AI Rate Professor

Music

Diane Maltester

MU1314 · MUSICLIT · MUSLIT10 · MUSICLIT10 · MUSIC13 · MUSIC10 · MUSIC10LS · MUSICIANSHIPI · MUSICIANSHIP · MUISC10 · MSIC10 · MUSIC010 · MUSICINASHIP · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Only take her if you can handle a passionate but and ; skip musicianship unless you are already serious about music.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyUnorganizedPassionate About MusicScatter-BrainedEasy Tests When PreparedFoggy Expectations
  • , and inconsistent on due dates and grading.
  • Many still note real passion for music and if they show up and use worksheets.
  • Musicianship and ear-training sections feel much harder and more serious than music lit.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

if you attend and use handouts, but organization problems and musicianship demands can still block a clean A.

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

lit can feel manageable, while musicianship ear-training and sight-singing are no joke.

and musicianship.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

40/100

as needed for worksheets, listening, and concert credit, with at least .

Attendance detail is sparse but .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Reviews split between excellent communicator and avoid-at-all-costs, so fit depends on tolerance for disorganization and music seriousness.

All recommendation tone comes from in-person reviews; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Tests can be easy and some students pass with A+, but others report no consistency and slow or .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Work includes concerts, reports, worksheets, and listening; musicianship adds heavy ear-training while lit is lighter.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Passion and occasional clarity are real, but scatter-brained tangents and weak organization dominate many experiences.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Assessment mixes handout-based tests, concert reports, worksheets, and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person music lit and musicianship reviews split between fun passionate classes with easy-ish tests and strong complaints about fog, tangents, and chaos.

Main concern

, and inconsistent expectations leave students guessing all semester.

What students said

“ the current textbook while everyone else had the old versions. No consistency in .”
MUSLIT10
“ . show up to class and get the worksheets and they will help a lot on the tests.”
MUISC10

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

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Tests are often described as easy and tied to prior handouts, while musicianship uses demanding dictation and sight-singing instead of soft open-book exams.

Handout-Based TestsEasy Feature QuestionsConcert ReportsEar-Training and Dictation

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and are called pretty easy, though musicianship drills are serious.

Handout-Based TestsEasy Feature QuestionsConcert Reports
“The handout from weeks prior.”
MUSIC10
“ . show up to class and get the worksheets and they will help a lot on the tests.”
MUISC10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ fog. she never tells you due dates.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, highlighting organization chaos, music passion, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Very passionate about music but cant say the same with her teaching methods.”

🗂️ Organization Issues

30/100

“ ... No consistency in .”

📝 Test Friendliness

62/100

“The handout from weeks prior.”

🎵 Music Passion

75/100

“she was refreshing and helped me learn to appreciate music and the history behind it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's rather all over the place, but super passionate about Beethoven
  • Shes scatter brained.she goes from one subject to another
  • Diane is an excellent teacher... always fun to learn from

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The handout
  • The ear-traing, sight-singing, and dictation exercises are no joke
  • for the units, WAY too much work given

Theme 3

🌫️ About Clarity & Organization

  • fog
  • Her syllabus... gets off track at about week two
  • You are in a complete fog the whole semster

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews span many years with recurring disorganization themes, but ages from 2004-2016 and sparse grade data keep credibility medium rather than high.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

MUSIC103 reviews
MUSICIANSHIP2 reviews
MSIC101 review
MU13141 review
MUISC101 review
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Reported outcomes

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1

A+ 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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