Dr. Gumm is a great teacher with an awesome sense of humor.

Dr. Gumm is the kind of teacher that makes the class fun and enjoyable.

Makes having to sing in front of the class easy and fun!

Yeah women's chorus! ...Gumm kicks some booty!

The best teacher I have had at the university. He is very intellegent.

What can one say, a teacher that knows how to teach. Other professors could learn from him.

He is the very best teacher I have ever had. This was such a fun class, I actually looked foward to going to it!

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Women's Chorus is the best and Dr. Gumm makes it that way. He's so easy to talk to and gets to know everyone's individual talents and names. It's a great class to be in if you are a female who loves to sing.

Very nice man, but I didn't enjoy his music selection. Women's Chorus could sound a lot better with different songs...

Good teacher for a hard class. He makes you think!

he's so awesome! he is challenging but not too challenging. he stretches you but he doesn't break you. I wish i had room for more women's chorus in my schedule cause i'd take it every semester.

easy class, fun times. he's a lot of fun and makes it easy for the musically challenged. he doesn't get mad, ever. he can control his feelings and frustrations.

This is a professor that allows you to reach your potential by challenging you. Of course it's going to be frustrating, but the very best professors will be.

Good choir instructor, it's hard to control 85 women! Has a good temper and is patient.

He is a wonderful guy with a good sense of humor! Very fun class and would recommend it to anyone!!

While most of the comments are negative, I have some positive things to say. Yes this is a one credit class but honestly it's not that bad. I can't sing to save my life but it's not like he's asking you to sing a whole song by yourself. Take this class.

Gumm is amazing. It's hard to control one woman let alone 80 of them. He's got great patients, and is an amazing instructor. He's willing to help whenever you need it. He's a very encouraging professor, and CMU needs more of those!

Dr. Gumm is very enthusiastic and has a way of making you see and hear more than you thought was possible. Women's chorus is a fantastic release from a stressful day. If you have time i definitely recommend this class

I love Dr. Gumm. He's an excellent conductor and an all around great guy. I wish more professors were like him.

I came from a h.s. where the choir teacher was very rude, & Dr. Gumm really makes me enjoy coming to choir instead of not. He helps you realize that you can fix things w/out relying on him, if you need help, he'll help you. I definately enjoy his class.

Dr. Gumm is an AMAZING professor. he is always so animated, and makes a lot of jokes. he goes out of his way to help you, and lets you make up absences, even the week of the concert. Dr. Gumm is AWESOME!!!

Very good teacher, very good conductor, very very funny! You learn alot from him.

He is a great teacher! I have learned a lot from him. He is a very nice guy! And I would strongly recomend to anyone to work one on one with him if you ever have the chance. You will learn things about your voice you never knew. He is a very talented musician!

Great teacher! HE is so complimentary and motivational.

he was a great prof. He taught me all sorts of great teaching techniques. He was also just fun to have it was nice to get up and move around in a class and get to play like children do. I would take him again for another class.

This guy is one of the best choir directors I have ever known. Totally recomend him to everyone!!!

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He is energetic and cares about us. He has always been positive and encouraging. He has made me sing in ways i never new i could. at first he is hard to understand but after a bit of getting used to u can read him better and know where he is going.

I didn't know what to expect coming in as a freshman, but Dr. Gumm has always been very upfront to us of what he wanted and his expectations of us in his class. He is very understanding and patient-but has a mind for time as well-so we don't get out late mostly. I felt it an honor to be accepted into his class and still feel that way now.

He is a nice guy, but he believes that music is the only thing that should be taught in schools. He is very picky about everything you do, and doesn't give very good directions. You will need the book, and the class is a LOT of work. You have to write lesson plans and sing and dance in from of the class

I thought this class was a lot of fun with Dr. Gumm. He's very understanding, and he wants all his students to do well. I would highly recommend to take this class with him.

he was funny and he loves teaching

Dr. Gumm is hilarious, fun, and cares greatly for his students. Make sure to attend class or make up any absences because they will impact your grade. Dr. Gumm loves teaching and it is apparent. If you're not used to being physically involved in singing, this class may tire you out a little though. Overall great class!

Great prof, great class. Dr. Gumm applies his teaching methods to music as well as other disciplines. Took this class at the same time as my cohorts, and I learned more from Dr. Gumm than I did any of my other classes. He is very passionate about what he does. Sometimes he is a tad unclear, but just ask him to clarify and you'll be fine. :)

Dr. Gumm is a great professor, and a caring person. At first, I thought his teaching methods were a little bizarre, but they really work. He has helped me access parts of my voice I didn't know were there! Teaches the class seriously, but also knows how to have fun. Attendance is a must.

Love Dr. Gumm! He is hilarious and truly cares for each and every student in his class. He really knows a lot about singing and music and has a lot to teach. He helped me improve my singing techniques and my voice overall.

Very friendly and funny. He uses many different methods to reach everyone in his class and picks really interesting music. However, he has favorites and if you are not one of them, it is quite frustrating in class and performances.

I love this guy! He knows what he's doing, is nice, friendly and funny.

He is seriously the most awesome music director ever!! He is so different from anyone you will ever have. He brings you into the world of music like you've never experienced it before.

Dr. Gumm is a really unique teacher. He's funny and wants to have a relationship with his students. He is very respectable and extremely passionate about his job. He makes students enjoy being in class. Attendance IS mandatory but really, practice is everything when learning music. Would definitely take this class again!

It took me about a month to learn how he directs a choir, once I learned I stayed for 3.5 years! A lot of people just aren't willing to learn his style of direction or adapt to a new choir environment, but you have to commit to learning from him! It's so worth it! My resonance has improved 100% with him. I've never had a better musical experience.

Dr. Gumm is a really interesting guy. He has a lot of knowledge about music and directing, I feel like it can be frustrating for the choir when he does not communicate his ideas. His unique teaching style is the reason why so many people leave the choir program after taking his class, but if you can adapt he's great!

He is very easy going and understandable. If you put in the effort and show improvement, he will pass you. It was a very fun and easy class and would definitely take again

I love Gumm. Gets a lot of hate because some think they are too good for his class. There is a lot of drama surrounding the music department at cmu but despite what you may hear, he really is a fantastic teacher and a loving guy.

Dr. Gumm is super passionate and knowledgeable - you just have to be willing to think about things differently. He gives so much time and effort to his students. I visited him weekly apart from choir and he's helped me cultivate my own compositions. He's a caring individual, but this choir is not for those with a closed mind, or a stuck up attitude

Professor Gumm was a knowledgable professor and is very passionate about music and how it relates to the brain. Uses powerpoint for lecture and speeds through them. Asks that you participate in class. It is a writing intensive class with lots of writing assignments. 3 Quizzes/Tests during semester and the final was a paper and short presentation.

very passionate and grades on a curve. Make sure you study for tests, I would say at the very latest one week in advance to get good grade

Dr. Gumm is a very outgoing and extremely NICE man. Although, you must do things his way in regards of lesson plans. Hard to follow exactly what he wants you to do. I recommend office hours but block a good hour out of your schedule. Attendance is mandatory, if you miss you can make up by going to office hours. He has all over the place lectures.

After the first week I was overwhelmed and nervous for this class because it seemed quite difficult, but it was actually very easy. There are not many homework assignments & only four quizzes. He does not believe in typing out your notes, you must hand write them. Attendance also matters because he doesn't post his slides. He's a very easy grader.

Not necessary to buy the book, got a very good grade on course without ever opening book. Papers are insanely easy and you will actually learn how to write and will give lots of feedback. Only 3 quizzes the whole semester, no final, several 1 page papers, and he is very fair on grading.

I loved being in his class. He cares about his students and is always willing to change an opinion on how he does something if he is presented with new information. Grades on "what you know" and tries to help you remember things when you are stuck.