Taro Wayama

Courses not reported · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 1.7/5
Take again: 14.29%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Avoid unless required; expect , and limited clarification help.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderConfusing instructionsHeavy writingSyllabus-only helpLots of homework

Students report , and being pointed back to the syllabus instead of real help.
Music appreciation becomes writing- and and .
; most advise avoiding the class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and mixed B/C outcomes mean an A takes sustained precision and heavy writing.

Online reviews drive the hard-A picture; the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Long tests, essays, and harder than expected.

Online comments dominate difficulty; but still critical of grading.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

, and missed discussions reportedly cannot be made up.

and in-person metadata.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Very low take-again sentiment and .

Online ; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Repeated tough-grader and .

Format shift

and the single in-person review.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of , and that is more writing.

Format shift

Workload complaints are concentrated in online sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Accent and unclear directions frustrate students; .

Format shift

Online students are most negative; but .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Long tests and regular assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize long tests plus essays; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but confusing and picky, rarely giving full credit.

Main concern

and picky partial credit.

What students said

“He's nice but and he never gives full credit/is picky.”
27164

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews paint a tough, confusing, writing-heavy music course with weak responsiveness and .

Main concern

and heavy essays or long tests.

What students said

“ , and if you ask a question he just referred you to the syllabus.”
27164

“Be prepared for heavy writing and .”
27164

“For a music class , graded super tough and gave me a C . .”
27164

Exam style

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Assessment feels strict through long tests, heavy writing, and .

Long testsLong essaysDetailed picky gradingExtra credit essays

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

open-book rules; it stresses picky incomplete credit.

Picky gradingConfusing methods

“ and he never gives full credit/is picky.”
27164

Online

Online students describe long tests, long essays, and .

Long testsLong essaysTough grading

“we did a lot of long tests, long essays, and doing the .”
27164

“Taro .”
27164

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“For a music class , graded super tough and gave me a C . . Very picky about everything.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting tough grading and . Credibility rating: Medium.

👎 Teaching Support

24/100

“instead of providing a the syllabus”

📝 Workload Load

24/100

“Be prepared for heavy writing and .”

⚖️

18/100

“graded super tough and gave me a C . .”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“Me & my bf both took his class but separately & and we both UN-appreciate music now.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

just referred you to the syllabus
accent that was challenging

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

never gives full credit/is picky

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Lots of homework
So many papers

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed recent reviews are consistent, but the small sample and .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 53

Course coverage

271647 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 1 · A- 1

B range

B 4

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Taro Wayama

Avoid unless required; expect x x x x, and limited clarification help.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

👎 Teaching Support

📝 Workload Load

⚖️ x x

🚫 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless required; expect , and limited clarification help.

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