Reviews of professor Mike Abbott

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mike is not a very good lecturer and class time can sometimes drag on. He assigns a lot of busy work and was only available in office hours one hour per week. It wasn't hard to set up office hours if that time didn't work, but sometimes he outright forgot we scheduled office hours. You can still get something out of it if you practice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Mike's class is the hardest I've ever had. He grades INSANELY harshly-and on perfection (which is supposed to not exist in jazz) and how he feels that particular day. The amount of work for midterms/finals makes it impossible to study for any other class. You will have to memorize so much useless stuff. He's the least empathetic prof I've ever had.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is heavily performance-based, which can be scary, but I felt that Mike helped push me out of my comfort zone and improve as a musician. He really cares about his students and wants them to succeed!!