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DON'T TAKE THE CLASS Poorly organized, unnecessarily tough on grading, very vague with guidelines yet punishes you for not following them, has a hugely inflated sense of importance for a very basic class and overall just a very bad teacher and just seemed unpleasant to keep it civil. She will punish you for being sick. I could go on.Rate My Professors ↗
To comprehensively list the issues with Doctor Butler as a professor would take well over the allowed characters. To be succinct, she would shuts down discussions and questions, her assignments have vague guidelines but harsh criteria, grading is sluggish, and her handling of certain topics like mental health is borderline offensive.Rate My Professors ↗
Uninteresting, rude, unreasonableRate My Professors ↗
Butler was a great professor but she thinks that everyone taking this class loves operas and musicals. I was not one of those people so I found it difficult to find it interesting and really even care. She takes music a little too seriously.Rate My Professors ↗
Worst class I have ever taken. Butler did not teach at all. 100% partner discussion, group projects, and presentations. She assigned 2 papers a week and graded 12 wks of them in the latter half of finals week; we had no idea where we stood on grades. I got 20% taken off a paper for using the wrong type of accent. Very condescending and unhelpful.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Butler was very disrespectful towards students in a multitude of ways. Absolutely no guidance, held favorite students, lectures were disorganized/waste of time, not to mention her lack of grading policies. Was extremely rude throughout the entire semester and never gave constructive feedback, only would point out mistakes or errors.Rate My Professors ↗
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MUSIC 297 explores wide-ranging topics in music history, performance, theory, or education.
No offering record · Spring 2025
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Fall 2023–Spring 2025A graduate seminar exploring specific topics in musicology, focusing on key aspects, genres, or stylistic periods.
No offering record · Spring 2025
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Fall 2020–Spring 2025 · limited sampleDistinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | MUSIC 297 | Special Topics in Music |
| Spring 2025 | MUSIC 911 | Seminar in Musicology |
| Spring 2024 | MUSIC 297 | Special Topics in Music |
| Spring 2024 | MUSIC 414 | Survey of Music in the Classic Era |
| Fall 2023 | MUSIC 497 | Special Topics in Music |
| Fall 2023 | MUSIC 911 | Seminar in Musicology |
| Spring 2023 | LIS/MUSIC 619 | Music Research Methods and Materials |
| Spring 2023 | MUSIC 419 | Music in the United States |
| Spring 2023 | MUSIC 990 | Masters Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | MUSIC 105 | Storytelling on Stage: Introduction to Musical Theater and Opera |
| Fall 2022 | MUSIC 414 | Survey of Music in the Classic Era |
| Spring 2022 | MUSIC 317 | Musical Women in Europe and America: Creativity, Performance, and Identity |
| Spring 2022 | MUSIC 513 | Survey of Opera |
| Fall 2021 | MUSIC 105 | Storytelling on Stage: Introduction to Musical Theater and Opera |
| Fall 2021 | MUSIC 414 | Survey of Music in the Classic Era |
| Fall 2020 | MUSIC 105 | Storytelling on Stage: Introduction to Musical Theater and Opera |
| Fall 2020 | MUSIC 911 | Seminar in Musicology |
| Spring 2020 | MUSIC 317 | Musical Women in Europe and America: Creativity, Performance, and Identity |
| Spring 2020 | MUSIC 419 | Music in the United States |
| Fall 2019 | INTER-LS 102 | First-year Seminar in the Humanities |
| Fall 2019 | MUSIC 101 | The Musical Experience |
| Spring 2019 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2019 | LITTRANS 410 | In Translation: Special Topics in Italian Literature |
| Spring 2019 | MUSIC 419 | Music in the United States |
| Fall 2018 | FOLKLORE/MUSIC 103 | Introduction to Music Cultures of the World |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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