David Snedegar

MUSIC118 · MUSC118 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 49/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 57.14%
Difficulty: 1.4

The decision

if you need an easy music elective and can tolerate long, off-topic lectures and uneven professionalism.

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture HeavyGets Off TopicEasy WorkUnprofessional MomentsDry Humor

Course content and graded work are easy if you stay focused.
Lectures often ramble off topic and some students report discomforting remarks.
Grades are generally high for students who complete the easy assignments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students report easy assignments, quizzes, and As with modest effort once they follow along.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is light rock-history material with low intellectual demand and low difficulty ratings.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory while others say it is not required.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half would take him again; fans like the humor and easy A while .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

High A rates and easy written work; .

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Workload

Light

72/100

Assignments and discussion boards are described as easy with .

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Interesting rock content for some, but frequent off-topic rants and unprofessional remarks hurt clarity.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of written quizzes, listening quizzes, discussion boards, artist/concert reports, and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, easy assignments and quizzes, but frequent off-topic rants and mixed professionalism.

Main concern

Unprofessional comments and hard-to-follow lectures can ruin the experience even when grades come easily.

What students said

“Gets off topic and rambles for ages about nothing at all, super .”
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“Super awesome and interesting class. , so the assignments are really easy to complete.”
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“His class was very easy but he gets off topic very easily. He is very unprofessional bringing up random political topics.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Written quizzes are easy multiple choice while ; .

Multiple Choice QuizzesListening QuizzesWritten QuizzesExams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

listening sections plus several exams and reports.

Multiple Choice QuizzesListening QuizzesExams

“His written quizzes are easy multiple choice but .”
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“ , two concert reports, four exams, which was easy.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“His work is easy but . He gets off topic very easily and he even says sentence that'll cause students discomfort.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews spanning 2021-2025, highlighting easiness, lecture style, and professionalism concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

48/100

“Gets off topic and rambles for ages about nothing at all, super .”

📈 Easy Grades

82/100

“ , so the assignments are really easy to complete.”

⚠️ Professionalism Concerns

35/100

“He is very unprofessional bringing up random political topics and his own opinion.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Gets off topic and rambles for ages about nothing at all
His lectures are very long but are very interesting if you like learning about different rock groups

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Overall easy class
His written quizzes are easy multiple choice but
100% recommend !!!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

He even says sentence that'll cause students discomfort
Makes students feel uncomfortable within his class
His only redeemable quality is his dry humour.

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

and consistent themes on easiness and off-topic lectures, but a small sample and polarized quality scores.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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David Snedegar

x x if you need an easy music elective and can tolerate long, off-topic lectures and uneven professionalism.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Varies

Depends

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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 Clarity

📈 Easy Grades

⚠️ Professionalism Concerns

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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F

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if you need an easy music elective and can tolerate long, off-topic lectures and uneven professionalism.