MUSIC HISTORY 5

Dude, this class was so easy. She assigns readings but don't read them unless it is for the final. Memorize online quizzes. Online discussions are super duper easy. Online quizzes were easy. Study online quizzes for midterm.

EC is 10% of grade.
that means if you have an 80, you can get a 90 with EC. and it is easy. so basically you can go from a B- to an A-.

MUSIC HIST. 5: History of Rock and Roll

Professor Eidsheim was a pretty mediocre lecturer. Her accent was certainly entertaining, but she seemed uninformed on a lot of what she was presenting. I got the feeling that Rock and Roll was not her forte, as she often mixed up artists, etc., and had to change them the next lecture because students had emailed her with corrections. She held office hours, but normally there were about 10 people standing in line, so it was hard to talk to her. Her tests were challenging, but if you review the quizzes you're guaranteed at least a C on the midterm and final. Extra Credit counted for 8% of our grade, which was a little bit ridiculous for a school of UCLA's caliber in my opinion. My TA was good, and the workload was pretty light but there was a decent amount of reading, which, in retrospect, was unnecessary anyway. Hopefully you don't get Sam Baltimore as a TA; he goes off on tangents about sexual orientation in society at times when it's just completely unnecessary.

If you show up, you won't get anything lower than a B+; minor work probably an A-, and moderate studying will get you an A or A+

I took Music History 5 with Professor Eidsheim. The class is incredibly easy, definitely a GE to look into. Eidsheim isn't a terrible lecturer, her accent is somewhat difficult to wrap your head around but she was a really nice lady. Guest speakers were interesting as well, and overall, the class really gave me a greater interest in rock music and I expanded my iTunes library by a lot. The textbook (American Popular Music) is unnecessary.

On the other hand, I would watch out for TA Sam Baltimore. He'll talk about you on his blog and criticize your poor (or overly amazing) writing ability (I did not have him, but I have firsthand knowledge of this occurring). Other TA's seemed chill, Alexandra was cool, although I had little interaction with her.

Fall 08. Music History 5: History or Rock and Roll. Eidsheim's accent is rather impossible at times. Most of my notes are filled with mispellings because of her mispronounciations. As a person, she is very kind and easy to approach. As a professor, there is quite a bit to be desired. Admittedly, it was her first time teaching the course, so perhaps she will get better. The course is, as stated by other reviews, an easy A. It may not seem that way at first, with the ridiculous amounts of readings and online discussions, but it is. Looking back, I am glad to have taken the course even though I dreaded each class during the quarter. Perhaps the saving grace of the class was the fact that Eidshiem brought in guest lecturers and live performers for many of the lectures. With the very generous extra credit offerings and awesome exam curves, an A or A+ is easily in reach.

I took Music History 5 (History of Rock and Roll). Her accent is horrible, it's nearly impossible to understand her, especially since every other word she says is "EM..." Her online quizzes are ridiculously easy, since you can take each one 3 times, and most of them tell you which ones you get wrong after each try. The online discussions are a pain in the butt because she requires two a week, so it's very easy to forget. The midterm and final are multiple choice, and the questions are verbatim from the online quizzes. To study for these tests, all you need to do is memorize the online quizzes. Between that and the extra credit, this class is pretty much a guaranteed A.

MUS HIST 5 - Fall '08. (NOT 240 as the description of this review states). Very easy & interesting class, although it starts out VERY boring because it begins in the mid-1800s. It's obvious she's very passionate about the material, although her accent is sometimes hard to understand. The class is sometimes more work than one would expect because of all the reading and writing, although you soon learn that much of the reading is unnecessary. Pay attention in lecture, do the extra credit and assignments, and you're pretty much guaranteed an A, if not an A+.

Took Music History 5 (history of rock and roll) with her. She honestly doesn't know the material very well, even though it's all very easy to learn. She often got names wrong during lecture, which is bad considering you have to know them for the tests. The class overall was interesting because of the subject matter and the tests were all very easy. Professor Eidsheim counts online discussion participation as part of your grade which is annoying because it's easy to forget it. The papers are graded easy and it's almost a guaranteed A.