This guy sucks at teaching. He thinks he's better than everyone in the class because he knows more about the subject. F-him. DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR CLASS!!!! HE SUCKS!!!!

i've never had a worse experience with a professor. he will talk to you like you just fell off the short bus. his teaching methods are horrible and his class is ridiculously hard.

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If you have any passion for music, DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH THIS MAN! He is not only the most condescending person on the planet, but he gets his jollies off of making you feel like an idiot in class. Stay away, for the love of God, STAY AWAY!

do not take this class

This man is the worst professor you will ever have! He is a smart a**. He doesn't give you the whole class period for your tests so you almost don't have time to complete them. Most boring class ever! Do not take this class!!

WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD, OR PROBABLY EVER WILL HAVE. CONDESCENDING, DIFFICULT, & UNCLEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET AN A IN HIS CLASS IS TO PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE...SERIOUSLY

OMG I HATE THIS GUY, HE IS THE WORST AND MOST BORING PROFESSOR EVER!

Do not take him for any class. He's condesending, he doesnt care about you, and he puts things on the test that he says wont be on there. Worst teacher I've had at UNCW.

Professor was very unhelpful and very unclear. Very rude as well. This was a music class and at election time spent three classes telling us why President Bush is the devil. Tells you things are going to be on the test, and then they arent. Then on the test you see things you have never heard of.

the only way to get through his class is to let him know that you aren't going to take his crap. he made me have a "meeting" with him to discuss my attitude and i basically told him why i hated him so much--and miraculously i made an A as a result. class was still ridiculously hard though.

Hands down the worst teacher at Wilmington. He is very unclear and sloppy when writing things on the board. If you have a question in class or out just save it because he will get on to you about not listening even though you have the question because you couldn't understand him.HEHASUGLYEYEBROWS!

i took his class 3 years ago and he is still--hands down--the worst professor i have ever had. avoid his classes at all cost. he has a terrible case of little-man syndrome and takes it out on his students. he checked attendance in my class and i dreaded EVERY DAY i went in there.

i will remember this short sweaty man forever as being one of the worst teachers ever. If you take a class with him, whatever grade you think you deserve, drop it a grade lower and that's what you'll get.

Just terrible.

DON'T TAKE IT. his notes are so random.. he has a good study guide, but he doesn't post it until late at night THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM. His tests are horrible and really aren't fair. He has no sympathy for anyone who isn't a music major either! There's a paper, which seems easy... until you get your grade back..

TERRIBLE!!! This professor is absolutely horrible. I've taken music my whole life and never had any trouble but he literally hated me; if you weren't a suck up he didn't care. One book for thirty students in the library and he is completely scatterbrained. Very smart and talented but horrible teacher.

AWFUL TEACHER...some how i got A's on all of the tests but he gave me a B- in the class.

He's an absolutely horrible teacher. He doesn't teach half of the material that will be on the test, and goes on tangents about random things that make no sense. He won't answer questions and gets angry when you ask them. If you can stay away from his class, do it. He'll fail you just because he can.

He does not let you ask questions he just gets mad and tells you its in the book. Terrible teacher!! Should not be teaching a basic music class, I think he is so smart in music that he expects everyone else too and is socially awkward. AVOID his class!!

This guy will not stop talking about **** and politics. He is a total jerk and is definitely not straight. I hate him so much, he can't teach, smile, or do anything right. He smells like a goat and sweats on me while I play piano.

I am literally sitting in this guys class right now and have not listened to one word that hes said. He is the most annoying little man and I can not stand him. Class is COMPLETELY useless. Does not use a book, notes or say anything useful enough to write down. Take it if you enjoy slitting your wrists vertically & being late to your next class.

On a serious note, this is the worst class I've ever had at uncw. I was gone for a week for a death in my family and had a test the day I came back that he wouldn't let me make up and I failed. Afterwards he said "oh I guess I should have let you make it up." He's very arrogant and is very condescending. DON'T take this class. Not worth it at ALL.

i got a C- from this joke of a class, brought my gpa down to a 3.2. Trust me, dont take this class, if u cant get into any other fine arts class, wait another semester... i warned you

This class is unbearable. Salwin is condescending and his pretentious attitude is annoying. He can't teach at all. He loves this subject matter and seems like he wants to help but all he does is waste time rambling and insulting you. He was 20 minutes late one day and called to make sure we didn't leave, then tried to keep us after. Don't take him

Salwen is the worst kind of teacher. Pretentious, rude, and generally unhelpful. DO NOT take his class, you will regret it.

worst teacher I've ever had. He showed up 10 minutes late for the mid-term and then sent an email complaining to us why we took extra time. I recommend never taking this class even if your life depended on it.

DO.NOT.TAKE.THIS.CLASS. Worst class I have ever taken at UNCW. He is a terrible teacher in every way. He will rush you during tests and is extremely rude. Class consists of him playing random songs and going to google, no preparation whatsoever. I recommend this class to no one. My dog could have taught this class better than him.

This teacher is the worst teacher on campus. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

I had Salwen for my uni class and he is the worst. He's constantly late, unorganized, doesn't know how to use technology, rambles about unrelated topics, rude, doesn't let us use laptops and keeps us after almost every single class. He was not very easy to deal with. If you can, avoid him at all costs.

By far the worst professor I've ever had. He makes rude remarks to you and anyone else who decides to ask a question during class. Lectures are long and boring. His tests are impossible even though they're multiple choice. Music has always been my favorite subject, but I dreaded going to his class every time. Do NOT take this teacher for any reason

Tests are hard and make little sense. Don't expect help if you go to his office during office hours. If you ask a question, be ready for him to get upset. The notes he writes on the board are not readable. Often keeps you after class with his long lectures. The material is not that hard or unenjoyable, but he makes it harder than it needs to be.

Dr Salwen is not a good professor. A lot of the time it seems like he means well but a lot of what he says just comes off as rude and ignorant to a degree. He seems to know what he's talking about but he's not personable at all. All the assignments are bs. Don't take his class if you enjoy being happy or connecting with your teacher in class.

Worst professor I've ever had. He is rude & when you ask for help he makes you feel dumb for even attempting to ask a question. If you ask him to repeat something you get a speech on how you should have listened in the first place. His handing writing is completely unreadable & he is horrible at explaining the lesson. Don't take any of his classes.

In class he is very hard to follow. Lectures are unclear, has trouble with using computer equipment, notes written on board are totally illegible. Requires outside concert attendance which is difficult if you have a job. Very unstructured.

Very difficult to follow, tests are worded terribly and don't make sense. Talks during tests, making it hard to concentrate. No clear instruction. Very unorganized. Can't manage technology for class. Requires concert attendance outside of class, which is difficult if you have to work. Two papers with basically no instruction. Doesn't reply to email

UNI is required for graduation and I didn't think the professor would matter since it seemed easy. He doesn't know how to work technology well and is very disrespectful when you have a question about the syllabus or assignment. He believes that he is right on any topic and even when someone has a respectful, opposing view. Pointless lectures.

Very condescending, contradicts himself constantly on his syllabus, and yet when you ask for clarification he has a nasty passive-aggressive attitude towards you, does not care about the students, very egotistical, assignments make no sense, and treats class like it's a major specific, even for those who are not music majors. Avoid this class.

Salwen is very condescending especially when you ask him a question. His class isn't too hard but his test questions never make much sense. Would not recommend taking this class at all.

Very condescending. Lacks clarity when asked questions. Wouldn't recommend this course. Boring long lectures that often exceed past the allotted class time. Test questions are confusing .

Terrible professor. His lectures suck and the notes he writes are illegible and placed randomly all over the board. He creates review power points that have a lot of good information on them but refuses to put them on blackboard for us to study. He pulls it up in class and goes over it for 10 seconds. He always goes overtime with his lectures.

One of the worst professors I have ever had. Very condescending and egotistical. Has a nasty passive-aggressive attitude when students ask questions, even though he talks super fast and his handwriting is completely illegible. Lectures are frustratingly unorganized and difficult to follow. Tests are worded terribly and constantly talks during them.

Worst class taken hear at UNCW. Took in 2016 and felt disrespected the entire semester. He yells at other faculty when he was the one at fault. Does not help with syllabus questions. Taught music when we were in UNI and that was not helpful with college at all.

Dr. Salwen is terrible.. He takes an "100" level intro course and turns it into a course that you would need to take as a music major. He is INCREDIBLY dry, all over the place, skips through the material and then shuts you down if you are confused and ask a question. I feel like he has designed this course to make it as difficult as possible.

Only 4 grades this semester. 2 test, 1 paper, and the final exam. He's also very bad at writing promps for assignments.

Don't do it. Not a good idea. Hurricane happened didnt help at all with accommodations. Nit picks everything if its not specific enough. For an intro course he wants you to be extremely specific and know every little detail especially when writing the paper.

He is really knowledgeable but he is a real jerk when you ask him questions about hings he thinks are obvious. I would recommend staying away from his class.

Terrible at teaching what you need to know for the test and goes off on random tangents during class about things unrelated to what you are learning and when approached about it doesn't change and makes rude remarks to the student. Would not recommend anyone taking this class.

His notes are super unorganized because he just writes random words and dates on the board in a huge clump. When you email him for help his response is quite rude like its a nuisance to answer your questions. You have to complete a term paper which I thought would be easy but his grading is harder than professors that have a doctorate in English.

He is a horrible teacher. I do not recommend taking this class. He is very rude and harsh. His handwriting on the broad is hard to understand and read. When you ask for help he responds rudely 99% of the time. He grades harsher than most of my English professors on the papers. Not a good class at all, DO NOT TAKE! A waste of time.

Professor Salwen has NO idea what he is doing. His notes are all over the place. He scribbles random words on the board that nobody understands. He has the worst attitude I have ever witnessed in a professor. I dont even think he really knows what he is doing. I feel as though Im losing the appreciation for music because of him.

Barry teaches an elective. I do not think he knows this. I am currently in accounting, microeconomics, statistics and some other business classes. Barrys class is the most involved. When i say do not take this class, i mean it. It pains me to sit through his lectures. Barry is rude, arrogant and his ego is bigger than his brain.

Dr. Salwen is the rudest Professor I have ever met. He is arrogant and condescending if you don't understand something and ask a question. He is late to everything and looks constantly unkempt like he sleeps in his clothes all week. Avoid at all costs!

Absolutely terrible. I dont even bother attending his lectures anymore bc of how painful they are to sit through. He scribbles random words and dates on the board that make no sense. Hes rude whenever you have a question. He also has a very bad attitude. Worst professor at UNCW. PLEASE AVOID

To put it bluntly, he's a bad teacher. If I could go back and stop myself from taking his class I would. His thought process is everywhere and talks down to you if you ask him to specify. Writes down random things for no reason and doesn't mention they are important until AFTER he erases them. I don't bother going to his lectures at this point.

This professor would rather condescend and argue with his students rather than teach him. He is bitter. Do not, I repeat, do not take this professor. This will mean you have to avoid the American music class because he is the only one who teaches it, but trust me do not take this class. I'm sure the reason he hasn't been fired is because of tenure.

This was one of the worst classes I've ever taken. A good 80% of this class wasn't even about music it was just a history lecture on slavery. During our final exam, he was late & hadn't even printed our tests yet. In the middle of our exam he asked about our winter break plans. His notes are horrible & barley legible. Concerts were a waste of time

Pros: attendance is not graded Cons: little inter-student engagement, unfocused curriculum, long and boring lectures, terrible handwriting, has no sense of humor, goes off on anecdotal tangents frequently.

He is rude and does not care at all. He is smart and if you ask a question he acts like you should already know the answer. He is horrible with technology. Do not take him if you do not have to.

Barry Salwen is one of the rudest professor I have encountered. Stay away from him. He is derogatory. He says he encourages questions, but if you do ask questions, you will receive the utmost disrespect. His tests are very hard, and he talks throughout the whole test. DO NOT take this class with Salwen!!

Do not take a class by him unless you have to! His lectures are more just rants that are unrelated to the curriculum and he has no idea how to use technology whatsoever. He's rude and talks down to students. Only good thing is that attendance isn't mandatory and all the quiz material is online.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. Im a history major and write papers literally all the time and get As on my writing but he says I need to work on my writing. he is very rude and says he encourages questions but is not afraid to make you feel dumb for asking a question. I would not take him if you didnt have too. One of the worst professors i have ever had

DO NOT take this dude. He doesnt care about you or your grade. For the final term paper he makes you submit a bibliography before submitting the paper which I didnt see so I didnt submit it. He then replies to my late submission telling me I'm on my own and talking down on me as if I was an awful student. He's a jerk and doesnt know what hes doing.

This teacher is absolutely infuriating, his class is a disorganized mess. There is no powered point and he jots some notes on the board. This would be fine if it weren't for the fact the his hand writing is literally unreadable.

Get ready to read because this man wont teach you anything. He is clearly not prepared to teach an online class. His listening tests are completely unorganized and honestly, unnecessary. Teaching is changing with all of the online aspects, and Mr. Salwen is behind by a decade.

Barry Salwen is a bad professor -Disrespects students with passive aggressive tones, most students dont respect him in return -No power point, writes on the board but you cant read it cause his handwriting is that bad -Almost everyone in the class was a musician, somehow couldnt get anyone engaged in class ***DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS***

I took his American Music class several years ago. I was just thinking today about the worst classes I ever took at UNCW and this one about tops the list. This dude is rude to student, condescending, and gives the most convoluted exams. Students dont respect him because hes a hard-ass who doesnt care for his students. Dont even think about it.

Dr Salwen makes a class thats supposed to be fun not fun. He was rude about test taking, always criticizing people for asking him to repeat a song or ask for clarification. He took his job too seriously and was just nit-picky. Id recommend a different professor.

Dr. Salwen has to be one of the worst professors I have ever had at UNCW. Responds to emails, but is extremely rude in his responses. Good luck if you take his course!

Professor Salwen is very passionate about music but should not be teaching a university studies class and expect everyone to be passionate about music. Dr. Salwen never knew how to work the computer and often would get frustrated with the students when they asked a question or didn't know the answer. I would not take this class again

Professor Salwen is most definitely too pretentious and academic for most students. Very condescending, sticking to a mind-numbing lecture style, and purposefully trying to make his tests as hard as possible, he will truly have your mind screaming "let me out!" Don't walk, run from this class, trust me. I taught myself, that's how I succeeded.

most people dont come to this class and for good reason. it is true that he is bad with technology, holding up much of class time. except email, he's good at giving you snarky comments. i have never felt so humiliated for not knowing something before, and wanting to learn something new, you know the point of college.

Dude im writing this while my online test timer is ticking.

Actually the worst professor I've ever had. He rambles nonsense for an hour and in insanely passive aggressive if you dare ask him any question. Test are complete BS and usually feel like stuff we've not gone over. If you can take any other professor DO IT

Professor Salwen is v passionate about music, but he is an awful teacher. Class is boring, he doesn't post powerpoints (and if he does they don't help). Taking it now and I'm teaching myself everything. Honestly, this class makes me hate music. He's rude and the tests are bs. Don't take this class.

Literally had to withdraw from this course cause I was struggling so much at the work. I will admit that I sucked at the work, but Barry's condescending and rude attitude and how difficult and almost unpredictable the tests were didn't help. Also, so help me, the listening tests are horrible.

Literally the worst prof ever. Ruined music for me tbh. Rudest person ever, gives horrible feedback (not to mention confusing) Messy set up for assignments and tests. You won't pass if you don't go to class. He gives you attitude if you ask questions about what he's been studying for years. Rude responses to emails, just doesn't give a single f.

horrible ahh teacher, if like useless classes this is the one for you. Could jam the info you learn in this class in the trash. hilarously ahh course if you want an easy class to get your general requirements DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS you should be able to take this class from fully online.