Reviews of professor Patrick Burwell

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is a bad teacher who expects his students to be 100% knowledgeable on theatre history and vocal technique. He doesn't explain theory well at all and will give you extra points if you go up to him personally and spend time listening to his rants about the industry. Overall very unpleasant teacher.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The class was decent, info was hard to find to succeed. I had to do a lot of readings to understand his critiques in class. Overall fun experience.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Burwell takes the the constructive out of constructive criticism. If you don't choose obscure old music he likes -you're lazy! You suck! Unmotivated! Best prepare for the classic destructive criticism you paid for! Don't worry tho, you'll ace the class no matter what. Everyone gets really good grades, for those are how Patty sings his own praise.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best teacher Ive ever had in my academic career and I am so incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him. Every moment is a learning opportunity, and his passion for the material is contagious.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have learned more from Patrick in a few months than I have ever learned in my life until I got here. I get such incredible feedback and he has very high expectations of our work which is very valuable, considering the competitiveness of the industry we are entering

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a good teacher if you work hard. If you're lazy and waste class time, you will get called on it, which is fair. If you come unprepared, why are you even here, lol. Always answers emails and gives extra time outside of class. idk, tough but fair and i learned a lot what more do you want?

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm overall disappointed with my experience learning on Zoom, not to mention my anxiety is through the roof! He makes a lot of insider theatre jokes that are funny to some, but if you don't laugh or understand his jokes it feels like a death sentence. He does give honest feedback though, kind of tough love. Supposed to build our "thick skins"