AI Rate Professor

Music

Steve Torok

MUS114 · MUS115 · MUS115H · MUSIC119 · MUS119 · MUSIC115H · MUS101 · MUSIC119H · MUS100 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you already know music or truly want deep jazz history and can tolerate delayed grades and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerChronic Late GradingHeavy WorkloadUnorganized ModulesMusic Background HelpsJazz Passion
  • Many students report , and
  • Workload is heavy with reading, quizzes, documentaries, and performance papers
  • Non-majors often struggle; music-background students fare better

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

44/100

As are possible if you grind the work, but quizzes, papers, and most.

Some recent online sections feel easier; older online and and heavy effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content often assumes music theory background and , and long papers.

A few online summer sections feel lighter; many online and and overwhelming.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

, and some courses force paid performance attendance that students resent.

Online often lists attendance as no; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Only about 40% would take again, with , and workload.

Recent online reviews improve somewhat, but long-run online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

, but many say he grades late, looks for unexplained specifics, and feels tough.

Format shift

Online ; a few in-person students find him chill if you communicate.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Frequent quizzes, long readings, documentaries, listening work, and .

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

He knows jazz deeply but many students say he cannot structure lectures, open modules on time, or teach beginners clearly.

Format shift

Online suffers from communication gaps; yet still often feels unstructured.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Weekly quizzes, tests, listening assignments, and long essays dominate, with participation and performances also counting.

Format shift

Online is quiz and reading heavy; in-person adds concert write-ups and in-class essay tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between liking his jazz passion and calling intro content too advanced, laborious, and poorly structured.

Main concern

Intro classes feel advanced for beginners, with and .

What students said

“Professor Torok is knowledgeable, inspiring and makes learning fun!”
MUS100
“ . Extremely advanced content for an intro course”
MUS115
“ . Never grades anything”
MUS119

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

manageable for some summer sections, but , and .

Main concern

, and grades lag for weeks.

What students said

“Half the and ideas never once brought up in the book”
MUS115
“ ! Never grades anything on time”
MUS119
“Class was easy, able to fit in my schedule”
MUS114

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent and sometimes poorly aligned to the book, with essay and listening work adding pressure.

Weekly QuizzesLecture Slide TestsLong EssaysListening AssignmentsPerformance Papers

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, listening exercises, and required live-performance write-ups.

Essay TestsListening ExercisesPerformance Write-UpsOnline Quizzes
“ . Two essays on live musical performances that you must attend”
MUSIC115H
“Do get in and you can access all of the lecture notes simultaneously”
MUS119

Online

, and papers; students do not clearly document webcam proctoring.

Weekly QuizzesSlide-Based TestsDiscussion BoardsLong Papers
“6-7 quizzes or !”
MUS115
“His quizzes/exams are mostly fair questions but a few do not have ”
MUS115

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! Never grades anything on time. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 music , and major-versus-non-major split. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Organization Problems

30/100

“ . Never grades anything.”

📚 Workload Overload

22/100

“Extremely heavy workload! 6-7 quizzes or !”

🎷 Content Depth

55/100

“Professor Torok is knowledgeable, inspiring and makes learning fun!”

👎 Recommendation Risk

36/100

“ ! Never grades anything on time. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Good musicians who's knowledgeable but really cant teach
  • He is a tad bit awkward but very friendly
  • all he does is talk about himself and how cool he thinks he is

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • So much work. Not an easy class you can push aside
  • It's not an easy A, but getting an A isn't impossible
  • He assumes everyone has taken a few music theory classes

Theme 3

⏰

  • Never grades anything on time
  • Class ended 4 days ago. This professor still hasn't graded 6 assignments
  • Only graded once during semester

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

40 reviews over many years show a durable pattern of , and split outcomes for music-background versus beginner students.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 512
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1