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Music

Bruce McClurg

CHOIR · MUSIC101 · CHOIR100 · MUSIC100 · MUSIC150 · MUSIC · MUISC100 · MUSICCHOIR · MUS100 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

Strongly consider McClurg if you want a beginner-friendly music course with and real support.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPatient teacherEasy ALenient gradingHelpful feedbackBeginner friendly
  • Students overwhelmingly describe McClurg as kind, patient, helpful, and clear.
  • Grades are usually easy if , and ask for help.
  • Online reviews are especially strong and , and easy assignments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Students repeatedly call the class easy, lenient, and nearly impossible to fail if basic work is completed.

Online reviews show the strongest easy-A evidence, while and .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Music theory can confuse beginners, but his patient explanations make the course broadly beginner-friendly.

Online reviews describe easy assignments, while theory difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

, but students say skipping lectures can leave you lost.

Online and , and one online review explicitly says attendance is not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and makes music approachable.

Online reviews are uniformly enthusiastic, while older negative outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

93/100

Students mention resubmissions, , and easy A outcomes.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize extra time and resubmissions, while , and .

Workload

Light

84/100

Assignments are often described as easy or and basic effort.

Format shift

, while in-person reviews say effort and notes are enough for most students.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Most comments praise , and willingness to help struggling students.

Format shift

Online reviews are consistently excellent, while but include some older organization complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and finals rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes and midterms, while , and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and and beginner-friendly, though older reviews include some organization and fairness complaints.

Main concern

Students can get lost if they miss lectures or lack basic music background.

What students said

“For 100, beginner friendly.”
MUSIC100
“absolutely DO NOT miss a lecture, because then you will be lost.”
MUSIC100

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews are extremely positive, emphasizing easy assignments, lenient deadlines, quick help, and .

Main concern

because missing lectures can make material harder to follow.

What students said

“Super easy class, homework is optional but content.”
MUS100
“it's pretty much impossible to fail his class.”
MUISC100

Exam style

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Exam evidence is student-friendly, with notes allowed, take-home finals, resubmission chances, and .

Take-Home FinalNotes AllowedResubmissionsQuizzes And Midterms

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and notes allowed on tests, making exams student-friendly.

Take-Home FinalNotes AllowedEasy GE Course
“The and he allows you two pages of .”
MUSIC100
“Allowed 1-2 pages of notes to be used while .”
MUSIC100

Online

, and test guidance, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Quizzes And MidtermsResubmissionsTest Guidance
“The only thing that and midterms.”
MUS100
“will let you resubmit for a higher score.”
MUS100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Sweetest professor in the world. Really cares about music and about you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“He'll stop the if you're struggling.”

📈 Easy A Potential

94/100

“ if you need your GPA boosted”

⚖️

93/100

“He will tell you if there are mistakes on your submission and will let you resubmit for a higher score.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very good teacher. Very patient.
  • and helpful.
  • and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Super easy class, homework is optional but content.
  • it's pretty much impossible to fail his class.
  • As long as and follow instructions it can be an easy A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • Don't be afraid to ask for help, he knows his stuff.
  • Gives you SO much .
  • He'll stop the if you're struggling.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The 27 reviews provide a large evidence base across many years, though some older comments are vague or no-comment ratings.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MUSIC1009 reviews
MUISC1005 reviews
CHOIR3 reviews
MUS1003 reviews
MUSICCHOIR3 reviews
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CHOIR1001 review
MUSIC1 review
MUSIC1011 review
MUSIC1501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 5 · A 6

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

1

D 1

F

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