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MUS101 - 5.0 rating“Unless you are some type of music major, this class is very difficult”
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Reviews (86)
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He's quirky but a good professor if you work hard in the class and put effort into it. Otherwise, you'll probably not do very well.
He is genuinely interested in helping his students learn.
This is one class that you need to study for. He acts as if music is the most important thing in the world and that everyone should spend all their time focusing on his class. Don't take him at 8am.
A few bolts short here and there, but the guy truly cares about his music (which means to free ride) and you have to pay attention and don't miss any classes
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good teacher cares for his students helps you wake up in the morning at 8am.can be funny at times.
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If you have musical background, you'll be fine...otherwise, look out! Pompous, arrogant and inflexible...don't look for any extra help, it doesn't exist!
worst professor i've ever had. i lost interest in singing after taking his class. he spent too much time talking about himself and not enough time listening to us sing. he did not prepare for classes and does not grade fairly. the little that he did help and give comments on singing was helpful.
Worst teacher i have ever had at SCCC. Was very rude, abnioxous, gave no extra help and gave attention to people who understood music only. Grades unfairly, only good thing is that he went over the tests, otherwise during lesson if you didn't understand something and asked a question he would just continue on! Horrible teacher!!!!!!!!!
I hope you are reading this early. Turn back NOW! This class is a waste of your time AND you will get a lame grade. The work is not hard but that is because you will do almost nothing but wait for the education you paid for. If you think I am kidding, you are wrong. By the end of this class you'll kick yourself for not dropping it.
If you are not a music major do not take this class! Impossible to pass, because his test questions are all recall, low level questions. His tests are invalid.
I was required to take the class and what a horror that was. He only focuses on the people who are musically inclined. Will not give you help, so don't ask. You will always receive an obnoxious answer in return.He doesn't care about how you do and if you are musically inclined and have good pitch then you become his god.Don't Take it!
if u dont love music, do not even attempt his class, this guy is high on life and thinks hes the best musician out there..
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If you are not into music, then drop this class it is not for you.
He really needs to go. Too dogmatic and unbending. Thinks he knows it all. Ruined my 4.0
ugh.. music is basically my life and this voice class should have been my favorite class. buuut it wasnt. he doesnt grade well and basically wasted the money i spent on his class. very disappointing.
This class sounded good before dealing with this prof. He thinks very highly of himself and no one else. You will have to study every minute of your spare time. He teaches this elective class as if it is a mandatory music major class. He spends a lot of time talking about himself and discourages questions about the material.
very hard dont take with professor williams, he thinks the class is the only class i took. gives a lot of hw and the test are very hard. dont take unless u know something about music. but the teacher is really bad
very indifferent
I think professor williams is a very helpful,sweet, and great teacher. he cares a lot about his music and takes it seriously. if you pay attention and don't slack off and take good notes its an easy A.
biggest waste in the world. he thinks he knows everything and you know nothing. not easy to please and most students drop the course or get low grades.
Whoever hurt that poor little man in the past did us a diservice. But he has learned to adore himself so intensely that it is painful to watch. If only he cared about the student's success as much as he loves himself. He is the worst professor I have ever had. There is no need to be so mean to your students. Have a heart, sir.
This guy is CRAZY! If you need a music elective, make sure you chose a different professor!!! Grade's unfairly, doesn't like questions, and expects you to spend all your time on his studies and neglect the rest of your classes. DO NOT TAKE HIM
I thought this class was going to be an easy grade..HA. I was in for a rude awakening. Not only was it not an easy grade, but it was one of the hardest classes I've ever taken. My accounting II class was cake compared to the stuff I had to remember. After the second test, more than half the class dropped out. TURN BACK BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!
he was HORRIBLE! i am over 35 y/o.not a teenager who's complaining about too much work. he is arrogant, pompous, narcissistic,& self absorbed. i missed 1/2 a class. he didn't let u ask questions & or provide help. when i complained about him, i was told 45 people already complained but he was tenured! i have a 3.67 gpa, by the way. HE WAS THE WORST
Miserable man, miserable class, do everything you possibly can to never take this professor the class is unbearable and extremely hard
great teacher, always made the class material understandable, i was always irritated with learning how to read notes, he made it simple and easy.
horrible teacher, if i could id take him out back and show him how he think hes a genius. hes a teacher at suffolk at thinks hes a julliard music school. tests are impossible and material is only understandable for someone like beethoven. should have been fired long ago. DONT TAKE AVOID horrible teacher
This class is ridiculous sorry to say. its not worth your time. i failed the first test, but if i fail the second test i am dropping. there are 5 tests, no extra credit absolutely nothing. Tests are so hard, and he goes off topic and he thinks his jokes are funny when they are not. they are a disgrace, but he has a great voice, and thats it.
horrible class and teacher i am so dropping this class i am getting a d. its horrible. hes not funny, and hes so unhelpful, unfriendly too. not worth taking.
This class really isn't hard as long as you go to class. the tests are listening tests so if you can memorize easily this class is an easy A. The textbook is needed. I thought about dropping this calss when I read everyone's comments on here but im glad I didn't.
WOW. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. He came in late every day and when we all left after waiting 20 minutes he came waltzing in and threatened that we were "messing with fire". Is that a threat? Yes. He is a horrible professor and when he isn't late he is talking about himself instead of the class material. Do not take this class, seriously.
stay away!! very harddd
Basically all you do is listen to various music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Classical period, Romantic period, and the twentieth century. The tests are just like the notes and I recommend reading the test because he likes using information about the composer and such. Overall it's not bad even though he is a little eccentric.
This professor is very inconsiderate,hes overall a horrible teacher i don't recommend anyone to take this class! he has no teaching ethics.. He really has absurd ways of doing things and was not the music teacher that i was looking for. STAY AWAY
This class was horrible I was always an honor student and did not achieve the grade i wanted. He was a horrible teacher and was extremely hard. I studied the book inside out and the tests were still impossible. Not everyone is a musician and he thinks he is he seems to have no musical backround.
I love this class. I think Professor Williams makes it interesting, he has agreat personality.
GREAT PROFESSOR! He is very enthusiastic, shows pictures and articles of the time period. Very informative! I highly reccomend this Professor to all interested in starting out in music.
Cool Teacher I like this class even thogh I don't like the music. He makes it fun the tests are a little hard if you dont study but he goes over the stuff on the exam so thats cool
Awesome teacher, great class. I'm thinking about changing my major to music. He really opened up a whole new world for me.
I loved this class. He is funny and knows his stuff. I'm gonna miss this class next semester
A lot of past comments said pretty negative things about him, and I was actually dreading to start his class. However he really is a great teacher, he is really passionate about what he does, and just wants everyone else to respect it. He is pretty funny too, you just have to get his sense of humor. Tests are hard, so you definitely have to study.
I took his class music 101 twice.. failed the first time but he was nice enough to withdraw me and took it a second time with an open mind and actually studied and i did great.. Can't say enough about the guy..really cares about music and it rubbed off on his students, just respect what he does and you'll do fine..study for the tests its all memory
CREEPY MAN! Gives weird eye looks all of the time. Expects you to have prior knowledge of music. Would not want to be alone in a room with him!
Does not care about his students, grades based on who he likes in class and not about what they learned. Be careful about choosing this professor.
this is the worst professor ive ever had. if u hav no history in music then trust me you will be clueless in his class. He is unclear in his explaining and expects you to understand what he says as hes flying through the work. get out while you can!
DISCLAIMER: The author of this comment is an honor's student with knowlege of music. Do not take this professor!! This was one of the worst classes I have ever taken. He gives you four exams, not partial credit and no percentage of class participation. Relied heavily on the textbook and did not start teaching until most of the class was failing.
Extremely boring class, not worth taking unless you love to waste hours of your life until exam time. He doesn't seem to care about his students, he LOVES to talk about himself and the music he grew up with. Avoid if able.
Please dont disregard the comments prior to mine like I did. Everything stated below is true his tests are strictly memorizing parts of a song, the tests are VERY difficult. I'm on the deans list and I take school very serious and I only got a C in the class and supposedly half of the class failed. If you care about your grade DONT TAKE THIS CLASS.
Doesn't teach, talks about himself instead of giving lectures. AVOID
i had him a few semesters ago and his tests were based on listening to the music, and identifying the type of genre. i tried very hard to actually pass the tests but every one of them i didn't do as well. i got no more than a 60. my friend in the end passed with a higher grade then me, and i failed.
I'm a 4.0 student and this class has dropped my average to a 3.5 or worse. If you have any interest in music, this is not the class for you. The tests are extremely difficult and you will learn nothing. Further more, the professor has an incredibly awkward personality that makes no one want to talk. No discussion = completely boring atmosphere.
worst teacher in the entire world. save your money i paid out of my pocket and got an F and im a 4.0 student ive never failed a class in my life. our whole class failed basically im not sure of one person who passed. PEOPLE THIS COMING FROM A MUSIC MAJOR!!! he expects you to be a professional at everything starting on day 1.
my whole class failed. it was a waste of time and money. i cant move on to other music classes because i failed this one. he makes no sense, refuses extra help, will never explain himself. his tests are too long and unclear. my friend cant graduate this semester. she got a tutor for the final and stilll failed. STAY AWAY
he is so awkward and unwilling to help his students. even when he knows your confused he wont help. everyone failed even with hours of studying. hes a nice guy but come one your whole classes are failing. the school should do something about this. we shouldnt be paying someone to waste our time and money absolutely the worst class ever.
all based on impossible tests to pass so dont bother. he plans for everyone to fail he told us on first day that only a few ppl pass his class oh and on the last class while we are all sitting there miserable from failing he tells us music isnt for everyone...Go figure! and he sais he only teaches to support his singing.he isnt in it to help anyone
The school needs to do something. students are graduating late and be graded and taught unfairly. this was the biggest waste of time in the world. i heard other classes went to the dean to report his teaching because he is that terrible. unfortunate because he is a nice guy.
This guy has some problems!! he skips around in class, talks like he's king of everything, just everything you've ever hated in life put into one person. I'd pay everyone considering to take his class a thousand dollars each to not take him, he needs to be fired.
Class sucked. I withdrew. He talks a lot about himself, his benz, blah blah blah.
Everyone in my class just complains about him but they dont do the reading and don't do the listening and wonder why they fail.His tests are EASY. The multiple choice are EASY history questions and the listening is easy IF YOU STUDY. So far I've gotten a 100 on his tests and I'm expecting another one next week because I STUDY. He is a nice guy.
literally the worst professor i have ever had...enough said
Horrible professor. has no clue what hes talking about. Take it if you want to lower your grade point average or if you have time to memorize every detail for 20 songs for each test.
If you want a professor that's very passionate about music, look no further, but if you're looking for an easy A, STAY BACK. He grades based on test scores ONLY, and they're not easy. There's a lot of memorization involved. The professor himself is also pretty gosh darn irritating. I don't usually say that about people! BE WARNED.
Professor Williams is a very talented person with a lot of knowledge in his field. He is very passionate about music. That being said, his classes are not good. His tests are very difficult. Professor Williams, with all of his knowledge, could have a great class, but instead runs it like a military camp. If you can avoid him, try to.
Hand Down the WORST teacher ever. he said he deducts a grade every time your absent even though SCCC allows for 2 absences. he says he doesn't. plus the dude is a wacko. AVOID AT ALL COST!!!!!!
i had this guy in 08 just skimming through old proffessors i haDe one question upon reading recent comments....HOW DOES THIS MAN STILL HAVE A JOB!?
All the comments on here are trash. The class really isnt that hard as long as you study. Its all memorization and nothing else. The people who fail just dont put in the effort. He prepares you for a real college class. When the class ended i got a 97 and thats with taking 19 credits and working 30 hours a week.
Very nice teacher. If you appriciate music from way back before your great grandparents were born then this is the class for you. If not then I seriously advise you don't take this class. It requires you to memorize a lot of music and all the information for it. I dropped the class for 3 reasons. boring, failed 2 test, and it wasn't toward my major
A really fun and knowledgeable teacher. Made me laugh during every session while learning a lot. Fast-moving class so make sure you actually want to learn. If you do, as you should, then you will enjoy.
Disclaimer, I took his class somewhere around '95. Prof Williams knows his stuff when it comes to music, and if you're not that much into theory his class will be tough. If obsessed with theory, as I am/was, he'll guide you to success! He talked me into getting involved with school talent shows, and since I perform, andhave lifelong friends. Great!
The only way you will do good is if you study a ton for his tests. I say at least 3 hours the night right before the test. You need to have a good memory.
Expects too much for an intro class. I'm on the dean's list so I'm a student that actually studies. I do well on his tests that entirely rely on memory. I'm taking pre-reqs for nursing so it's really inconvenient to commit 75% of my studies to music 101 rather than my science courses. His teaching style is unnecessarily strict. Worst prof I've had.
This guy kind of reminds me of an undercover psychopathy. He expects so much from people whos never taken a music class in there life. When you think of music 101 you think of simple notes but its really a class filled with trying to memorize catholic mass music. He gives way too much music to memorize for a test.
Unless you are some type of music major, this class is very difficult. He does very little explaining and answers any of your questions very sarcastically. I tried to stay so I would not have a "W" on my transcript since I have never withdrawn from a class but it became very clear that I would not be passing this course with a decent grade.
Be ready to work hard enough said
do not take this class if you are looking for an easy grade. Way too much material to memorize for each test. More like an honors class, not an introductory music class. I paid attention, took good notes, did some reading of the text and studied for hours and still just passed and failed his exams. Very frustrating professor and class. Don't take
Such a boring classss !!
Its not your ordinary music class. When you're listening to the music you have to know the composer, meter, texture ,performing, medium , tempo , And the birth country. You have to know all of this stuff for 6 songs or more. If you're looking for an easy A this is not the class for you .
Proffesor Williams is super boring. He talks more about himself then the music we have to study. He expects us to memorize 12-15 songs and everything about it including the composer their birth country the performing medium the tempo the meter the form and the genre. Its one of the worst classes I've ever taken, and definitrey get the textbook.
It is a luxury to have Ralph K. Williams as a professor. You will learn a lot about music. Always be on time in class and have a book with you. I deeply recommend him to anyone.
He really isn't that bad if you really enjoy music and want to know it's history. YOU MUST STUDY, and know the material or you will not do great. . Be on time for his class, always have your book, and do the homework. Take this class seriously and do not take this class for an easy A.
If you arent super into music then this isnt the class for you, i failed one test and had to drop the class or else i would fail. He isnt helpful at all either.
He likes to joke a lot but his jokes arent understood all the time, textbook is required! Cant rent the textbook since it is a work book!
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
F
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
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MUS112
5.0
(1)MUS
3.0
(1)MUSIC11
3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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5.0
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5.0
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