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Phillip Pacier

MUS121H · MUS107 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid online MUS107 unless ; the in-person honors section is a much better bet.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavyHeavy workloadExtra credit availableConfusing projectsTrivia-style exams
  • Online sections drown students in lengthy exams and weekly paragraph quizzes
  • In-person honors music class felt manageable with and
  • An A is possible mainly because the scale treats above 80 percent as an A, not because work is light

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Grading treats above 80 percent as an A, but the volume of and weekly writing still demands steady work.

Online reviewers stress grind for the A; the .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is not advanced theory, but and heavy testing raise the real challenge.

; in-person felt moderate difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Online had optional attendance while the .

; in-person said attendance was mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Only one of three reviewers would take him again, and .

The sole in-person review was enthusiastic; both .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Scale is generous once you clear 80 percent, but one online student still landed a .

Format shift

Leniency is clearest in the online A-scale comment; +.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and honors presentation create a heavy load.

Format shift

Online reviews drive the heavy-workload signal; in-person load was moderate.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

In-person praise for structure clashes with .

Format shift

In-person felt strong; and poorly supported.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple long exams and frequent quizzes dominate, with projects and concert reports layered on top.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online adds weekly paragraph quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person honors music class was well liked with exams, quizzes, concert reports, and .

Main concern

You still need to study more than usual for exams and complete a longer honors presentation.

What students said

“Professor Pacier is great! There , and an report.”
MUS121H

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online MUS107 is test-heavy with and a crushing volume of weekly writing and long exams.

Main concern

and exam questions feel like trivia.

What students said

“The only problem with this class is the ethnography project. I don't understand what the professor wants and since it's online it makes it hard.”
MUS107
“The professor gives out a ridiculous amount of work. There were five exams with 80-100 questions each.”
MUS107

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent, very long, and highly specific, which most students find unfriendly.

Long multi-exam batteryTrivia-style multiple choiceWeekly quiz essaysExtra credit report

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and three quizzes plus concert reports; reviews do not detail proctoring.

Three examsThree quizzesConcert reports
“There , and an report.”
MUS121H

Online

Online exams pack 80-100 highly specific questions plus weekly paragraph quizzes.

Five exams of 80-100 questionsTrivia-style itemsWeekly 5-paragraph quizzes
“There were five exams with 80-100 questions each. Most of the questions were so specific, they would qualify as trivia.”
MUS107

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The professor gives out a ridiculous amount of work. There were five exams with 80-100 questions each.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews across online and and format split. Credibility rating: Low.

📚 Workload Shock

22/100

“The professor gives out a ridiculous amount of work. There were five exams with 80-100 questions each.”

🎯 In-Person Praise

85/100

“Professor Pacier is great! There , and an report.”

❓

30/100

“I don't understand what the professor wants and since it's online it makes it hard.”

Theme 1

📝

  • five exams with 80-100 questions each
  • weekly quizzes that require minimum 5 paragraphs each
  • Most of the questions were so specific, they would qualify as trivia

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Format Differences

  • We started this class online so it could be way different in person
  • Professor Pacier is great!
  • the grading scale considers >80% an A

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews spanning 2020-2023 with mixed formats and limited detail reduce confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

MUS1072 reviews
MUS121H1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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