James Sifferman - Southeast Missouri State University

Professor: James Sifferman
Department: Music
College: Southeast Missouri State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: PIAN1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He doesn't teach..... He will help you if you ask, but he doesn't offer it. So you can practice something wrong and not find out about it until je tests you over it. But he really is a nice guy.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
So boring its not even funny,but you really don't need to go to class except for the day of a test and the day befor the test. very boring, he is so boring, did i mention the boring part?
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • 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:
soo boring. you can tell he loves music though. reads from the book during class. just read the book and memorize the first couple of notes of the music for each chapter and youll get an A.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Sifferman gets a bad rap from students who don't care. I think he truly cares about his students and wants us to do well. He loves music (that's obvious), and yeah, he's tough (be prepared to work a little), but kinda like Rush Limbaugh in thinking we should strive for excellence. Maybe some of you guys should learn to study and to think outsid
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • 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:
This guy is a joke! What he gives you as notes and the information that is on the test are completely different things. I really do not think this guy really cares about his students. He just stands up there and reads the information directly out of the book. The class would not be that bad if the teacher cared. If at all possiable, don't take him!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • 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:
Please do yourself a favor and don't take this class with Mr. Sifferman. You will be saving your self a lot of regret later. His tests are extremely difficult, and on the concert reports it's hard to get an A. We have about 6 weeks left and we have 4 tests left, including the final. Yes, you heard right, 4 tests. Just stay away, if possible!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy is a horriable teacher. He just stands up there and reads things directly from the book. He doesnt talk loud enough for you to hear him. If at all possiable, DO NOT TAKE HIM! HE IS HORRIABLE!!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: PIANO1
  • 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:
You will do well if you practice your stuff. He is not helpful at all and it's creepy when he pops into your headset like the voice of God. It makes you jump. He is monotone and rambles on. He grades pretty fairly, he really CAN tell if you practice. Taking him for Piano is unavoidable so get on his good side early on and you should be fine.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Sifferman is a rambler. I take better notes from the book than from what he is 'teaching' us. The class is never full, except on test days. He rambles about the randomest things during the class and may grant us with a fact or two (in an hour and 15 min!) that is actually going to be on the test. USELESS CLASS with him as the teacher.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • 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:
This is by far the most boring class I have ever taken. There are over 40 kids in the class and not even 20 show up unless its a test day. He keeps you for the whole class and just rambles on about nothing. No one is interested at all.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is not very clear in his teaching. He only gives like 3 test then you have 3 recital papers to write, which he grades pretty hard on. The tests only have 26 M.C. questions that are 3 points each and then listening portion there are 5 songs and each song name is 2 points and composer 2 points. Book is not very helpful.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MU182
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The man has no passion in the appreciation of music. Granted he is an amazing piano player, that hardly makes up for the fact that he is a completely incoherent teacher who has little interest in the students learning.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CLASSPIANO
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
piano is hard, but so is any other instrument. there's only so much blame you can put on the professor. most of the people who have complained about him, never practised outside of class. his fault? not so much.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: PIANO14
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
piano is super crazy hard. he's a virtuoso and so when you have that much knowledge sometimes its difficult to teach that in a keyboard lab setting, so give him some slack on that one. he's very nice and willing to do what he can to help you out. his pa
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: PIANO14
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
piano is super crazy hard, and the man is a virtuoso. i'm in awe of his ability to be so patient with those of us th
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: LESSONS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is awesome. When I came here, I was a piano loser. But, for whatever reason, he stuck with me, and helped me pull my head and my fingers out of my butt. I now feel very comfortable going into grad school and feel up to the challenge to play anything. I am very thankful to be where I am because of him. He is avery nice guy outside school too
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: PIANO14
  • 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:
It's a little difficult teaching a class in an electronic computer lab since everyone is doing their own thing all hour, but he does a decent job of it. It's a little creepy when he clicks into your headset and starts breathing heavily.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MU253
  • 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:
He seems like he knows what he's doing but doesn't know how to teach it to his students in a classroom setting.
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