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Music

Martin Leung

MUS10A · MUS17A · MUS10 · MUS17B · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a serious piano mentor and will practice; beginners needing heavy hand-holding may struggle.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVideo game pianistPractice-heavy pianoInspirationalMixed teaching polishOffice hours helpful
  • Experienced and inspirational pianist students respect, especially for technique and practice.
  • , but some report sink-or-swim guidance or slow boring pace.
  • Piano courses need practice outside class; weekly pieces, quizzes, and recordings are common.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

As are common with practice, but piano fluency requires real outside work and some students still struggle.

Online and in-person both stress practice; grades range from A .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material can feel easy with practice or slow and boring if advanced, and hard without guidance.

Online reviews split fun-easy vs hard with no direction; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and participation matters for piano classes.

; one online summer section said no.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and help, but strong negatives about guidance and lateness pull the score down.

Mixed in both formats; strongest praise and criticism appear in each.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grades include As and Bs with practice-based performance work; not described as free or harsh overall.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly pieces, quizzes, discussions, and required practice make the load real for a unit course.

Format shift

Online weekly piece-quiz-discussion structure matches in-person practice expectations.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Inspirational expert with caring moments, but uneven guidance and classroom polish.

Format shift

Online has the harshest no-guidance complaint; and late-boring reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Weekly performance pieces, quizzes, discussions, and practice-based evaluation.

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly piece, quiz, discussion; in-person also performance and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In and patient for dedicated students, but one review found him late and boring for experienced players.

Main concern

Pace can feel wrong depending on your prior keyboard experience.

What students said

“Prof. , and reachable outside of class.”
MUS17B
“ . Sometimes I even stay after class and .”
MUS10
“Martin was late to nearly every class period.”
MUS10A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online piano sections range from fun and doable with weekly pieces to sink-or-swim with little guidance.

Main concern

Some students get almost no practice structure or coaching when struggling.

What students said

“Little to no direction... Its like sink or swim.”
MUS17A
“The course was fun and easy but practice after the class is more important”
MUS17A
“There is a piece, a quiz, and a .”
MUS17A

Exam style

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Assessment centers on weekly piano performances and .

Weekly performance piecesQuizzesDiscussion postsOptional video help sessions

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment is performance and technique oriented with practice after class; .

Performance practiceOffice hours helpTechnique feedback
“a discussion post and a due at the end of each week.”
MUS17B
“ . Sometimes I even stay after class and .”
MUS10

Online

Online work is weekly pieces, quizzes, and discussions; optional video calls for questions; .

Weekly pieceWeekly quizDiscussionOptional video call
“There is a piece, a quiz, and a .”
MUS17A
“You can join an .”
MUS17A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Little to no direction... Its like sink or swim. Teach how to swim >: (”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (3 online, 4 in person), highlighting inspiration versus guidance gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Split

62/100

“Leung needs more time to get used to teaching, but he's inspirational and make me love piano more.”

🎹 Practice Requirement

55/100

“practice after the class is more important, especially the fluency in piano playing”

👍 Supportive Side

75/100

“Prof. , and reachable outside of class.”

⚠️ Negative Experience

20/100

“I didn't think it was possible for , but to my surprise, martin did.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's inspirational and make me love piano more
  • Super positive and amazing learning environment
  • Martin was late to nearly every class period

Theme 2

🎹 About Practice and Difficulty

  • Piano is hard, takes a lot of work
  • None of the pieces should exceed more than 16 bars
  • the class moves at a very slow pace

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • true traditional pianist
  • , and reachable outside of class
  • from Yale people!!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 reviews with split quality scores and mixed experiences, so confidence is moderate.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MUS17A4 reviews
MUS101 review
MUS10A1 review
MUS17B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1