Music in the United States
Explores various American music genres within their social and historical contexts.
Summary
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Assignments feature vague guidelines paired with harsh grading criteria, and the instructor is described as shutting down student questions and discussions.
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Prerequisites
Course mapMUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
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- Any of
- MUSIC 212
- declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Margaret Butler is reported to shut down discussions and questions, with assignments featuring vague guidelines but harsh criteria. Reviewers also cite sluggish grading and offensive handling of topics like mental health.
MARGARET BUTLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Margaret Butler's instruction is poorly received, with a single review citing significant issues with her teaching style and course management.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2009: 3.08 GPA, 38.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.88 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Assignments feature vague guidelines paired with harsh grading criteria, and the instructor is described as shutting down student questions and discussions.
Historical reviews of Margaret Butler: Students report sluggish grading and offensive handling of sensitive topics like mental health, creating a frustrating academic environment.
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Model & dataset provenance
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