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Music

Philip Small

MUSIC101 · MUSIC108 · MUSIC111 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

Take him for MUSIC111 online if you want a low-stress A with and minimal busywork.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaringGives good feedbackEasy ALenient graderAccessible outside class
  • Near-guaranteed A from a handful of
  • Extremely caring online instructor who replies fast and
  • and yelling; overall tone is strongly positive

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Students say and an A is essentially guaranteed.

Easy-A language is strongest in online MUSIC111; in-person also easy but less detailed.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Content is short textbook chapters and basic music overview with very low difficulty ratings.

Both formats describe simple material; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

and optional in others with little stress on presence.

Online reports mix mandatory and optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

and calls him the go-to professor for Music 111.

; one harsh in-person MUSIC108 review is the main dissent.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

and still awards mostly A or A+.

Format shift

Leniency is explicit online; in-person also called not strict.

Workload

Light

82/100

Usually only about ten .

Format shift

Online workload is consistently light; and two writings.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and clear online support with only one major teaching complaint.

Format shift

Online praise is near-unanimous; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade is built and light writing rather than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Online has little or no testing; and writings.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Mostly praised as caring and easy, with one strong outlier who said he cannot teach and sometimes yells.

Main concern

A minority report of uneven teaching quality and student favoritism in non-survey courses.

What students said

“He is the . You will never find a better person who really cares.”
MUSIC111
“Take his class if you want to get an easy A but not much gain. He cannot teach.”
MUSIC108
“very easy class. All you need to pass quizzes (4) is take very good notes of what he writes on the board.”
MUSIC111

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online Music 111/101 is assignment-driven, very easy, and full of .

Main concern

Work can feel a bit tedious even though .

What students said

“ and essentially guaranteed an A.”
MUSIC111
“Easy A class if you do all the .”
MUSIC111
“This professor should be your go to for Music 111!”
MUSIC111

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly low-pressure homework; online often has no tests, while .

Few or no tests onlineReading-based assignmentsOccasional in-person quizzesConcert report essay

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person MUSIC111 used four note-based quizzes, two writings, and a live concert report with no needed.

Four quizzesTwo writing assignmentsLive music event report
“All you need to pass quizzes (4) is take very good notes of what he writes on the board. .”
MUSIC111

Online

Multiple students report no tests or and a .

No test or quizzesFive to ten assignmentsFinal concert report
“No test or quzzes. No textbook required. All you have and a .”
MUSIC111
“Entire grade is made up of 10 simple assignments .”
MUSIC111

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and essentially guaranteed an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 , and light Music 111 workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Care

90/100

“He is the . You will never find a better person who really cares.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

92/100

“Easy A class if you do all the .”

📝

82/100

“There are only 10 easy assignments to answer questions from the reading.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

90/100

“ and only him for this course! You wont go wrong.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professors Philip Small is Accommodating with students with Disabilities.
  • He .
  • Very helpful. I took his online class last summer and seemed really easy but at the same time learned a lot.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • essentially guaranteed an A
  • Easy A!
  • very easy class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • very caring professor who takes the
  • He is the .
  • and helpful

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews spanning 2013-2023 with detailed comments and highly consistent easy-A themes outweigh one older negative outlier.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MUSIC1119 reviews
MUSIC1012 reviews
MUSIC1081 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 4 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1