As most before taking this class, I was out looking for an easy GE A. This class was very chill and professor Harrison does a good job making you feel comfortable with what is going to be on the final exam and midterms. You MUST attend lecture or get the lecture notes from someone. Even though he almost covers directly the material from the book. The lectures are vital for his focus areas. The CON of the class. I guess I was thinking I was going to learn a bit more depth about the history and development of jazz, however the second half of the class was a complete bore and listing and memorizing sidemen and their perspective instruments. I wish the class had been a bit more informing towards the end. However, easy A, slightly boring lectures-- oh yea Essays are hella easy!!!!!! No joke 3-5 page papers on high school like topics, nothing complex! I a a science major and took two science classes with this one! I did not have to pay very much attention to the work load of this class so it made my life easier.

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Very manageable class. Professor Harrisons lectures were definitely a nice break during the day. It was not strenuous at all, you listen to Jazz music a lot of the lecture and he's a very lively guy who tries to tell a lot of personal anecdotes. I didn't do very much of the reading because if you go to lecture you wont need to (but buy the book because you need it for papers). There were 3 papers (one was a concert report) about 5 pages long but they were not difficult by any means. I definitely recommend it as a GE class & Harrison's passion for the subject really makes you interested in Jazz.

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Okay. I took this class because of what other people wrote here about 50A, not 50B (since 50B was a new class). The thing is 50B consists of A LOT of names you have to memorize. This class is purely based on memorization. I thought it would be easy but, seriously, if you have to know about 100 persons with their specific instrument, a few songs each, and genre...it is not the easiest thing. And seriously, how entertaining can ethnomusicology get? Of course, some music we listened to seemed fun and interesting, but it's not worth it, in my opinion. So basically, if you are looking for a easy GE course, don't take 50B, but take 50A!

RIDICULOUSLY EASY GE CLASS!!
TAKE IT!!!!!!

All you have to do is basically memorize musicians and their instruments as well as little facts he tells you in class. There are also songs you have to memorize as well. He's a super nice guy, very down to Earth. There are also 2 papers and 1 performance report but they're so easy it's a joke!

My grades:
Paper 1: 92%
Paper 2: 99%
Performance Report: 100%
Midterm: 100%
Final: 99%

I only studied ONE DAY prior to the test!

THIS CLASS IS NOT AS EASY AS OTHERS ARE SAYING IT IS! I went into this class hoping to get a break from the two other chem classes I am taking, but I found that this class is no cake walk. For each midterm, I had to memorize about 100 musicians and the specific instrument they played... and this was only half of the exam. The rest was half based on the textbook (over $100 at the Ackerman Store) and his lectures. There was a lot of reading to do... about 4 chapters per week. There was sooo much information. My TA graded my essays very strictly. She is a jazz major for the graduate program and knows just as much as the professor. I would even go on to say that this class is hard.

Easy GE, but lots and lots and lots of PUUUUREEE memorization. It was interesting but at times, dreadful because I was memorizing names and instruments for a large portion of the class.

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Relatively easy class. Tons of names to memorize. Get AJ Kluth for your TA. He is a great guy and very helpful.
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