AI Rate Professor

Music

Don Megill

MUS105ONLINE · MUS181 · MUS115 · MUSIC101 · MUS116 · MUSIC115 · MUS202 · MUS105115 · MUSIC181 · MUS119 · MUSIC105 · MUS101 · MUS182 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Solid pick for music gen eds if you like listening work and a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyFun Music MentorFlexible DeadlinesStrong Course MaterialsHelpful and ResponsiveGen Ed Friendly
  • Most students praise his engaging, cool teaching style and willingness to help.
  • Courses often feel manageable with , and flexible pacing.
  • A few call the material boring or poorly written, especially without a music background.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many say half-effort or , though a few warn it is not a free A without listening and writing.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable for gen ed music, but listening exams and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Comments stress self-paced work, flexible deadlines, and little push for .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students strongly recommend him for .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and unlimited test attempts support higher grades.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly listening, essays, and feels doable.

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Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students , and responsive, with occasional complaints about boring or vague lessons.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and self-assessment work.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Students mostly describe enjoyable music classes with , and a helpful, flexible instructor; a minority find content boring or .

Main concern

Without music interest or background, listening tests and .

What students said

“Don is a great! I loved this class, and I loved the way he teaches it.”
MUS181
“excellent online class; and essay topics, but very do-able and fun”
MUS119
“Pointless class. . Vague teaching concepts.”
MUSIC101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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and listening identification with .

Open Book TestsUnlimited AttemptsListening ExamsEssay Topics

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tagged reviews describe open-book chapter tests, listening identification, and unlimited attempts.

Open Book TestsUnlimited AttemptsListening Exams
“unlimited attempts. This is a self containing class.”
MUS116
“ , but there are .”
MUS115

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“if you want to learn and want a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting teaching style, workload, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Don Megill is by far the !!!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“EXCELLENT INSTRUCTOR!! THE BEST!! !!!”

📝 Workload Reality

55/100

“It's very time consuming, but you learn a lot.”

⚖️

76/100

“Not a difficult class as long as you give a hlaf-assed effort.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Don is a great! I loved this class, and I loved the way he teaches it.
  • Oh man. Don is pretty darn cool!
  • and always willing to answer questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but it's not.
  • pretty easy. .
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Theme 3

📚 About Materials

  • BOTH THE BOOK AND CD ARE PUT TOGETHER SO WELL.
  • textbook--which he wrote--is EXCELLENT
  • numerous spelling and phrasing errors

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

21 detailed reviews span many years with a strong positive tilt, but older dates and limited grade data lower confidence.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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