Gregory Butler - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Gregory Butler

Department: Music

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MUSIC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The course's structure is very well set up with no final exam and tests for every chapter. I didn't attend a single lecture as he quite literally took his notes from the online textbook chapter review. Study the text and you will do fine, I got an easy A- . He is quite a fair marker

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MUSC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had this professor for a couple of classes. He was by far the best history prof I have ever had. He is really easy to understand and gives awesome lectures.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Rude, useless lectures that I would fall asleep in, a snob... and I actually like music history (just NOT his class)! I would avoid him, but if he's teaching 121, you really can't, so just don't buy the study guide and study from the text instead.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MUSIC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I dont know what people are saying with regards to his tests being fair. The class average was below 40% for the first exam and on the final exam, the only written questions had to do with random pieces of information that were scarcely spoken about. There was one mc question about haydn, and nothing about mozart, though they were ch.22!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Worst professor I've encountered so far at UBC. Unfortunately I hear there are more like him out there. Not interested in teaching, didn't treat us with respect, and on the whole nearly killed my interest in music. History can be boring, perhaps, but this guy made it torture because he's just so horribly unpleasant. Skip the lectures; use the book.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Incredibly disorganized and unapproachable. Learned nothing from his lectures. He often would just read directly from the textbook. For listening examples he'd talk while they were being played so you couldn't understand him or the examples. An absolutely horrible professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MUSC354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I must say he is the most terrible prof I've ever met in all of my university years. He's never around in his office hours, he comes to class unprepared, he doesn't answer to student's questions, there's no textbook. Only 3 people showed up for our final class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The man doesn't give to whits about his students. He gives off the appearance of just riding his tenure as far as it will take him. If you can avoid his class, do.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He reads out of the textbook. Why am i paying over $400 for this course again?

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MUSC354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

HORRIBLE. He never comes prepared for class. His lectures are hopelessly disorganized. Sometimes he'll just read from a book!) He doesn't give us a textbook, so we never have much of a clue what to prepare for in every lecture, and the notes are not much help to study from for our essay quizzes, since we have no text to study from.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Brilliant? Definitely doesn't carry over to his teaching. Why does he even bother? There's no point in going to class, since he just reads straight out of the text.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MUSIC430454
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not the most exciting class, not lecture based...I enjoyed it though. Refreshing change from first term (awesome in a different way). He's all about Bach. A little scary at first, but he's actually a really nice guy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Alright.... so his lectures are monotone - but this guy is brilliant - if you're unsure of something, just ask and he'll give you a clear explanation. His tests are very fair as well. This is Music history..... how entertaining CAN it get???

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Why bother showing up to lectures? He just reads to us from the textbook. The worst music professor I ever had. He may be brilliant, but get him out of the classroom.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have to agree with the last comment. Teaching is definitely not his "forte" (no pun intended).

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MUSC121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AWFUL. He doesn't know what he talks about and lacks in the charisma and likeability department. I dreaded going to class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MUS500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Without a doubt, the WORST prof I've ever had the displeasure of working with.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His notes,when he writes them, are all over the place. He lectures directly from the text and tends to drone. But he is brilliant, it just doesn't come out in his teaching.