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Music

Noel Benkman

MUSC1A · MUSA1 · ONLINEMSC1 · MUSIC1 · MUS3 · MUSIC · MUSICIONLINE · MUSL1 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take Noel Benkman only if you are ready for a demanding music course with , and high standards.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy workloadHigh standardsPassionate teacherHard for beginnersMixed clarity
  • Students often describe him as passionate, courteous, and helpful.
  • Many reviews warn that the workload is unusually heavy and time-consuming.
  • Beginners without music background may struggle with difficult tests, discussions, and expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

A good grade is possible, but students repeatedly say , and background knowledge.

The only online review is harsh about grades, while but mostly confirm high effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students describe the music content as advanced, hard for beginners, and .

Online evidence is strongly difficult, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews focus on online participation, discussions, concerts, and assignments, but do not clearly prove a .

The online , while in-person-coded reviews mention participation and required concerts.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Students who like music and can commit time may value him, but many warn others away because of workload and difficulty.

The online review is negative, while in-person-coded reviews range from .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and , but many say grades are hard to earn and standards are high.

Format shift

The online review suggests low grade friendliness, while but also strict expectations.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly describe the class as requiring lots of work, heavy time commitment, frequent discussions, reports, and weekend assignments.

Format shift

Both online and , though the online count has only one review.

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

He is often described as passionate, helpful, and encouraging, but clarity and beginner fit are major recurring complaints.

Format shift

The online review is strongly negative about fit, while .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews mention tests, quizzes, discussions, reports, reading, posts, assignments, and concerts, so assessment is spread across multiple formats.

Format shift

Online evidence does not detail assessment structure, while and test types.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person-coded reviews are mixed but repeatedly describe heavy work, high expectations, and .

Main concern

The main issue is heavy time commitment and difficulty for beginners.

What students said

“This class requires A LOT of time and work.”
MUSIC1
“Very Patience and encouraging. I love his class.”
MUSC1A
“he expects you to be on his level.”
MUSIC

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The single online review is strongly negative and says the course expects too much from non-music majors.

Main concern

The online course may feel too advanced and hard to relate to for average students.

What students said

“This is a Music 1 class conducted like every student is a music major.”
MUSIC
“If and get a good grade, think again.”
MUSIC

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed, with and while others describe difficult tests and high standards.

Quizzes and testsRetake quizzesLong test timeHard first test

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-coded reviews mention quizzes and and long testing windows, but .

Plenty of test timeRetake quizzesHard tests
“PLENTY of more than 1 sitting.”
MUSA1
“ .”
MUSA1
“I just took the first test and it is VERY hard, the class average was a D and I got a C.”
MUSIC1

Online

The online review does not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book status, webcam use, or Lockdown Browser use.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class requires A LOT of time and work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in workload, difficulty, teaching, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“This class requires A LOT of time and work.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“ and passionate and gives plenty of .”

📈 Grade Difficulty

30/100

“If and get a good grade, think again.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • Have to spend a LOT of time on this class; triple the normal 5 unit class.
  • His online music 1 class is very very hard and time demanding.
  • IF ALOT OF YOUR WEEKENDS WRITING UP ASSIGNMENTS.

Theme 2

🎼 About Difficulty

  • he expects you to be on his level.
  • This is a Music 1 class conducted like every student is a music major.
  • His standards are very high for a beginn

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very Patience and encouraging. I love his class.
  • Good teacher.
  • His questions and comments to the the things and vague.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews give consistent workload and difficulty signals, but many are old and some course format labels conflict with review text.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MUSIC15 reviews
MUS32 reviews
MUSA12 reviews
MUSIC2 reviews
MUSL12 reviews
Show 3 more courses
MUSC1A1 review
MUSICIONLINE1 review
ONLINEMSC11 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

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

0

No reported values