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Music

Marcy Irving

MUS237 · MUSIC37 · MUSICPOP · MUSIC0772 · MUS37 · MUSIC237 · MUSIC · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
91.67%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

if you want a fun, low-stress music GE and are willing to attend class and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AFun lecturesExtra creditAttendance mattersTest-heavy moments
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Irving as fun, caring, energetic, and passionate about music.
  • The course is widely seen as easy with , and frequent .
  • because exams, quizzes, worksheets, and notes often come from in-class music, films, or lectures.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Students repeatedly call the class easy or an easy A, with many A , and to recover points.

Online reviews describe a light self-paced class, while on attendance and notes.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

92/100

The content is broad, accessible music history taught through songs, films, and engaging lectures rather than heavy theory.

Both formats are described as lecture and film notes.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance is not always formally mandatory, but many students say missing class .

, while online reviews focus on pacing modules.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend Irving because the class is fun, easy, caring, and useful for GE credit.

Both online and from in-person classes.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

93/100

, and most reported grades are A range despite occasional tricky exams.

Format shift

, while online reviews also describe a light and fair class.

Workload

Featherlight

91/100

Reviews repeatedly mention few assignments, little homework, films, music, short quizzes, and manageable studying.

Format shift

Online workload is light and self-paced, while but attendance-based.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students consistently praise her energy, humor, passion, clarity, and material or technology.

Format shift

Both formats praise her teaching, with and energy.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades usually combine a , and occasional concert work.

Format shift

and class activities, while online reviews .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews overwhelmingly call the class fun and easy, but because much material is delivered in class.

Main concern

Missing class can hurt because notes, films, quizzes, and .

What students said

“History of rock is hands down the easiest and .”
MUS237
“ but you miss quite a lot by not going.”
MUS237
“Impossible to pass w/o going to class”
MUS237

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews describe a and self-paced work.

Main concern

Online evidence is limited, and and keep up with modules.

What students said

“This was a fun and informative course.”
MUS237
“a nice light class”
MUSIC237
“you have time to go forward at your own pace”
MUSIC237

Exam style

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Exams are usually manageable with notes and study guides, but some students warn that the midterm and .

MidtermFinalQuizzesStudy GuidesExtra CreditIn-Class Material

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention quizzes, a midterm, a final, study guides, and test material drawn from class, with .

MidtermFinalQuizzesStudy GuidesIn-Class Material
“ and final.”
MUS237
“Two exams, first is 50 q's second is the final and is 100 q's”
MUS237
“Quizzes and if you attend class”
MUS237

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“History of rock is hands down the easiest and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Marcy is an amazing professor she loves what she teaches and that is translated through all her lectures she is informational and fun.”

📈 Easy A Signal

94/100

“EASY A if you do all your work”

⚠️

42/100

“ !! Lots of short quizzes so don't miss material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is amazing and has great lectures, I always leave her class with new knowledge.
  • She was funny and full of energy.
  • Loved her energy and her obvious love for music!
  • so well and the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The first day of class she literally said, "This will be the ."
  • History of rock is hands down the easiest and .
  • Easiest college class I have ever taken.
  • Offers many opportunities although her assignments are fairly easy!

Theme 3

📝 About Exams and Attendance

  • but you miss quite a lot by not going.
  • Impossible to pass w/o going to class
  • Be ready to study for the final and midterm!
  • The or were told to review.

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-five reviews over many years give strong pattern consistency, with recent reviews confirming the .

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 3 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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