MUSI 2070

This is easily the best elective I have ever taken. Professor Miller has an incredible ability to find music that most of the class would find interesting regardless of era and tie it seamlessly into the lecture for the day. Professor Miller was also very clearly excited about the material, and that, combined with his sense of humor, meant that I was almost never bored during lectures. Miller was easily in the top 5 professors I've had during my four years at UVA. The material was accessible and interesting (even some of the more theoretical readings), and the out-of-class assignments were very manageable. TAKE THIS CLASS.

TAKE. THIS. CLASS. This is in my top 3 classes at UVA. Miller is an amazing lecturer and really cares about the material. Speaking of the material, it's amazing! Remember the scene from School of Rock where he gives the kids music to listen to for homework? That's exactly what happens in this class. Some of the early stuff is hard to get into, but about halfway through the semester you start getting into music you've undoubtedly heard before and it's great. Just take this class. You'll thank me later.

One of the best classes I have taken at UVA so far! There is not a lot of work at all. Your grade is composed of an early semester writing assignment (15%), a take-home midterm in which you write three reponse essays (25%), a multimedia project which I really enjoyed (25%), a take-home final exam similar to the midterm (25%), and participation (10%). Discussion was usually very interesting because I enjoyed learning how different genres became popular throughout history and tying them in with historical events. 10/10 would recommend.

this is one of those "easy" classes the teacher found out everyone was taking because someone said it was easy and now they're taking it way too seriously. the first couple discussions were fun and interesting, and now the TA is forcing group discussion of the (numerous) readings that aren't addressed in lecture and that no one does. lectures get very repetitive and boring, and aren't necessary for the assignments (2 sonic descriptions - one 2 page essay and a multimedia project) or the midterm and exam, where he specified that our answers should be rooted in course readings, not course lectures. this would be a good class to take credit/no credit, but a lot of unnecessary work for an "easy class" #tcf2016

DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE. I came into this course thinking it would be an easy A but it is not. I got straight B's for all the assignments so far. This used to be an easy class but they changed the syllabus and now its almost impossible to end up with an A. However, Karl is pretty chill.

I would only recommend this class if you want to learn about music. I took this class expecting it to be an easy GPA booster but I was proved wrong. Your grade depends on the TA's and most of them just give straight B's on everything. It's an easy B but hard B+,A-. I would say it's a very hard A due to the strict grading by the TA'S. Professor Karl was awesome. His way of lecturing is unique and he really get's you into the material. I enjoyed learning new stuff about music but the grading got me very disappointed.

I really recommend this class for music lovers or people who want to expand their knowledge about genres and culture. The professor covers a wide range of genres and loves to listen to music and watch videos. There's usually a pretty sizable amount of of reading every week. If you want to get a decent grade in the class, I'd recommend doing the reading so you can tie it in with your argument for papers. Also, going to office hours in no joke. I'd highly recommend having your TA revise your work as many times as possible, as it is pretty tough to get anything higher than a B+. My TA was pretty welcoming and always invited students to email him or attend office hours if need be, and was always willing to provide critical feedback. Since there are very few assignments, you really have to work hard for each one.

If you're trying to take this class for an easy A, do not take it. If you're actually interested in learning about popular music, learn it elsewhere. Miller is a very fun professor but the lectures are very dry. Ended up not going to lecture half of the semester, TA will give you B's on every assignment no matter how much effort you put into it.

I have no music background and decided to take this class to fill my fine arts requirement. However, I fell in love! Professor Miller is so engaging and really cares about what he teaches. He also picks up to date music mixed with some popular music of the past to make this class super engaging. I went to one lecture a week and every discussion section, and I pulled off an A- with minimal music knowledge and reading. The class has 4 take home assignments, including the midterm and final, and is doable and also a lot of fun! HIGHLY recommend!

Karl Miller is a really engaging professor and makes the lectures very interesting. I found it was very hard to get anything higher than a B on any of the papers, no matter how much effort I put into it. If you are really interested in the history and development of music then I would encourage you to take this class.