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Music

Phil Collins

MUSC8239 · ETHMU5 · ETHMU4279 · MUS5 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you already know music well and can teach yourself; most students strongly warn against him.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderPop QuizzesLecture HeavyUnclear ExamsStrict Deadlines
  • and and homework.
  • as harsh with , and few exceptions.
  • A small minority found him helpful after class or got an A with heavy participation.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few students call open-book tests or participation an easy path, but , and failing classmates.

Online reviews stress unpredictable harsh grading; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content is often treated as if students already know music terms, and lectures do not line up with tests.

Both formats complain about mismatch between lectures and graded work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many in-person reviews mark attendance mandatory, with phone bans and late-equals-absent rules, while .

In-person is typically mandatory; online .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is very low and most comments say .

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and reports of random low scores dominate over a few lenient older notes.

Format shift

Online students especially call grading extremely tough for a music elective.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Lots of , and pop quizzes appear often across recent reviews.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

, and lectures that do not prepare students for tests.

Format shift

Online pre-recorded lectures and .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and open-book tests all matter, with participation also counting.

Format shift

Both formats mix assignments and tests; mismatch between teaching and testing is the main issue.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person ETHMU5/MUS5 reviews are mostly hostile: mandatory , and frequent claims he cannot teach.

Main concern

Strict classroom rules and poor lecture clarity make the .

What students said

“Horrible teacher, I had a B in the class but .”
ETHMU5
“He has no idea how to teach.”
ETHMU5
“Save yourself the trouble and ”
MUS5

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online MUS5 reviews are strongly negative: lectures feel rambly, , and and unpredictable.

Main concern

Lectures and textbook often fail to match graded work, so .

What students said

“I WAS WRONG! I have never had a professor that is this bad.”
MUS5
“His pre-recorded lectures we watch are rambly and never reflect the .”
MUS5
“The material for the questions in the hw and .”
MUS5

Exam style

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Several students say tests are open book or open notes, but and content mismatch still create stress.

Open BookOpen NotesPop QuizzesLecture-Test Mismatch

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

open notes, with pop quizzes as a recurring risk.

Open BookOpen NotesPop Quizzes
“ .”
ETHMU5
“ but I'm telling you he'll make you hate music.”
MUS5
“ easy.”
ETHMU4279

Online

Online reviews rarely detail proctoring; the main complaint is that exam and textbook.

Content MismatchUnclear Exam Prep
“The material for the questions in the hw and .”
MUS5

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, , and open-book but . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

25/100

“He has no idea how to teach.”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ ”

⚖️

24/100

“He grades extremely tough for being a music class, almost my entire class is failing”

📚

30/100

“lectures ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has no idea how to teach.
  • His pre-recorded lectures we watch are rambly and never reflect the assignments

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I assumed it would be an easy A. I WAS WRONG!
  • He grades extremely tough for being a music class
  • .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Rules

  • he will lose it if her catches you using your phone during lecture
  • No cell phone, if you 15 min late your absent
  • He's very strict with .

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews spanning many years with consistent negative themes on teaching clarity and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 511

Course coverage

MUS511 reviews
ETHMU58 reviews
ETHMU42791 review
MUSC82391 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

5

B 5

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1