Lisa Feurzeig - Grand Valley State University

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Lisa Feurzeig - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Lisa Feurzeig

Department: Music

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I was going through a really tough time at home and she was willing to work with me to get my assignments in on time. Was so easy to work with and so nice. If I missed an assignment she would immediately contact me to ask if I needed help with it. She was so caring and loving to her students.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She might be ok in a classroom, but online learning is beyond her abilities. We had an instructional designer (online help for a teacher) added to try and reorganize her class. She had due dates that were different between her syllabus, blackboard interface, and a separate document titled due dates. She also overloads you with pointless emails.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MUS119
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Every class is a lecture. The teacher has a lot of knowledge but very boring. Tests are crazy hard. Do your hw, do good on tests and you can skip classes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MUS119
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Feurzeig is intelligent, but incredibly dull and boring. She really should have stuck with research, as someone else on here said. The homework assignments she gives rarely even relate to class material. She gives study guides before tests, but usually they weren't very specific or helpful. Be ready to be independent if you take a class from her!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MUS120
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Feurzeig is intelligent and has a ton of valuable information on music literature and history. That being said, I personally did not enjoy her teaching style. The lectures are EXTREMELY dry and long. It is not always clear as to what is expected of you. Not very approachable.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MUS305
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Feurzeig is a very gentle, and because of this, she loathes forcing work out of students. If you come unmotivated and without reading, she won't make you, and you won't do well (makes sense if you ask me). The upper level literature courses are designed to teach history AND critical thinking and analysis. Many students don't like that.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MUS129
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you expect an easy A, do not take Dr. Feurzeig. But if you are willing to work hard, do the readings, and bring your own ideas to discussions and to your writing, you will love her. She is immensely intelligent, and is always willing to help if you seek her out. She is also a very kind and thoughtful person, and an inspiring person to be around.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Do not take her. I regret every minute I had to be in that class. She is very disrespectful. She wrote something on my powerpoint one time, and it was very rude. She makes herself seem intelligent, but she really isn't. Her notes are clear at all, she is not detailed in her work at all. She's very disorganized, and doesn't explain things.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Didn't really like this prof. She was very nice but rather disorganized and kind of just wrote all over the board which made it difficult to understand what was supposed to be studied for tests. Seemed tougher than it needed to be

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very boring, she isnt very intelligent. Notes are minimal. Lectures are dry . Dosent explaon stuff well but its a musicclass so its reallynot that bad just long lectures

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MUS218
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:

I wouldn't recommend this teacher. she is smart but she only talks to students that are music majors in the class and she doesn't post grades at all during the semester. If you ask why you received a grade on a assignment she will tell you that she doesn't know why because she doesn't have a rubric.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MUS305
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. F is really a great teacher. Her answers to questions can be a bit vague at times. It's best to follow your interests when writing your paper and communicate with her about them often. Not the prof to take if you're looking for an easy A. Be persistent with questions and let your own thirst for knowledge guide you- she won't supply one for you.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MU305
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:

DO NOT TAKE A COURSE WITH HER. Incredibly intelligent woman. Incredibly biased against students, unclear expectations and extremely disorganized. Lectures are a waste of time. Waste of time and money. Clearly her passion is research,she should just stick with that.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very unorganized with notes and honestly I'm still not even sure what I was supposed to know about the class. She is very willing to help, however, but I don't recommend her

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not a professor you would want to take,I definitely DON'T recommend her.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MUS305
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class is not a 19th century music history class. It is rather an interpretation of 19th century music. Do not go into this class thinking you are going to learn a lot about the history of the music. 15% is history. 60% is interpreting. 25% is listening.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MUS218
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Interesting class/prof. Be sure to stay on top of the assignments she gives or it will be a difficult class. Lots of short writing assignments, so be prepared for 1-2 pages every 2 weeks. The terms and definitions you need to learn are the hardest part. Exams covered material that could be found in notes as well as the book, study guide is given.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MUS305
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is a very intelligent woman, but she is not a good teacher. There is no organization to any of her lectures. I love history, and 19th Century music is my favorite, but I honestly did not learn anything from this class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: HNR215
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good professor. Kind of too focused on German virtuosos but whatever. As long as you meet out of class with her you should find what you are looking for. Fun professor.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MUS305
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I didn't like Dr. Feurzeig for my freshman music lit classes. Boy did I misjudge her. She and the rest of the faculty really make a statement in those freshman level courses to weed out the ones who don't want to be there. By the time I took 305, she was funny, helpful, and much more open to our ideas. A really first rate instructor. Thanks!

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