Reviews of professor Brian Buch

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Will go out of the way to make sure you understand the material. Very patient and kind, doesn't give people a hard time and actually wants you to learn. Taking CTP 1 with him this semester, highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
An absolute masterclass in teaching technique and patience truly one of the best teachers Ive ever had!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Brian was a great professor to kick off Ear Training for me. He makes the material fun and understandable for everyone so studying will be a breeze. Hes also very flexible with ET tests as well and will help you during office hours when needed. Overall, hes a kind person and wonderful professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He was great at explaining everything and had a lot of patience for all of us. Honestly one of the best professors I've ever had for theory subjects.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Made the class and work material fun for everyone, the environment was not at all intimidating for Ear Training like I thought it would be. I learned a lot and always looked forward to coming to class since it was such a friendly environment

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The most loveable teacher at Berklee

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Buch is wonderful! The one homework assignment he gave each week was perfect; just enough practice that I needed to reinforce what I learned, but never anything overwhelming nor anything that felt like a waste of time. All the homework prepared me exactly for the midterm and final. The way he organized the class was also straight forward.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had Brian for both tonal harmony 1 and 2 and he is an amazing professor. He cares about his students and wants them to succeed in and out of the classroom. He is clear about what is expected and gives an appropriate amount of work each week. He keeps the class light, fun, and makes you want to learn about tonal harmony.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Brian was a good teacher-he made everything very clear and easy to understand and digest which was really great. But his attitude the entire semester was like he was bored with his job, which was really uninspiring. He's good if you just want to learn the very basics and leave, but not if you want to go beyond class basics with him

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Brian is great. He definitely takes attendance and gives you some flack if you skip but he makes class enjoyable and uploads all the homeworks online so if you do have to miss you have access to all the notes and HW. Hes pretty great about going over the homework and if you feel you need to improve some things, you can turn it in next class.