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Music

Trevor Bjorklund

MUS109 · MUS80435 · MUS111 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want an excellent music teacher and are willing to keep up with steady writing or practice.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesMusic expertiseHeavy papersCaring supportWorth the work
  • Students overwhelmingly praise him as engaging, knowledgeable, funny, and supportive.
  • The course , so it is not a low-effort A.
  • Students still strongly recommend him because the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic with steady effort, but , and hard theory keep it from being easy.

Online evidence says the workload is manageable without procrastination, while and theory work.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

The material is understandable and well taught, but music theory and .

Online MUS109 sounds manageable, while in-person MUS111 and some MUS109 reviews describe harder content and heavier work.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

50/100

, but students say class participation, questions, and not missing class help.

Online reviews do not mention attendance rules, while .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because his lectures are engaging, he cares, and the workload feels worthwhile.

Both online and adding more detail about workload and teaching style.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and reasonable, with some , but one student felt a small bump was denied despite heavy work.

Format shift

Online evidence reports an A but little grading detail, while .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Many , and hard theory work.

Format shift

Online workload is described as manageable, while as heavy.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Reviews consistently call him , and able to keep students interested.

Format shift

Both formats praise the teaching, and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment evidence centers , and some quizzes.

Format shift

Online reviews do not specify assessments, while , and take-home quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews consistently praise his lectures, expertise, and care, while , and hard theory classes.

Main concern

The main concern is a heavy but worthwhile workload.

What students said

“The class is a lot of work, but it has been one of so far.”
MUS109
“You have to work hard in his theory classes, but and depth of musical principles that you come away with.”
MUS111
“Absolutely amazing music theory professor.”
MUS111

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The online review is highly positive and says the workload is manageable if students do not procrastinate.

Main concern

The workload still requires steady pacing.

What students said

“The workload is very manageable if you don't procrastinate.”
MUS109

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but comments point more to papers and .

Take-Home QuizzesFinal Research PaperWriting Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final research paper, with no clear evidence of strict proctoring or closed-book exams.

Take-Home QuizzesFinal Research Paper
“There was only one paper, which was the final 7-10 page research paper, with weekly 1 page write-ups.”
MUS109
“ .”
MUS109

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the exam format, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book rules, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The class is a lot of work, but it has been one of so far.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Absolutely amazing music theory professor.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“One of my favorite classes taken at College of Marin so far.”

📚 Workload Balance

32/100

“The class is a lot of work, but it has been one of so far.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Trevor is an amazing lecturer, and held my attention better than any other professor I've had so far, which is saying a lot because I have severe ADHD.
  • His lectures are engaging, funny, and chock full of information.
  • He will ask everyone questions during class time, but even if you have no idea what the answer is he will walk it through with you and help you understand.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • There was only one paper, which was the final 7-10 page research paper, with weekly 1 page write-ups.
  • alot of .
  • Friendly but gives alot of work so prepare yourself.

Theme 3

🎵 About Learning Value

  • Get ready to learn a lot of cool stuff about music.
  • You have to work hard in his theory classes, but and depth of musical principles that you come away with.
  • An amazing teacher who is very knowledgeable in music, and genuinely cares about his students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews with detailed and consistent comments strongly support the conclusions, though only one online review limits format-specific confidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MUS1098 reviews
MUS1114 reviews
MUS804351 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1