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Music

Valerie Walden

MUS010 · PIANO1 · MUSAPRETT · MUSICFUND · MUSICAPP · MSC · MUSIC10 · MUSICAPPREC · MUSIC01 · MUS001 · MUSIC010 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
65/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can tolerate lectures and but not effortless grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyDaily quizzesBoring but caringAttendance mattersConcert reports
  • Students often call her sweet, knowledgeable, and passionate about music.
  • The class is frequently described as boring and lecture-heavy, especially for students without music interest.
  • Grades are achievable if , and handle concert reports.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

67/100

An A is realistic for students who attend, do quizzes, study, and complete reports, but it is not a low-effort free A.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

61/100

The material is usually simple or self-explanatory, but fast pacing, listening sections, and reports create friction.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple students say attendance is required or essential, with , and falling behind if absent.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

and care, but many hesitate because the class is boring and workload-heavy.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Quizzes and help, but concert reports and effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

43/100

The workload includes frequent quizzes, worksheets, exams, concert reports, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

She is described as sweet, knowledgeable, caring, and passionate, though many find the lecture style boring.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

59/100

Assessment includes daily or , and some .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a caring and knowledgeable professor whose classes , and concert reports.

Main concern

Many students find the course boring and heavier than expected for a general education class.

What students said

“It's easy to get an A if you study but a very very boring class.”
MUS010
“ and turn in the next class day.”
MUS010
“assigned seating for .”
MUS010

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews mention take-home quizzes and at least one take-home exam, but and .

Take-Home QuizzesTake-Home ExamIn-Class TestOpen Book Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, an in-class test, and open-book quizzes, but do not clearly prove proctoring or final format rules.

Take-Home QuizzesTake-Home ExamIn-Class TestOpen Book Quizzes
“There are two concert reports, 3 exams (one is a take-home), and .”
MUS010
“ and a .”
MUS010
“ .”
MUSICAPP

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's easy to get an A if you study but a very very boring class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“She's approachable and cares about music deeply.”

📚 Workload Pattern

43/100

“Professor Walden assigns take-home quizzes (25 throughout the semester) every class and it is due the next.”

⚖️ Grade Effort

67/100

“Just do you work and you'll get an A like me, but you have to try.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's approachable and cares about music deeply.
  • Such a sweet professor.
  • Class was so boring.
  • A very sweet lady.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It's easy to get an A if you study but a very very boring class.
  • Just do you work and you'll get an A like me, but you have to try.
  • if you're always in class, no text book.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Attendance

  • and turn in the next class day.
  • assigned seating for .
  • If you miss one class, you'll be behind.
  • you have to attend a concert two times in the semester for a grade, no exceptions.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three reviews across many years give detailed and , and reports.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 55
3 out of 56
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

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