AI Rate Professor

Music

Rohan Krishnamurthy

MUS104 · A · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

Use only if you need a hands-off easy music GE and accept the expensive required access code.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHands-Off InstructorEasy GEExpensive TextbookAsynchronous OnlineLow Engagement
  • Course is easy and mostly self-paced with quizzes and short papers.
  • Professor involvement is minimal; many feel there is no real teaching.
  • Required $95 platform or textbook is a frequent frustration for a low-effort GE.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Writing is graded leniently and work is straightforward, though picky quizzes can make a high A less automatic.

Easy grades appear in both formats; quiz nitpicking is mainly online.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Material is basic music GE content delivered through readings, quizzes, and short papers.

Both formats describe an easy GE with minimal intellectual strain.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

95/100

Classes are asynchronous or website-based with no real attendance expectation.

Online and in-person reviews both describe optional or nonexistent attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Students get easy grades but rarely recommend him due to disengagement and costly required materials.

Low recommendation is consistent across formats despite easy As.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Writing assignments are called easy grades if work is decent, with simple overall grading.

Format shift

Lenient writing grades are noted especially online.

Workload

Light

72/100

Workload is mainly quizzes and short papers, though some call the quiz volume higher than expected.

Format shift

Online students mention more quizzes; in-person still calls the load light.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students repeatedly say he is barely involved, dry, and unclear with syllabus or submission systems.

Format shift

Disengagement complaints appear in both online and in-person feedback.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment mixes frequent quizzes with short written work plus manageable midterm and final exams.

Format shift

Online emphasizes quiz and platform work more than in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Even labeled in-person sections feel website-driven with little teacher interaction and easy A+ outcomes.

Main concern

Almost no class interaction or progress checks, so students feel they have no instructor.

What students said

“No class or teacher interaction at all and everything is done on a website.”
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“I felt like I just was taking a class with no teacher.”
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“His class is really easy and the only assignments are just quizzes and short papers.”
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Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are fully asynchronous and easy to pass, but dry, textbook-bound, and dependent on a paid platform.

Main concern

and a mandatory paid textbook lower value despite easy grades.

What students said

“It was fully asynchronous with no Zoom meetings. ... Overall, it was a low-stress, flexible, and easy course.”
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“The book itself is MANDATORY to even access the class and it costs 95 USD.”
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“If you need an easy A, I guess it's fine, but if you want to really enjoy and learn about music, nope.”
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Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are platform-based and generally manageable, with no clear proctoring requirements mentioned.

Manageable Midterm and FinalQuiz HeavyPlatform-Based TestsNo Proctoring Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews do not detail exam proctoring and mainly describe quizzes and short papers as the core assessments.

QuizzesShort Papers
“the only assignments are just quizzes and short papers.”
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“Easy class, just not clear on what is ordered for it.”
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Online

Online reviews describe straightforward or manageable midterms and finals plus picky textbook quizzes on a paid platform.

Manageable Midterm and FinalSpecific Textbook QuizzesPaid Platform
“The midterm and final were manageable, and written assignments were graded simply.”
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“The quizzes ask extremely specific questions that are only briefly mentioned in the book.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you need an easy A, I guess it's fine, but if you want to really enjoy and learn about music, nope.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 Music reviews, highlighting easy grades, low engagement, and required platform costs. Credibility rating: Medium.

🅰️ Easy Hands-Off GE

86/100

“Just do the work and you will do well.”

💤 Barely Involved Teaching

38/100

“Barely involved. This could have been a great class, but it was so dry”

💵 Expensive Required Textbook

30/100

“The book itself is MANDATORY to even access the class and it costs 95 USD.”

👍 Low Stress Flexibility

72/100

“Overall, it was a low-stress, flexible, and easy course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Barely involved
  • I felt like I just was taking a class with no teacher
  • No class or teacher interaction at all

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • fully asynchronous ... easy course
  • Super easy grader on writing assignments
  • A very easy class if you need it fulfill your GE requirement

Theme 3

💸 About Cost and Platform

  • it costs 95 USD
  • Uses an online platform you have to purchase
  • the website he used sucks.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

10 reviews with consistent easy-but-disengaged themes, though the sample is small and somewhat dated.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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3 out of 54
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

MUS1049 reviews
A1 review

Reported outcomes

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8 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 5 · A 3

B range

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F

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