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Music

Mike C. Watts

MUSIC261 · MUSIC262 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can handle uneven pacing and favoritism; outcomes depend heavily on the specific course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerClear lecturesPlays favoritesFast-pacedPolarizingExams from notes
  • Reviews split sharply between a clear, rewarding music class and a boring, high-pressure section.
  • Exams track lectures and labs when the class works well.
  • Advanced students are held to a higher bar while novices get different pacing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

One class felt easy with while the other was hard and demotivating, so an A is not free.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content ranges from accessible music basics to a rushed, high-difficulty advanced pace.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Students either learned a lot and , and sidelined by favorites.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

detail beyond exam alignment to lectures.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload is not extreme overall, but advanced sections feel rushed and demanding.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Some students call him clear and nice; others say he kills creativity and plays favorites.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

and comments.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and worthwhile to rushed and unfun, with and lab.

Main concern

He can strip creativity from a fun class and move too fast for newer students.

What students said

“ and lab. Very nice. .”
MUSIC261
“this guy takes a fun and interesting class and makes it difficult and boring.”
MUSIC262

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.

and lab material rather than surprise formats.

Lecture-based examsLab-based exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as taken from lecture and lab content.

Lecture-based examsLab-based exams
“ and lab.”
MUSIC261

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I took him in Fall '07 and it was a great class. I learned a lot. and lab.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2010; credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Very nice. . He expects more out of his advanced students who work separately from the novices.”

⚡ Course Difficulty

48/100

“this guy takes a fun and interesting class and makes it difficult and boring.”

👎 Classroom Climate

40/100

“He also has favorites. NOT FUNNY!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very nice. .
  • makes it difficult and boring
  • He also has favorites.

Theme 2

📈

  • and lab.
  • He moves everyone really fast
  • do not expect to be creative at all

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two old, conflicting reviews with sparse grade and .

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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Course coverage

MUSIC2611 review
MUSIC2621 review

Reported outcomes

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