[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTg2MDMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2026-04-30 19:26:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"he's really chill, just show up to class bc attendance is worth like 25% of ur grade. but the TA's give test answers and you can easily get a 100 without ever paying attention","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTc2NzQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2026-04-30 01:09:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"he was lowk the goat, idk why ppl r hating... the class was easy and all u have to do is show up for lecture ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODkyNzc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2026-04-21 21:51:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Attendance is mandatory and that not so great but it's taken at the end of class so you can show up late. Plus the TA's usually give you the answers for the test.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTM5MzMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2026-01-23 02:02:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures were a struggle to get through at times but paying attention was not nessescary. The TAs give half of the test answers and a study guide to help you with the rest.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTMxODEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2026-01-21 21:38:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures sometimes focused on side topics that weren't necessary, but all the material was very straightforward and easy to understand. Important information is reviewed in discussion. Attendance really matters! ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzk5OTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-12-26 10:35:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Took this class for ethnic studies requirement. Super easy but the lectures were a pain. He would take attendance every time at the end and attendance was worth 30% of overall grade. To be fair if he didn't, people wouldn't show up. Would get annoyed when people should only show up at the end for the code. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTgwMzAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-12-11 18:00:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class itself is not hard; his lectures are just very disorganized, and he jumps around a lot chronologically. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjE5NjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-05-09 00:25:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Was super super boring but attendance was required so basically half the class showed up in the last 10 minutes for the code which he got pissy about but whatever.  Class was a super easy A, but he stopped posting the slides after a while (probably to punish those who showed up late) which was kind of snake-y of him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjAwNDM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-05-07 21:30:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Among the worst lecturers around. Slides are poorly organized and he reads directly from them. He meanders through the subject w/o any points.\nAlthough the course is called \"Jazz in the 20th Century\" he spends roughly a month in the 19th century and never gets past the mid-1940's. No mention of Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, etc.\nA waste of time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTY3MjA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-05-05 21:05:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class was a walk in the park, but Dr. E certainly didn't make it any more enjoyable. He routinely showed up to class right when it was supposed to start and cut into the first 10 or so minutes of lecture time setting up the lecture slides which were on his phone. He was clearly passionate about jazz and the exams were easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNzcwNzQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-03-14 07:25:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easy class. Outside of this course though he is a bad person and doesn't stick up for his students ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjMyODQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-02-03 06:50:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Learned about as much in the semester as I could have from listening to a podcast. Weekly assignment basically graded on participation, midterm and final easy As if you read the slides. Final essay chill. Discussion section useless. Show up for mandatory attendance and this is an easy A ethnic studies class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTc4NDA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2025-01-21 01:42:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Endres is a very talented musician with a lot of passion, but this class exploded in popularity and became a joke because of uninterested students just wanting their ethnic studies credit. There are weekly readings and a final essay, but the grading is generous, and the two tests are pulled directly from the lecture slides, which are on Canvas.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDU4MDk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-12-30 01:42:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures were only really worth coming to for the attendance which is part of your grade. The lectures were almost entirely Dr. Endres reading the projected slides, and the TAs made the class interesting. It wasn't hard, the weekly reading and responses took some time but everything was graded very leniently, especially the final essay.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzQ4OTU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-12-17 20:16:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"It isn't the most fun class but it's easy. One paper per week that's easy to write. A final paper thats alright. Idk about other TA's but mine was chill. Attendance is manditory so that's a bummer :(. The hardest part was the lectures being at 8:50 am. Overall I reccomend taking it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzMwNjIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-12-16 22:07:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you're looking for a class that's just okay, this is the class for you. This Prof. Endres makes jazz kind of boring. It can be fun if you choose to write on something you like for the final paper. Discussions are helpful for midterm and final especially.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjg2MzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-12-14 00:34:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Endres sometimes just reads off the slides, but the class is super easy, and it's nice getting to listen to jazz, especially coming from someone who isn't an instrument player. Again, it is a SUPER easy class; TAs basically feed you a 100. Kind of a lot of reading, tho. Just go to class and study the slides before the exams and you'll be fine","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMDg4NDI2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-12-03 23:14:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Endres is pretty average as far as professors go. His lectures were sometimes engaging and sometimes not depending on the day. He plays examples of jazz music throughout the lecture which is pretty fun. The readings are long and pretty boring but graded on completion. The class overall is okay.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTk3MTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-11-20 23:19:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great class and great professor. I didn't have to study at all for the midterm and don't plan on it for the final. The weekly reading responses are not too bad as they are only about 200-300 words and are cancelled some weeks. Pay attention in the discussion section and you will be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5ODYxMjk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-10-28 15:54:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Well-structured class, midterm is easy and the practice we do in discussion is enough to prepare you for it, given you work a little bit on your own too. The weekly readings are a bit long, but the writing is graded well and can be completed even if you miss the due date. 3 write-ups of performances are required, but they're pretty easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.764055+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzQyNTY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2788151","instructor_name":"Matthew Endres","course_label":"music102","course_id":"MUSIC 102","course_uid":"course_fde99ecec6a30da03e42c21f","review_date":"2024-05-02 18:16:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ignore any prior bad reviews (which were all posted the same day and CLEARLY from the same person. Any questions given on the mid-term and final ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2788151","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]