AI Rate Professor

Music

Jonathan Knight

MUSICLITERATUR · MUSIC0107081 · MUSIC10 · MUSIC10LS · MUSIC · MUSIC19 · MUS10 · MUSIC013 · MUSIC010 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are a serious music major ready for , and self-study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHarsh paper gradingSelf-taught classDoes not follow syllabusMusic-major hard mode
  • Many students say they taught themselves from modules or the book because .
  • , with warnings that non-majors struggle.
  • Zero recent willingness to take him again among students who answered that question.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and unless you already perform like a music major.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students describe unnecessary , and stressful theory work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Attendance and participation are and keep up.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Recent reviews are overwhelmingly negative with .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and claims that .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and constant participation point chasing.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students say , and they self-teach.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

58/100

Heavy weight on papers, midterm, final, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person music theory and literature courses feel stressful, paper-heavy, and .

Main concern

, and high stress relative to expected GE music work.

What students said

“I taught myself everything I needed to know out of the book; I learned nothing from him.”
MUSIC010
“He even tells you, music majors will get As, the rest of you Cs. Believe him.”
MUSIC010
“Do not take his Music - 019 class! I am a music major and I have never experienced so much stress from a music class.”
MUSIC19

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and include uncovered questions and writing quality decides outcomes.

Multiple choice trapsPaper-heavy grade dependenceMidterm and final focusedPerformance excerpts for points

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report midterm and less-covered material, with papers carrying heavy weight.

Midterm and finalMultiple choiceEssay-heavy gradingPerformance points
“there are and final.”
MUSIC013
“ but he will throw you questions you don't really cover.”
MUSIC10LS

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I taught myself everything I needed to know out of the book; I learned nothing from him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 , and avoid-level recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“ , and does not really teach well.”

👎 Recommendation Collapse

12/100

“ .”

⚖️

18/100

“He gives A and C grade on purpose.”

📚

28/100

“Everything I learned .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the way this .
  • He did not follow his syllabus AT ALL.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • music majors will get As, the rest of you Cs.
  • If you usually

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • I did more essays in the class than I have ever done in any of my English classes.
  • Lots of homework
  • and expects you to know all the material.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

15 mostly consistent negative reviews over many years, though a few very old positives dilute perfect agreement.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

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No letter grade reported

0

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