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Brigham Welch

MUSC117 · MUS117 · MUSC118 · MUSC145 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

A online or in person.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy fine arts AAmazing music lecturesNot work heavyClear grading criteriaAccessible and caring
  • Near-perfect reviews for jazz and rock history with .
  • Workload is light; quizzes, discussions, and tests are easy if you watch lectures.
  • 100% would take again and many call him a top choice for fine arts credits.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Nearly all reported grades are A or A+ with easy quizzes, discussions, and not a .

Both online and in-person reviews describe easy As; .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Material is fun and and .

Online emphasizes easy lectures and quizzes; and not work heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, while and online reviews mark it yes.

Online self-paced comments conflict with some mandatory tags; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

and take-any-class praise.

Online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students call him not a and .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Light

88/100

Not work heavy overall; discussions and assignments stay straightforward if lectures are watched.

Format shift

Online notes daily lectures in short terms; still rated easy and fun.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

, and strong student-teacher rapport.

Format shift

Consistently excellent across online and in-person formats.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of discussions, quizzes, assignments, and focus.

Format shift

Online details quizzes and discussions; in-person notes lengthy but .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and low-workload with and strong student growth.

Main concern

though the work itself is light.

What students said

“Such a fun class. teacher is great and not work heavy which I'm sure we can all be thankful for!”
MUSC118
“ and builds good student-teacher relationships.”
MUSC145
“ but there simple questions take ”
MUS117

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online rock and jazz history is student-paced, fun, and easy with , and quizzes.

Main concern

Lecture-heavy days in if you fall behind.

What students said

“Absolutely one of the .”
MUSC118
“The class is very much at the student's pace, but there is due dates.”
MUSC117
“It was super easy and a lot of fun.”
MUSC118

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are described as easy with study guides and full lecture access when you watch material.

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but use simple questions; reviews do not describe strict proctoring software.

Lengthy but simple testsExtra creditNote-taking helps
“ but there simple questions take ”
MUS117
“He offers and is always willing to help you when you need it.”
MUSC117

Online

Online quizzes and tests are easy if you watch lectures; study guides and semester-long lecture access are provided.

Easy quizzesStudy guidesLecture-based testsDiscussion posts
“ . He gives study guides, full access to semester long lectures, and more.”
MUSC118
“The assignments and as long as you watch the lectures.”
MUSC118

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Absolutely one of the . Took him for History of Rock and Roll Online and it was the most fun class I've had in a good while.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (8 online, 5 in-person), highlighting easy fine-arts As and excellent lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Welch is fantastic. I took his Jazz History class and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ . Great guy, easy to talk to and is always willing to help.”

😎 Easy A Reality

94/100

“Not a .”

🎵 Fun Content

95/100

“Such a fun class. teacher is great and not work heavy which I'm sure we can all be thankful for!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Flexible and engaging
  • He's fun, encouraging, and knowledgeable
  • Really mellow guy with a cool jazz attitude

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It was super easy and a lot of fun
  • if you'd like to get the entire class done within the first week or so, that is totally possible
  • Watch them and read his instructions, and and assignment

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • this awesome dude put me on jazz music very hard
  • and builds good student-teacher relationships
  • always willing to help

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

13 highly consistent reviews across online and in-person from 2019-2026 with almost no negative signal.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 4 · A 7

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

Not sure yet 1