AI Rate Professor

Music

Lee Smith

MUSC151040 · MUSIC1510 · MUSC1510 · MUSIC48 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Avoid unless and tolerate poor communication.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnresponsive onlineVague assignmentsTough graderNo useful feedbackQuizlet-dependent
  • Most students call him unprofessional, unresponsive, and .
  • Online section is especially hated; assignments and .
  • A few say work is findable online or easy for musicians, but majority urge avoiding him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Some pass with Quizlet or music background, but and .

; one in-person musician got an A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is not advanced, but poor alignment of readings and questions makes it feel harder than it is.

Both formats complain about vague work; one outlier called online cake.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online attendance often listed optional or not provided; .

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

, and ; 25% take-again rate matches.

Online ; in-person mostly negative with one strong outlier.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Repeated tough grader and .

Format shift

Online tags include Tough Grader; .

Workload

Moderate

40/100

and .

Format shift

Online often LOTS OF HOMEWORK; some say general questions are easy.

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Unresponsive, rude, mismatched lessons, and almost no help define the experience.

Format shift

Online is especially harsh; in-person still mostly poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and quizzes dominate; help and are lacking.

Format shift

Similar assignment-driven pattern online and in person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

hard arbitrary grading for non-musicians, vague work, one old mild positive.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“This guy grades hard, and .”
MUSC1510
“ , and ”
MUSIC1510
“I totally disagree, I took the online music class and it was cake!”
MUSIC1510

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online MUSC1510 is widely described as chaotic: .

Main concern

Professor does not respond and .

What students said

“I have emailed him about 5 times and he has never once gotten back to me.”
MUSC1510
“He doesn't tell you what you . ”
MUSC1510
“ ”
MUSC1510

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and assignment questions are common; answers often hunted on Quizlet, with .

QuizzesQuizlet answersReading-based questions

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; format is not fully detailed.

Quizzes
“Answers to the , but you really have to look for them.”
MUSC1510

Online

Online work is reading questions and Quizlet; no webcam or Lockdown details given.

QuizletReading questionsSelf research
“All the .com, but it is VERY time consuming to look them all up.”
MUSC1510
“Questions literally have nothing to do with the reading.”
MUSC1510

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Smith is by far the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (7 online, 5 in person), highlighting poor communication and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

16/100

“He doesn't offer any help, or answer any questions. He is rude, and I suggest no one takes this class.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ ”

⚖️

22/100

“This guy grades hard, and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • never once gotten back to me
  • never online to help and answer questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • grades you low
  • Answers to the

Theme 3

💔 About Character

  • most unprofessional teacher I have ever had
  • he's rude when he does
  • seemed irritated with me

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews across online and in-person from 2006-2019 are mostly consistent on poor communication and grading.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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MUSC1510401 review
MUSIC481 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1