AI Rate Professor

Music

Mark Doiel

MUS1982 · MUSG12 · MUSA20 · MUS04 · MUS12 · MUSA1123 · MUSG14 · MUS1280 · MUST03 · MUS1 · MUS4ADMUS11 · MUSIC01 · MUSIC1277 · MUS27A · MUSIC11 · MUST02 · MUS41 · MUSIC12 · MUSIC14 · MUSICTHEORY · MUS01 · MUST01 · PIANO · MUSIC · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
95.45%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

read the book, show up when required, and you will almost certainly do well.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and supportiveGet ready to readAmazing lecturesExtra creditNearly impossible to fail
  • Extremely high recommendation with warm, patient teaching
  • and exams
  • Intro music and GE classes feel easy; theory needs practice but help is strong

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most reported grades are A/A+ and students say grades, often with .

Online and in-person both report easy As when students read; performance classes need practice.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

GE music classes are widely called easy; higher theory is tougher but still manageable with reading and help.

Online GE courses feel lighter; as more challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as optional or forgiving; others say skip class and you will not pass.

Online GE often optional; applied lessons and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

About 95% would take again and .

Strong praise is consistent across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students repeatedly call , and .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Light

74/100

Typical load is weekly reading quizzes or short assignments plus periodic exams; .

Format shift

Online often one weekly quiz/assignment; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Overwhelming praise for passion, clarity help when needed, kindness, and enjoyable lectures.

Format shift

Both formats are highly positive; rare older critiques mention off-topic lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly reading assignments and quizzes plus unit exams; .

Format shift

Online stresses book quizzes and exams; some courses.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, funny, fair, and hard to fail if you read and participate.

Main concern

A few say lectures wander or soft speaking makes the back row hard to hear.

What students said

“You can definitely tell Prof. Doiel enjoys his job. He makes it pretty much impossible to fail his class.”
MUSG14
“He does not want you to fail his classes so he will do whats necessary (in reason) to help you pass.”
MUST01
“he's so enthusiastic about his material. .”
MUSG14

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students praise weekly , and extra help when concepts get hard.

Main concern

You still need to read the textbook; .

What students said

“He is such a chill professor. His lecture videos correspond with .”
MUSG14
“ so get them, the questions comes straight out of the book.”
MUSG12
“He even dropped 2 lessons & a . .”
MUS01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually pull straight from readings and review questions; and .

Book-based examsStudy guidesExtra creditListening quizzesTake-home final mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention study guides, pre-test reviews matching the exam, and .

Study guideReview questions on examTake-home final
“he will and these questions is the exact one in exams.”
MUSG14
“There was a and I got 100 on it.”
MUSIC11

Online

Online exams and quizzes are described as textbook-based with weekly low-stakes quizzes and occasional exams.

Questions from the bookWeekly quizzesExtra credit
“The .”
MUST01
“ so get them, the questions comes straight out of the book.”
MUSG12

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He makes it pretty much impossible to fail his class. If you have the e-text provided, and use it, you're guaranteed an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 , and high recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Mentor

94/100

“Professor Doiel is one of the .”

📖 Read To Ace

86/100

“As long as you do the .”

🌟

95/100

“ !!!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • sweetest prof
  • Amazing lectures
  • he cares about his students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • pretty much impossible to fail
  • Very lenient and understanding

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • 1 weekly assignment and quiz
  • Get ready to read
  • but help you learn

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

45 detailed reviews spanning many years with highly consistent praise and rich grade and workload detail.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 6 · A 12 · A- 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1