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MUSP 1615

Irish Fiddle/Experienced Beginner · 1 instructor on record · 7 sections

What the course score is made of

98BC evaluations7 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2022 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

79thMore challenging than 79% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

95BC — “Intellectually Challenging”7 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”7 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Performance course. For students who have at least one year's experience playing the violin, this class will help students continue in the development of violin technique. Students will learn more advanced Irish dance tunes with some beginning ornamentation (bowing and fingering). Students may take the experienced beginner class for more than one semester until they feel ready to move to the Intermediate level.

The only instructor on record

7 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Sheila Falls KeohaneIrish Fiddle \| Director, Gaelic Roots Program at Boston College · Music	997 records	25th	79th

There is no ranking to read here: Sheila Falls Keohane is the only instructor with evaluation records for MUSP 1615, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Sheila Falls Keohane

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
MUSP 2600Irish Fiddle/Intermediate	17 records	98

Other MUSP classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MUSP 2820Chamber Music Ensembles	420 records	93
MUSP 1660Middle East Astaza! Music Ensemble	314 records	96
MUSP 1670Waaw Waaw Sabar: BC West African Music Ensemble	214 records	95
MUSP 2750Musical Theater Cabaret	214 records	90
MUSP 1760Introduction to Improvisation	18 records	90
MUSP 1770Gospel Music Workshop	28 records	96

The line

All 13 items · means across 7 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

100100th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9774th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9988th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9985th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

100100th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9889th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

100100th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

100100th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

100100th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9253rd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9579th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

100100th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

7 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Sheila Falls Keohane	Spring 2026	01	100	100	—
Sheila Falls Keohane	Fall 2025	01	100	100	—
Sheila Falls Keohane	Spring 2025	01	100	100	—
Sheila Falls Keohane	Fall 2024	01	100	100	—
Sheila Falls Keohane	Spring 2024	01	100	100	40
Sheila Falls Keohane	Spring 2023	01	100	100	—
Sheila Falls Keohane	Fall 2022	01	93	87	—

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.