AI Rate Professor

Music

Steven Thompson

MUS005 · MUSC8 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you accept the high materials cost for an easy A; .

Best fit · Easy A HunterSelf-paced onlineExpensive access codeDIY no interactionEasy if you keep upPolarizing music course
  • Online students report a if they finish work.
  • Major pain point is a ~$100 single-use access code or CD package.
  • Teaching interaction is minimal; experience depends on format and expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

One review calls it an easy A finished in two weeks; the other still frames it as DIY with all work due at the end.

Online review is strongly Easy A; and lack of teaching than grade difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

78/100

Content is self-paced and described as super easy if you keep up, with little intellectual challenge noted.

Online evidence stresses ease; in-person-tagged review calls the class boring rather than hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

Work is self-paced with everything due at the end and .

Both formats describe end-of-term deadlines and DIY .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

; the because of cost and no teaching.

Online review is highly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

The positive review frames grades as easy if work is completed; .

Format shift

Online review supports easy grading; .

Workload

Light

75/100

; load is light if .

Format shift

Online student finished in two weeks; other review still describes end-loaded DIY work.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students emphasize self-paced DIY content with little or no teacher interaction.

Format shift

Online student ignored teaching quality for ease; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Course is assignment modules due by term end rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats describe completing work by the last day rather than sit-down exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The and zero teacher interaction.

Main concern

High cost materials with no teaching structure or support.

What students said

“There is NO teacher interaction whatsoever. Completely DIY - no structure.”
MUSC8
“I had to spend over $100 on a BRAND NEW CD/music program”
MUSC8

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Self-paced online music class is described as extremely easy with all work due at the end.

Main concern

Required access code costs about $100.

What students said

“Easiest online class ever! .”
MUS005
“Only bad thing is the access code is $100, but for a easy A !”
MUS005

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; work is self-paced and due at course end.

Self-paced modulesEnd-of-course deadlinesNo live exams mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Review describes DIY structure with all work due last day and no teacher interaction; .

DIY modulesDue by last dayNo teacher interaction
“Completely DIY - no structure. Just have everything due by the last day of class.”
MUSC8

Online

Online review describes fully self-paced work with everything due at the end; .

Self-pacedEverything due at endNo proctoring mentioned
“ .”
MUS005
“Everything is due at the end of the course. Finished this whole course in 2 weeks!!!”
MUS005

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easiest online class ever! . Only bad thing is the access code is $100, but for a easy A !”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews (1 online, 1 in-person tagged), highlighting easy self-paced work versus high cost and no teaching. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Easy A Online

80/100

“Easiest online class ever! .”

💸 Materials Cost

25/100

“I had to spend over $100 on a BRAND NEW CD/music program (it can only be used once which is so lame for poor students who buy used supplies like me!)”

👎 Teaching Interaction

20/100

“There is NO teacher interaction whatsoever. Completely DIY - no structure.”

👍 Recommendation Split

45/100

“ !!!! Super Easy if you keep up with the work.”

Theme 1

💻 About Online Pace

  • Easiest online class ever
  • Finished this whole course in 2 weeks!!!

Theme 2

💸 About Cost

  • access code is $100
  • spend over $100 on a BRAND NEW CD/music program
  • can only be used once

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Support

  • NO teacher interaction whatsoever
  • Completely DIY - no structure
  • Class is boring and annoying. AVOID!

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two old opposing reviews (2011 and 2013) limit confidence despite clear cost and DIY themes.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

MUS0051 review
MUSC81 review

Reported outcomes

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