Reviews of professor Reiner Kramer

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think his main flaw is that he is often disorganized. He didn't even have a rubric for his final paper (though he was willing to create one for us). He rarely had things in writing and so he would often change his mind on crucial details (such as what we could use as a paper topic). Wonderful, funny person, but often infuriating as a professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
People either hate or love Kramer, I thought he did an wonderful job at explaining Music Theory IV, if you asked him questions, he would answer the best as he could, which I always felt like I understood. He does tend to go on rants about other topics, but I saw that at him being human. There were weekly readings which I hate, but they were good.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Kramer is a genius objectively, but as of last fall a horrible lecturer and instructor. He constantly would go on and on about his personal life, from sex with his wife to talking about how poor he was and how great his tesla is. He constantly said derogatory things about other students and colleagues, and did not grade anything until finals week.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
People either love or hate Kramer, I enjoyed his lectures. I did hate the weekly readings, but they book was interesting, did not really matter in class, but it I did learn more about Post-tonal history. Kramer did go on rants about things not related to to class, but he did a great job of explaining the class materials.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Kramer is a hard professor, but he is really funny. He is very relatable too. I don't like that he uses smart music, and he likes to give pop quizzes, but other than that I think he is a good choice. If you get a choice for Aural Skills I, choose Dr. Kramer.