Class record · MUSP · MCAS

MUSP 1842

The Boston College Piano Ensemble · 1 instructor on record · 8 sections

What the course score is made of

96BC evaluations8 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

60thMore challenging than 60% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”8 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

26thMore work than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

43BC — “Workload”8 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. The Boston College Piano Ensemble provides an opportunity for pianists to meet with one another and play four, six and eight-hand works at both one and two pianos. The Ensemble is open by audition to all members of the BC community who are intermediate or higher level pianists.

The only instructor on record

8 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Linda PapatopoliAdjunct Instructor, Piano \| Director, Piano Ensemble · Music	988 records	26th	60th

There is no ranking to read here: Linda Papatopoli is the only instructor with evaluation records for MUSP 1842, so the number is a record, not a position.

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 8 records

The Professor4 items

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

9886th pctl

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

9885th pctl

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

9884th pctl

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

9882nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9677th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9680th pctl

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

9462nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9681st pctl

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

9889th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9888th 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.

4326th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9260th pctl

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

9678th 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

8 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Linda Papatopoli	Spring 2026	01	99	100	40
Linda Papatopoli	Fall 2025	01	100	96	40
Linda Papatopoli	Spring 2025	01	98	98	40
Linda Papatopoli	Fall 2024	01	99	96	40
Linda Papatopoli	Spring 2024	01	99	99	40
Linda Papatopoli	Fall 2023	01	99	99	—
Linda Papatopoli	Spring 2022	01	98	93	40
Linda Papatopoli	Fall 2021	01	95	88	60

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.