Reviews of professor Rodger Bennett

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Fantastic professor. If you wanted an easy music appreciation course though, this is NOT it. Material is difficult and requires effort, as it is mostly history. There is a textbook but it is not really mandatory. Overall, can't miss a day of class, but it is very entertaining and interesting. Thanks prof Bennett!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Bennett is a good teacher. His lectures are captivating and informative. He is not overly obsessed with attendance, though it is graded. He requires students to attend three concerts (they can be on campus) in order to complete graded journals. I believe his main flaw is his research paper requirement, which is obtuse to say the least.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The professor is involved in the class and will respond to every one of your assignments and provide good feedback. Overall, the course with him was pretty enjoyable and felt like a breeze with only a handful of assignments. All questions (2-3) are short answers, 250-500 words. The only issue is the class felt slightly unorganized from the start.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great professor! He's really passionate about music, and he understands that most kids are there for the credit. Quizzes are usually matching & T/F, and they cover only what is talked about in class. You have concert journals, a research paper, and an analysis, but if you put some effort into it, it's an easy A. Show up to class and take good notes

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pretty good class overall for core credit, but wasn't the best experience. A lot of material to remember for a core class, but answers with pretty good speed via email. The one thing is that it can get very weird with how much time is given on exams/quizzes. A part of my final was 70 true/false questions with only 20 minutes to complete it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Did very bad on the first quiz and thought it was over. Then realized he has a very very clear pattern for what he asks on tests. Remember those from lectures and be free to ignore everything else. After that, this became my favorite class of the semester because the lectures were actually pretty interesting.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Online class so not too bad but this course (without outside help) would be near impossible. Just the amount of content he wants you to learn is insane. So much info needs to be engraved in your mind to get good grades. However, the max final grade is like a 110, so there's a decent amount of extra credit.