George Kent - University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Professor: George Kent

Department: Music

College: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MUS110N
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

George Kent is the greatest trumpet teacher I have ever had. Learned more with him in one semester than I did in three years.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Hard class. Harder than you would thing Music 101 should be. Does not use a textbook or any type of powerpoint. Have to take very good notes and listen to everything he says. Sometimes confusing lectures where you don't know what he is talking about. Quizzes are all T/F or matching. Would not recommend this class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MUC101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

There's no textbook so you have to take really good notes from his lectures. His quizzes were super tough and really focused on the little details he said about things in lecture.. it was really annoying and really tough. 3 absences means you fail the class. attend every lecture and you should do fine on the quizzes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Kent is an extremely talented musician and a very nice individual but not the best teacher. Class is just lectures, occasionally he writes down random names on the whiteboard or we listen to classical music. He tells you what to study for the quizzes, but the quizzes are basically random fun facts that you really can't prepare for.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

All his exams are True/False, Matching, and listening

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Go to Class. Take clear notes and go to him to see if they're up to his expectations. I wouldn't recommend taking the class but it's not horrible. There are only 4 quizzes and the final is worth 1/5 of your grade. If you get an A- for the class before the final you're exempt from the final.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MUC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

A lot of people are saying his quizzes are taken from thin air, but that's not the case, if you take the notes from lecture and study them you will be fine. Everything on the quizzes will be in your notes, it's not that hard. Quizzes are all 20-25 T/F or matching. He's also very talented and extremely nice.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You never understand what he is talking about

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Kent's MUS101 class is impossible. You can take notes on the lecture, study them for hours, and still fail his quizzes even though they appear easy. The lack of a textbook doesn't make this class any easier. Don't take this class, it's killing me.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Kent's MUS101 class can be summed up in one word: impossible. I'm a student that cares about my grades and am a Dean's List student--but Kent's class slaughtered my GPA. The quizzes are usually just truefalse, but the questions are largely pulled out of thin air and guessing is done on pretty much all of them. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MUS110N
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are a trumpet player and considering coming to URI, you must take lessons with Prof. Kent. He is the most incredible musician and teacher I know, and the quality of my playing ability has skyrocketed in the last few semesters of lessons with him. Although he may not say exactly what you want to hear, he is always right. Best Teacher Ever.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is mandatory, unless you sit an inch away from him you cant hear him or read off the board, this is suppose to be a basic intro to music but he expect you to be a music major who eat breaths and sleeps music

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MUSIC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT take this class. This could be the worst class to take. I can almost guarantee you will receive an F in this course.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unless you personally knew Beethoven himself, I wouldn't recommend taking this course. This is clearly NOT a 101 course. Hell, I believe music majors would struggle with this class. Quizzes and the final are what make up your grade, and all quizzes have none of the material to which he lectures. I take my classes seriously, and I have an F.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tests have nothing to do with what he says in class and no book is given so your guessing on all questions.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pay attention, be there every day, take good notes, ask questions. He's not unreasonable as long as you put in the work. He DOES expect you to have a VERY basic understanding of some musical vocabulary, so that you can understand the concepts he will be teaching, so look things up on wikipedia

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

For the love of god.... Save your GPA and DO NOT take this class. I take my education very seriously and I attend my classes. But this professor is horrible. I have gone to him for extra help, I have spent countless hours studying for his quizzes. The material he talks about in class is completely different than what's on the quizzes.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVIOD if possible! quiz questions are pulled from thin air!! Went to his office to ask for help I got a 'come back later' twice and no help!! my best advice.. cheat

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

George is a great teacher and loves what he does. I took notes in class and studied and when the quizzes came around, I was clueless as to what was on them. He expects a lot out of his students even though this is an entry level music class. My best advice is to take notes in class and maybe look up some definitions on Wikipedia.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He tries hard to help his students with everything but his quiz have NOTHING to do with what he teaches. his not clear at all on the quiz and expects you to know what he is saying.