners improve.

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All .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews emphasize participation, materials, skill development, and text dependence, but do not clearly show an .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and help, but mixed on fairness and temperament.

Main concern

Students report mood swings, favoritism, and occasional harsh treatment.

What students said

“ , if you stay and ask for his help.”
MUS101
“ .”
MUS102
“He plays favorites.”
MUS126

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly .

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews do not .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Sheridan will help ANY student who is willing to try, regardless of his or her aptitude or skill level.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, difficulty, and fairness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

72/100

“ .”

⚖️ Fairness Concern

70/100

“He plays favorites.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He taught me how to breathe and sing better.
  • .
  • Took Dr. Ball's survey of music history. Exaustive material, heavily dependant on text, but Dr. Ball made it interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Effort

  • The class is overall easy.
  • its pretty easy hes a fair teacher just dont get on his bad side.
  • if you've got chops and do the work, he's a great director.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality & Fairness

  • Very friendly and , but then he's grumpy and tossing music another.
  • He tends to either favor you and help you or trys to make a fool of you all semister.
  • Sometimes impatient or demanding with students

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 16 in-person reviews span several years and repeat the same strengths and concerns.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MUS1023 reviews
MUS1012 reviews
MUS1202 reviews
MUS1262 reviews
2821 review
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CMC1 review
MUS2251 review
MUS2981 review
MUSIC1261 review
VOICE1 review
VOICE1281 review

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