Francisco, Karen Fatima R.

PhD · Research Lecturer · Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Music (piano performance, music education, historical musicology, Philippine Commonwealth music)

Education

PhD Music Performance, Philippine Women's University
Masters in Music Piano performance, Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar
Bachelor's Degree in Music Piano, University of the Philippines College of Music

Kind Puffin

A-able if you don’t cut class

positive

4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes
WorkloadMedium

A able if u dont cut class 😆 She knows people by name and even tries to remember their course/background. I think its important to her that people go to her lectures. I had friends who took her and got B+ despite being A in their submissions cos they cut often HAHAH workload: light but heavy?? Hahaha it could be better spaced out. We didnt usually have anything to submit, but when we did it was sabay sabay. For the most part its easy lang just share ur thoughts about the music - 2 listening quizzes - several papers -group presentations For the program notes: pay attention to the format she shows during the lecture!!! That is what she wants!!!! Dont use anything else cos sayang 20% 😭 Grading: high! class average was always 3.5-4 for the papers. Shes very appreciative of the world HAHAHA she praises all the presentations its cute. I did bad in the quizzes but still got a high final grade :)) Teaching style: shes so nice! Shes so passionate about life and music. As in. I have never met anyone more grateful to be alive HAHAHA. She goes through the lessons a little quickly though. As a non musician there were times i didnt understand what was happening lalo na in the recorded lectures so ask questions if u need Fun class! Really enjoyed having her this semester:))more

Kind Robin

A-able fun music class, a breather from majors

positive

4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes
WorkloadLight

TLDR: A-able, fun music class!! i was her student in the intersession online setting but i loved her sm she actu remembered who i was and caught up with me on campus 😭 not sure how it is onsite, but we had a few discussion boards, synchronous group activities, around 2 indiv casual papers, and 2 papers for finals (one program notes, one music reviews) this class was a breather from my majors tbh!! really just goes into the basics on how to listen, describe, and critique music. maam is super kind and considerate (moves and accepted late deadlines, rarely gives low grades), and encourages you to really connect and share your feelings on music!! she’s super diverse to like we covered stuff from brockhampton to waitress the musical ?!?! LMAO that being said, if ure a musician u wont really learn anytning new, just a fun way to practice and share music with other people (learned abt one of my fav songs until this day in this class) if ure a casual music listener, great way to start talking about music in a concrete manner!!more

Icy Kite

Chill and forgiving if you work the final papers

mixed

Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes

Hello!! I also had her in the second sem and she’s a chill prof! Though most of my classmates think she’s too soft spoken which makes the class a bit boring or will make you feel tired by how soft her voice is. Nonetheless, I think you’ll still enjoy all the songs she’ll provide since they vary from different genres and timeline of music. Based on my experience she’s really forgiving in quizzes because I literally had only passing marks, yet still got an A! You just have to put in a lot of effort to your final papers. Another thing about her is that she also is forgiving in attendance since even if you’re late, all you have to do is scan her attendance code and you’ll be marked present (I don’t think she checks in late attendees, just be there when the code is present in class). Good though if you’re a late person all the time haha In terms of grading, she doesn’t fail students and I think her range of grading students would be around the B-A range, just be sure to be analytical in your work!more

Anonymous

Passionate instructor, light course, 10/10

positive

Retake?Yes
WorkloadLight

Beadled for her last school year, and she’s probably one of the most passionate instructors I’ve ever had for her subject matter. It’s a light course overall, and you’ll get by just fine for simply submitting something of substance on time. 10/10 recommend taking her!more

Clever Panda

Wonderful, kindest, would definitely recommend

positive

Retake?Yes

she's a wonderful prof! one of the kindest ever. course is fun even without much musical knowledge since you can write reviews about your favorite artists and stuff hehe. would definitely recommendmore

Calm Crane

A-able but so hard to hear

positive

4.0 attainableYes

a-able! but also she speaks rly hina hahaha she uses like a mic-lapel na but ngl its still so hard to hear her at times 😭 aside from its hard to understand it makes me want to sleep 😭 i love her but yeah 😭 also imo it's better if u already have a bit of background on music journalism or even just music in general.. maybe that's just me but its can be a bit hard to follow if u dk some/certain stuff na alrmore

Noble Gecko

High standards, no curve; listening quizzes hurt

positive

had her for intersession last year she’s a good prof but has high standards ,, most of the papers are easy but its the listening quizzes that can really affect your grade 🥲 for finals we had the program note, music review and music blog. she also doesnt curve because i thought i would get an A but got a B+ at the end 🥲more

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Anonymous
How does the listening quizzes work?

Kind Puffin

A-able if you don’t cut class

positive

4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes
WorkloadMedium

Kind Robin

A-able fun music class, a breather from majors

positive

4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes
WorkloadLight

Icy Kite

Chill and forgiving if you work the final papers

mixed

Retake?Yes
4.0 attainableYes
LeniencyYes

Anonymous

Passionate instructor, light course, 10/10

positive

Retake?Yes
WorkloadLight

Clever Panda

Wonderful, kindest, would definitely recommend

positive

Retake?Yes

Calm Crane

A-able but so hard to hear

positive

4.0 attainableYes

Noble Gecko

High standards, no curve; listening quizzes hurt

positive

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Anonymous
How does the listening quizzes work?

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