AI Rate Professor

Music

Lionel Greenberg

PIANO1 · MUS111 · MUSIC101 · HARMONY1 · MUSIC213 · MUSIC · MUS203 · MUSIC321 · MUS101 · MUSIC111 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

if you like classical music and will practice or train your ear; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny and caringHard of hearingConcert attendanceEar-based listening testsKnowledgeable but uneven
  • Students agree he is kind, funny, and deeply knowledgeable about music.
  • easy A for students with a good ear or instrument background, harder for others.
  • Main friction is soft speaking, hearing issues, uneven organization, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many report easy As with effort, concerts, and ear training, but others struggle when listening skills or practice lag.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is introductory for many sections, yet harmony and piano can feel harder without music background.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Class attendance helps with notes and call-outs, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Strong recommendations from music-friendly students are offset by .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

He is often called an and genuine effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

70/100

Typical load is listening practice, a , and several concerts rather than heavy writing.

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Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Expertise and humor are widely praised, but clarity, organization, and hearing issues pull the average down.

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Mixed in-person reviews balance strong praise against unhelpful or .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Listening identification exams and as major grade factors.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person music courses mix praise for humor and expertise with complaints about soft speech, hearing issues, boredom, and .

Main concern

and hearing or lecture clarity problems frustrate some students.

What students said

“Professor Greenberg has an awesome sense of humor. though and if you do the homework as practice you'll get it down.”
MUSIC101
“Class is easy if you have a good ear. 2 exams where you identify the musical period for 6-8 songs from 30 sec. snippets.”
MUSIC111
“ , and .”
MUSIC321
“He is the best. , and considerate.hes willing to help as long as ur willing to learn.”
MUSIC101

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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Exams often require identifying musical periods from short listening clips, with concerts boosting the .

Listening period IDComposer matching on finalConcert attendance creditHomework practicePlaying tests in piano

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

matching, and concert attendance for grade insurance.

Listening period IDFinal composer matchingConcert attendance for A/B boostHomework practice
“2 exams where you identify the musical period for 6-8 songs from 30 sec. snippets. , but with an additional part of matching words to the time period.”
MUSIC111
“if u go to 12 then thats . 3 exams.”
MUSIC111
“if you go to 12 concerts he will average an A for you.”
MUSIC111

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Class is easy if you have a good ear. 2 exams where you identify the musical period for 6-8 songs from 30 sec. snippets.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 in-person , and uneven clarity. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“He is the best. , and considerate.hes willing to help as long as ur willing to learn.”

🎧 Ear-Based Difficulty

60/100

“Class is easy if you have a good ear... if not, pick someone else.”

😕 Clarity Concerns

40/100

“ , and .”

😄 Humor and Care

80/100

“he is the funniest teacher ever. I've never had a class where I wasn't laughing at his jokes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Greenberg has an awesome sense of humor.
  • he's old and can be hard of hearing, but you won't find a more knowledgeable music professor at Pierce.
  • , and .
  • He is a kind and patient teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Show a genuine effort and you're golden!
  • if you go to 12 concerts he will average an A for you.
  • Easy teacher just listen to your tapes, and do the .
  • Even with more than 8 years of instrumental musical experience, I was unable to get more than a B

Theme 3

🎵 About Concerts and Listening

  • No textbook. He only requires 4 inschool concerts & 2 out.
  • All he does is give tapes for us to listen to.
  • You must have a good ear for this class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four reviews over many years show stable themes around , and mixed clarity.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 59
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1