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Donovan Raitt

MUS139 · MUS105 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you need encouragement or , but self-directed students may still earn a high grade by completing the busywork.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyHeavy busyworkHarsh toneWeak feedbackEasy grades despite frustration
  • Students often earn A-range grades, but many describe the class as unpleasant because of heavy lectures, busywork, and a harsh or impatient tone.
  • Workload complaints , and homework completed outside class.
  • Teaching reviews are mostly negative, with only a few students finding the class easy, fun, or manageable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students report A grades and easy work or lenient tests, but the grade often comes with and an unpleasant classroom experience.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

67/100

The course content is usually described as easy or beginner-level, but lectures and workload make the experience feel harder than the material itself.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews do not clearly prove strict attendance, but in-class lectures dominate and .

, and no online evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

because they describe harsh behavior, low enthusiasm, lecture-heavy teaching, and too much busywork.

All recommendation evidence is from in-person reviews, which are mostly negative with a few positive outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Grades can be high and tests may be lenient, but students also report harsh , and tough rubrics.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and many performance videos.

Format shift

All workload evidence is from in-person reviews, with no online comparison available.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Most reviews criticize his , and lack of enthusiasm despite a few positive comments.

Format shift

All because there are zero online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and book-based work more than exams.

Format shift

class, and there is no online evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All evidence is in person, and reviews mostly describe lecture-heavy classes with , and easy but tedious work.

Main concern

Students repeatedly criticize his attitude, lectures, and workload.

What students said

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MUS139
“SOOOO much hw”
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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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Exam risk appears moderate because one review says tests are lenient and another mentions outside-class quizzes, but reviews .

Lenient TestsOutside-Class QuizzesReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes completed outside class, but they do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, or .

Lenient TestsOutside-Class Quizzes
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, , and classroom climate. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Zero enthusiasm and zero passion create a rather dull and dead classroom.”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“Be prepared to make at least 8 videos a week of yourself playing whatever chords or melodies.”

⚖️

52/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This professor uses heavy lectures as his main teaching style.
  • he use to read it so fast barely enough time to write notes.
  • His lessons are actually interesting and the work is based directly on the the book and videos.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • , but mostly lots of busy work (6-7 assignments per week).
  • He also made a lot of homework due every Monday like 4 assignments due every Monday
  • SOOOO much hw

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • He often appeared passive aggressive.
  • He's very harsh when it comes to reprimanding and
  • he has no compassion and makes you buy his book so he can make an extra buck.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are only 12 reviews, but the negative themes are recent, detailed, and consistent.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MUS1397 reviews
MUS1055 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1