Frederika King - Emerson College

Professor: Frederika King

Department: TBD

College: Emerson College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MU120
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fredricka is a kind and gentle soul. She will make sure you are succeeding and are doing good. However, her teaching style can be all over the place, espeically with the notes. Which is what makes this an easy class, go to class take the notes and you'll be fine. There are 3 quizzes all of which is based on memorization and two projects.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MU137
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Although I'm sure she is a great person, I found she was extremely biased to students whom she liked. The students that struggled however, she was not nice to. The class is very hard. The tests are all open ended. YOU WILL NOT LISTEN TO GOOD MUSIC. You will listen to throat singing, bad instruments, and things that are NO LONGER RELEVANT.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MU120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Frederika really cares about what she teaches, and gives informative lectures. Her classes all have five grades: 3 exams and 2 projects, usually essays. She grades them very toughly, but gives you a question-for-question study guide ahead of time. You need to study hard for her tests, but if you do, you have nothing to worry about.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MU137
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof King is amazing. She is so nice and caring and wonderful. I had a crazy schedule this semester and she has been so accommodating, even meeting with me after work on the weekends. A very talented musician, she is really passionate about music & music history. Term projects are fun, and the tests are mostly memorization. Love her & the class :)

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MU137
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love professor King! She is so wonderful and a little strange, but she really cares about her students. She is a really talented/experienced musician as well, so her resources for outside class assignments are amazing. Listening to music is such a good time and I'm so glad to be taking it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MU120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I love Professor King. She has an awesome, bubbly personality, and she really knows what she's talking about. Do the study guides, because they are the only way you'll be able to properly prepare for the tests, take good notes, and go to class, and you will learn so much!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MU220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor King is really knowledgeable and really, really cares about the subject she teaches. This makes the class really fun and easy to enjoy. The lectures and power points are kind of unorganized, but you can get around that once you're used to it. The study guides are the test, so practice all of your answers and you're fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MU202
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are really interesting and the subject matter is very interesting. However, the tests are god awful because they are entirely written and require you to memorize almost everything she teaches. If you can easily get through a study guide, this class will be easy for you. If you have retention problems, probably not.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

King is a really great person and really knows the material inside and out. But like the rest of these evaluations, there are some downfalls. The tests are very very hard and much of the info on the test is not even given to us on her study guide. Many students complained but nothing was done. Shes very strict in class as well. no laptops or phones

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MU202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you like music history, the class is really interesting. She's a VERY tough grader though. You need to memorize exact dates and everything for the tests. You really have to work for it, but she's a nice woman and she'll gladly help you if you ask for it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MU202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor King is super sweet and really knows her stuff. There's no textbook for the class and no homework, except for 2 research papers. Writing the two papers and studying for the exams, in my opinion, isn't that difficult, just time consuming. The study guide IS the test, so as long as you take good notes and study hard, you'll be fine.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very hip and groovy lady. Tests are all short answer and exactly like the study guide she gives. Papers are alright. I don't why people are saying the class is hard. All you have to do is take notes during class, do the 2 papers, and take 3 tests without a textbook. She puts up her own set of notes online that will help you fill in the study guide.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MU137
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very sweet and pleasant woman, horrible professor. No matter how hard I try I cannot pay attention in her class. Her power points are unorganized so it's hard to take notes and she repeats lectures. Her quizzes are impossible to study for since the notes are so unorganized and they are extremely difficult. I do NOT recommend any of her classes.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MU137
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Frederika is one of the worst professors I've ever had (though admittedly it doesn't help that she's teaching a terrible class). She has no idea how to make powerpoints, highlights seemingly irrelevant information that she makes you memorize for her extremely hard and long "quizzes" that are entirely short answer. A waste of money, time and effort.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LISTENINGTOMU
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor King is a nice person but a difficult professor. Her teaching style is dry. She does not allow laptops in class and will call you out if you are not paying attention. It also does not help that the course material is bland. Would not recommend this class or King as a professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MU202
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awesome class, amazing teacher. No homework, but exams are really hard and she grades harshly on them.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MU202
• 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: N/A

Comment:

A nice woman but a SUPER dry teacher. Every class consists of powerpoints and notes. It's bearable if you have a genuine interest in the subject. The tests consist of only short answers that require recollection of very specific information. The term papers are okay but she takes off points for things she never specifically outlines as requirements

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MUS202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor King is such a gem! She has a bright personality! I found the information we covered in class very interesting, despite my lack of interest before attending the class. Only 2 term papers and 3 tests. A lot of note taking, which I don't mind. The tests are so simple--based only on memorization! Highly recommended!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MU202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her class was extremely boring and she did not teach but rather read verbatim off a power pt (which IRONICALLY she discouraged). I had no interest whatsoever in class and her grading on term papers is unclear. But luckily, I am used to PURE memorizing for test, so I was able to get the grade I wanted. Get ready for memorization of useless facts.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MU120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Frederika King is such a wonderful person! Her lectures can get a little dry, but her personality shines through the dullest of classes. I would highly recommend her to anyone!