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Music

Delbert Bump

MUSC · MUSC007 · MUSIC07 · MUS17 · THEORY · MUSIC2 · MUSIC41A · JAZZENSE · MUSIC3 · MUSIC1 · MUSC027 · JAZZHISTORY · MUSIC27 · MUS32 · JAZZIMPROV · MUS27 · MUS2 · BPIAN454 · MUSIC14 · MUSIC7 · JAZZBAND · MUSICTHEORY · MUSIC2PIANO · JAZZPOP · MUSC1 · MUSC056 · BAND1 · MUSIC · MUSC041A · MUS7 · JAZZENSAMBLE · MUS5 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

Take him for an easy music GE or if you are a thick-skinned jazz musician; skip if you need structured theory lectures without tangents.

Best fit · Easy A HunterJazz genius musicianEasy A survey classesOff-topic life storiesBrutal honest feedbackPolarizing personality
  • Serious jazz and improv students often call him transformative and a musical genius.
  • Survey and GE music classes are frequently described as effortless A boosters with .
  • some love the brilliance and humor, others hate rambling, ego, or harsh comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

91/100

Many students report barely attending , and still earning an A.

All Easy A claims come from in-person music courses, especially survey and piano GE sections.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Most non-performance classes are described as extremely light content-wise, though theory or improv can demand more.

In-person only; GE music is easy while serious jazz work is tougher.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

Repeated reports of little or late roll-taking and passing after missing most classes.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Strong recommend for jazz growth and easy units, but if sensitive to blunt criticism.

In-person opinions split by student goals more than by course format.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Effort and participation often matter more than mastery; many pass with minimal presence.

Format shift

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Workload

Featherlight

90/100

Common , and easy units for showing up occasionally.

Format shift

In-person survey classes are featherlight; performance classes .

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Elite jazz mentorship for motivated players, but lecture courses often devolve into rants and uneven structure.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in-person and highly polarized by course type.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Many sections have few or carrying the grade.

Format shift

In-person assessment patterns dominate; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person music courses split between life-changing jazz mentorship and famously easy, rambling lecture classes.

Main concern

Ego, insults, or endless off-topic stories can alienate students who want structured content.

What students said

“The jazz improv classes have been the most influential classes I ever took in college.”
MUSC056
“ thats due the last day of class”
MUSIC7
“in the first hour of the class he managed to insult nearly every person in the classroom.”
MUSC027

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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Many courses barely test; when graded, effort and participation matter more than high-stakes exams.

Few or no testsOne end-of-term paperPerformance participationParticipation over points

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; theory sections may be harder but still grade fairly if you try.

No regular testsOne homework or paperTry and participate for grade
“ thats due the last day of class”
MUSIC7
“as long as you try and participate he'll give you a good and fair grade”
MUSIC2
“easiest teacher ever.. only came to class twice and got an A.”
MUSC007

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“easiest teacher ever.. only came to class twice and got an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 in-person reviews, highlighting easy GEs, jazz genius praise, and polarizing classroom style. Credibility rating: High.

🎷 Jazz Mentorship

90/100

“The jazz improv classes have been the most influential classes I ever took in college.”

🎯 Easy A Reality

91/100

“easiest teacher ever.. only came to class twice and got an A.”

🗣️ Polarizing Style

35/100

“spent more time rambling about life according to Delbert than discussing pop and jazz music.”

Theme 1

🎷 About Jazz and Skill

  • Delbert Bump is really one of the best musicians in the nation
  • This man will call it as he hears it
  • If your serious about learning music....

Theme 2

📈 About Easy Grades

  • only came to class twice and got an A
  • I barely showed up and still got an A

Theme 3

🎭 About Personality

  • He is like listening to Robin Williams for 50 minutes
  • He rambles a lot and never talks about music
  • in the first hour of the class he managed to insult nearly every person

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty in-person reviews from 2003-2013 with rich detail and stable split between jazz mentor praise and easy-class or rambling critiques.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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MUSICTHEORY4 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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A+ 1

B range

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B 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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