3.9

Thomas Kabin II

Music - University of Arkansas

3.9
Quality
2.3
Difficulty
N/A
Would Retake
100
Reviews
3.9
Quality
2.3
Difficulty
3.8
Helpful
3.9
Clarity

N/A

Would Retake

100

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

5

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4

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3

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2

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What Students Say

I consider Kabin Thomas to be one of the worst teachers I've ever had

MLIT1003 - 2.0 rating

Funny guy, cusses a lot, but overall a pretty easy class

MLIT1003 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

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Predicted Grade

B+

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
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Fail (1)
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Grade Distribution
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Based on 9 reported grades
A: 3
Fail: 1
C-: 1
B: 1
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Reviews (100)
5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Funny guy, cusses a lot, but overall a pretty easy class. He'll work with you if you need help.

3.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

This was a very inspirational class. The lectures are never boring and you can make an "A" for showing up and doing the extra concerts. Everyone should take Kabin at least once. Wonderful experience. You wont regret it.

3.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

I really enjoyed this class! I learned a lot and my appreciation for music has definitely increased. I recommend everyone taking this class! You'll be glad that you did

5.0
2.0
MUSIC
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin is an exellent teacher. It make learning about music fun and interesting. He uses great analogies to learn about music and has a passion for his family and music. I've learned "life is art and art is life."

4.0
4.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

This man is crazy. He uses fowl languege, tells boring stories about his personal life, and cracks mean jokes about how people in Arkansas are stupid. I will say that he truly has a passion for music and it was an interesting class. He isn't a good role model though. I think he is just a loser wannabe actor and a sad excuse for a respectable man.

5.0
1.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

He's really funny and he makes music lecture really enjoyable.

3.0
2.0
MLIC
Nov 28, 2005

It started out fun and then it was a bunch of Bull****z...one thing that i can forget is when he said somebody said he dress like a janitor cause first time i saw him i thought he was the ****ing janitor.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Fun Class!! Really enjoyed it!

3.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

It is obvious that he is passionate about what he teaches. Most of the time it was pretty fun, but toward the end we had to do a bunch of crap for the meditations, that sucked. Yea and memorizing 64 songs for a freaking test also sucks, hard.

2.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

the class is fine, but he can go off on a tangent and it can get annoying. he is a great guy. the class is harder than i thought, you pretty much have to be one of the assistants to get an A. Bullcrap

5.0
1.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

No Comments

3.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

The class was ok except for the meditations. The amount that had to be written got a little old. The class was decently hard and Kabin did a good job of teaching it. He should leave his feelings on subjects out, such as politics.

5.0
3.0
MUSL1003
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin rocks my face off!!!

4.0
2.0
MLIT
Nov 28, 2005

Amazing professor! I loved his class. he makes it fun and the only thing that is hard is the meditations but they r only time consuming.

4.0
3.0
MUS1003
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin Thomas is very entertaining and his class really makes my day a lot better.

4.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Grade: Fail
Nov 28, 2005

KABIN IS AN AWESOME TEACHER!! I LOVE MEDITATIONS!:)

5.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

I love Kabin's Music Lecture class! He makes music interesting even the old, classical kind!

5.0
1.0
MLIT
Nov 28, 2005

Prof. Thomas is hilarious! At first you are completely taken aback by his comments but you get used to them. His class is very easy as long as you do all of the work. If you care enough about passing, you will.

4.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 28, 2005

the man is bi polar just about, but is entertaining and had interesting thoughts. you dont have to agree with them though because they are a litle crazy. get on tantrums too, but its fun to see him talk

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

he is funny! he'll help you if you need it!

3.0
3.0
MLIT
Nov 28, 2005

kabin really loves what he does and u can tell in his teaching. i've enjoyed his class.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Grade: A
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin makes this class fun. He is very funny and it is fun to listen to all the stupid things that he says.

4.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

It seemed like it would be a very easy class at first, but I ended up doing quite a bit of outside homework and studying. For such a huge class, you would think there would be little to no homework. The tests can be a little hard also. Nevertheless, this is all relative. If you work pretty hard you won't even have to take the last test.

5.0
3.0
MUSICLEC
Nov 28, 2005

fun class!!!!!!!!!!! he's a very interesting person!

4.0
1.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

He is very eccentric. Comes off rude and tacky, but has good intentions. He really makes you appreciate Classical music.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

This class is an easy A if u put forth effort!

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Grade: C-
Nov 28, 2005

I thought this was an enjoyable class that set a good foundation in classical music and helped show how classical music has influenced our culture.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Teaches music in a modern way not old fassion boring stuff.

4.0
1.0
MUSIC
Nov 28, 2005

He was pretyy funny, sometimes he goes a little too far but for the most part hes a good guy.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

This class was a blast!! A huge relief from the other classes that most of us are taking! his tests are kinda hard, but there are tons of other ways to get points to bump up your test grades!

3.0
1.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 28, 2005

He was a big black dude who was big and black... he tought us music!

5.0
4.0
MLIT003
Nov 28, 2005

Had a lot of work but was very easy. I recommend it to anyone!

4.0
1.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Just go to class and do the homework

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Mr. Thomas is a great teacher. I enjoyed every thing about the class and the best part were the med.

4.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

He is a very good teacher, but he is close minded. He is very passionate about what he does, and he has a great respect for music, and how it can cure the soul.

5.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Mr. Thomas is a very funny person. He always made class interesting and worth your time. I think that he is a great teacher and could always make your day a little better.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

He is very interesting and will definitely keep your attention throughout the 50 minutes. There is always something that he makes you listen to or watch everytime and he is very understanding if you have any problems.

4.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Grade: B
Nov 28, 2005

tests are kind of hard, but if you turn in everything else it's easy to get an A

4.0
3.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin's class was so wonderful!!

5.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 28, 2005

I really enjoyed Mr. Kabins class because he taught us how to think outside of the box more then anything. I also liked the meditations we did in class every day the music was really realaxing.

4.0
2.0
MLIT
Nov 28, 2005

great class! teacher is awesome!

3.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

i thought the point totals were confusing and it was hard to keep track of everything we had to hand in

2.0
4.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 28, 2005

everyone gave him a bad rep when i read thru his b4 enrollin in the class but i loved him! he has a great heart for music and helping all age groups! i got to work with him outside the classroom and he was very passionate for what he was doing!! he tought me never to give up and always reach for the stars!! 2 thumbs up!!

3.0
5.0
MUSIC
Nov 28, 2005

Nice teacher, but its hard to keep up with point totals. The meditations get to be annoying.

4.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin is funny but takes things a little too seriously.

3.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin was a cool teacher most of the time but the meditations got a little old. Some songs could be left out of the class.

2.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

I didn't like the class

4.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Kabin is cool as****! Take him!! You will have so much fun!

3.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

This class is pretty easy if you keep up with all of the meditations. Also, don't skip class often because he throws in little assignments which can hurt if they pile up. Overall, it is an enjoyable class; he is pretty hilarious.

4.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 28, 2005

Pretty easy class as long as you keep up and attend. Kabin is a great teacher. Very enthusiastic and fun teacher.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1013
Nov 28, 2005

Good teacher. Loves his subject.

5.0
3.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 28, 2005

This man creeped me out the first few weeks, but I grew to really appreciate his passion and dedication to classical music. He's doing a great thing and will be someone in this world one day. Great teacher! Take this class to enlighten your mind and get an easy a!

5.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

Kabin is seriously the most insightful teacher I have ever had. He makes you think of everything that happens to you daily as just part of it, and shows how musicians use this feeling to make everything make sense in the world. Awesome approach to a pretty boring class topic! Great!

3.0
2.0
MLIT
Nov 29, 2005

For some reason u always seem to make me laugh or smile.

4.0
2.0
MLIT0003
Grade: A+
Nov 29, 2005

Really fun and exciting

3.0
3.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

I love him!

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

He can be a bit radical, but you will feel like you've learned without having to teach it to yourself. If you keep up the class can even be easy. If you go expecting to learn you will be entertained. If you go expecting to be entertained you will work hard and learn. -an mlit student

4.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

Kabin Thomas is an overall awesome professor. His approach to learning is different from any method I've ever known. What I admire most in him is his utmost respect for other cultures music and the passion he has for his own.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

I really enjoyed Kabin's class. He knows how to make it interesting to learn. If you go to class you will do fine, and hear some of his good jokes.

4.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

Kabin was a cool guy. His course is a little different from your typical class, but the environment is pretty laid back. Overall, an awesome experience with music and a great professor.

4.0
1.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

Easy class- he's a little different than most, but overall a good guy. fun class.

4.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

Great teacher! Makes class fun and interesting. Pretty easy class, just make sure you do your meditations!

4.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

only one word to describe BIZZARE

5.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

I really love this class. Kabin Thomas is an awesome man and awesome professor! He has taught me how to open my mind and experience different types of music which has helped me to grow more as a person and my views on life and everything in it has been put to question! No doubt that everyone should take professor Thomas' class! It's awesome and fun

4.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

a pretty easy class if you put in a little bit of effort. Do your meditations, go to a couple of concerts, and show up and he will throw the points your way. Pretty funny/strange guy. Sometimes a little to much personal info about his life and such but overall pretty chill class.

5.0
3.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

He's one of the most charismatic people I've ever met!

5.0
1.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

Kabin was a good teacher, you need to go to class and concerts and be sure you do your meditations, but its not hard to get points if you go to class. He's a pretty cool guy, really passionate about music. Overall good class!

4.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

Pretty easy i fyou go to class and put forth a little effort!

5.0
1.0
M1003
Nov 29, 2005

Very dedicated. Can be a little strange.

2.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

No Comments

5.0
3.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

Kabin is extremely inspirational to me as a musician and teacher. You can see that he has passion and a great love for what he does, and that helps the students appreciate him more!! best teacher I've had.

3.0
3.0
MUSICLECTURE
Nov 29, 2005

i think kabin is a piece of**** teacher. i think he makes stuff up and has no idea what he is talking about. i HATE coming to this class.

1.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Grade: A
Nov 29, 2005

I lost interest when Rump Shaker was compared to Vivaldi!

4.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

I really liked Kabin. I thought he was very passionate about his job. Even though the class might be a bit boring, its still pretty interesting.

5.0
2.0
MUSICLECTURE
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Nov 29, 2005

Kabin is an awesome teacher. He is different from all of the other boring professors. He adds fun stuff and you can never predict what he will do next. The class is pretty easy but you hawve to study the music!! He is helpful and very understanding! I love the class!!

5.0
4.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

He is a great teacher.

3.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

He is a very amazing teacher because he is so much passion for what he does!!!

3.0
3.0
MLIT
Nov 29, 2005

No Comments

3.0
1.0
MLIT
Nov 29, 2005

Mr. Thomas loves music, and is not slow to scream, yell, or curse at you while listening to music in class if you are talking. It is easy.

5.0
2.0
MUSIC
Nov 29, 2005

I really love this class, it was entertaining and he always gives you something to think about....

4.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

Kabin Thomas is really passionate about music and it helped me learn about some stuff I didnt know about.. He's really funny but kind of stubborn

3.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 29, 2005

Mr. Thomas is a great teacher and I could tell that he really knows what he is teaching. He really loves music.

3.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Nov 30, 2005

mr thomas is a fun teacher, he is very animated and passionate about what he does. i enjoyed having him as a teacher.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Nov 30, 2005

Kabin loves music and he is willing do to ANYTHING to show you that he does!! Good class to take!!!

4.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Dec 1, 2005

Kabin has a true passion for what he does and it shows in his teachings....when a teacher is passionate about what he is teaching it makes it easier to learn...this class was a great class except for the fact he is a raging satan lover...I mean Liberal

4.0
2.0
MLIT
Dec 1, 2005

Mr. Thomas was very passionate about the subject and this made it a lot easier to learn. The only complaint I would have would be the lack of organization in the class. Despite having so many aids you feel like your shooting in the dark with your grades. You often don't know if they have been received, counted, graded, anything for months at a time

3.0
1.0
MLIT1003
Grade: A
Dec 2, 2005

Kabin Thomas is a really nice and funny guy, but he is very unorganized at times. There isn't a lot of structure in this class. Also, there's too much work for 950 students. It's almost impossible for him to keep up with all the grades, so it is very difficult to track your progress. However, it's interesting material and class is fun.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Dec 2, 2005

Professor Thomas is one of the greatest teachers i've known. He's extremely passionate about his work and very knowledgeable. He was great and I would definitely take this class, it made my first semester bearable, haha.

5.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Grade: A-
Dec 2, 2005

Kabin was a wonderful and enthusiastic teacher. I went into the class with a love for music, but now I have a passion for music as an art. I wish Kabin well in all that he does. Thank you for being the BEST teacher I have ever had :)

5.0
3.0
MLIT1003
Dec 3, 2005

Remember to go to concerts early in the semester.

4.0
3.0
MLIT
Dec 5, 2005

He is an awesome teacher and he really cares about what he is doing with his life!!

5.0
3.0
MLIT
Dec 6, 2005

Had a great time in the class but it is also imperative that you go to class or you will definitely fall behind.

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Dec 6, 2005

The class was very intersting to say the least. Kabin is a wonderful professor, who to some mite seem to pushy and arrogant, but it I did not think that at all. Easy class if you do your meditations and partially study for the test. Kabin, thank you for expressing your views of classical music upon me, I great appreciate your time and effort.Thanks

5.0
1.0
MLIT
Dec 14, 2005

very easy class but just because it is easy doesnt mean that you can skip his class all the time and still make an A. gives out alot of extra credit. you wont have to take the final if you do every extra credit, all your concerts, all your meditations, and do pretty okay on your other test before the day of the final

4.0
3.0
MUSICLEC1003
Jan 24, 2006

He is a very interesting teacher

5.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Feb 24, 2006

He actually was fired? This University is a joke. I guess they would prefer some individual standing before the class boring us all to death. What a great loss this is.

4.0
1.0
MLIT1003
Mar 8, 2006

wish all teachers had the same principles as kabin. he's awesome! i hope everything goes well for him and he's dreams come true because this man deserves his dreams. i could relate to his talks all the time. he was hella awesome!!!

2.0
2.0
MLIT1003
Jul 18, 2006

I consider Kabin Thomas to be one of the worst teachers I've ever had. His class contained way too much obscenity and liberal propaganda. Classes should approach course material with objectivity. I will at least say, though, that meditation moments were a great way to bring music to the students and force them to think about and interpret music.

5.0
1.0
MUSICLECT
May 15, 2007

No Comments

4.0
1.0
MLIT1003
Feb 13, 2010

Good Guy! Tried hard. A bit unorganized, but got us to listen to music, which I never would have listened to. Meditations were awesome! I need to keep doing that! I miss him on campus.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
Most common grades:
A (3)
Fail (1)
C- (1)
Grade Distribution
A(4)B(1)C(1)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 9 reported grades
A: 3
Fail: 1
C-: 1
B: 1
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.64 avg change
Jan
Feb
Mar
Jul
May
Feb
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

MUSL1003

5.0

(1)

MUSICLEC

5.0

(1)

MLIT003

5.0

(1)

MLIT1013

5.0

(1)

M1003

5.0

(1)
+9 more courses
Difficulty by Course

MLIT003

4.0

MUSL1003

3.0

MUS1003

3.0

MUSICLEC

3.0

MUSICLEC1003

3.0

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