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Music

Justin Grinnell

MUS111 · MUS205 · MUSIC110 · MUSIC105 · MUS110 · MUS206 · MUSIC111 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can tolerate lecture-heavy music classes and are , and textbook material.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyBoring ClassesPassionate MusicianAmbiguous GradingMixed Recommendation
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with older praise for easy tests and passion but newer complaints about poor planning and textbook-style lectures.
  • Grades can be manageable when students attend, take notes, and , but .
  • The biggest concern is weak classroom organization and boring lectures that feel like a side priority.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is possible with , and homework, but and difficult exams appear in several negative reviews.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The material is often described as simple or manageable, but boring delivery, vague study guides, and listening or .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as strictly mandatory, but students often say notes and class content are important for passing tests.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students are split between praising his passion and warning that .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and straightforward to ambiguous or picky depending on course and year.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

, and exams, with some students calling it easy and others calling it too much or unclear.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

He is often seen as nice and passionate, but many students criticize boring lectures, weak organization, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment appears driven mainly by tests, vocabulary, , and concert reports.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

from easy and interesting to boring, unorganized, and poorly taught.

Main concern

Many students say lectures are boring, poorly planned, or .

What students said

“Lectures feel poorly planned and .”
MUS-206
“Super easy and kept me interested!”
MUSIC111

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.

Exam style appears conventional but uneven, with study guides and lecture notes helping some students while .

Study GuidesMajor ExamsVocabulary TestsListening Identification

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention study guides, two major exams, vocabulary tests, and listening identification, but .

Study GuidesMajor ExamsVocabulary TestsListening Identification
“You must write 2 concert reports and you will have 2 major exams.”
MUSIC111
“the .”
MUS110
“The only difficult aspect was the listening identification”
MUS111

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Lectures feel poorly planned and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation patterns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Lectures feel poorly planned and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

48/100

“Would have chosen a different teacher if I had the option.”

⚖️

48/100

“He grades ambiguously and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He spends about the first 30-40 mins of class talking about his gigs.
  • and .
  • Great Teacher! It shows that he loves what he does.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you show up to class and do the A.
  • He doesn't give out study guides, he just lists a few things.
  • lessons.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Concerns

  • Incredibly unprofessional, and unorganized.
  • The material itself is boring so yeah drink some coffee before class

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 26 detailed in-person reviews span many years, though opinions vary strongly by period and course.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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MUSIC1105 reviews
MUS-2052 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values