Good class, very interesting, covers lots of material, lots of tests and quizes but they aren't very hard if you study ahead of time. Definately worth taking.

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I would recommend that everyone take this class from Prof. Brown. He knows what he is talking about, and he makes it very interesting. He is very friendly, as well. He usually has interesting or funny stories to tell about different songs or composers.

I really enjoyed this class and Professor Brown. He always tried to make things interesting and fairly simple. The class isn't hard at all--you'll get an A if you put a little effort into it.

Extremely handsome man. Also a phenominal teacher of trumpet.

This class was so easy! All you have to do is go and listen. Plus you get to drop an exam- Could it possibly get better than that?

Bro. Brown was a great guy. This class is hard, though. STUDY! I hear there are easier Music 101 professors, but if you study you will learn a lot. Don't go into it expecting that you know everything b/c you've done music for years. I did, and I didn't get an A. Good class, though.

What a great man! So helpful and just plain amazing. I learned so much from him!

Brown will be subbing for all of Harkers sections this year. Great guy-good classes that I found to be very enjoyable. If you miss out, it's in the book, but it is always easier to just go. Study for his tests and know the songs,and you'll be fine. I'll probably be getting a B, but it's worth it for such a pleasant class at the end of the day.

This guy has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to jazz. Thank heaven for Ken Burns or I wouldn't have learned anything. Nice, sincere guy though. At least he tried.

Overall, a phenomenal class. Brown isn't the best instructor ever, but he has a passion that really comes through. You can just sit back and enjoy lecture. Anything he confuses you on is available in the text. Tests are exactly what he tells you they are, so don't over-think them. Minimal studying required.

He was a good teacher. Took a lot of notes but it wasn't too hard.

Great guy. Knows what he's talking about. Great study guides. go to class and take good notes and you'll do great. funny guy, but doesn't try too hard. highly recomend this class

A very easy but interesting course. Grades are almost entirely from the tests, but they are straightforward and pretty simple. Lectures are entertaining and interesting. A much better choice than taking music 101 from hinckley. Great class!

Bro. Brown is a pretty good teacher for Music 101. He drops your lowest test grade, so you may end up not having to take the final. He doesn't post his powerpoints, but does make a study sheet for each test, so if you have friends to take notes for you, going to class isn't that important.

He did a good job of teaching the class, some days the lectures were more organzied than others. The tests require that you take good notes and do some studying but they are managable. It was nice to be able to drop the final.

Great class! Need to take good notes...be prepared to listen to music and be able to identify it. The first third of each test is listening to music and answering questions about it. Homework is concert attendance. Report on the concerts equals the same as a test. Good Class...I enjoyed it.

He really knows what he's talking about. I sure learned a lot, while enjoying good music, too.

If you're not a big music person like me then this class might be challenging at first. Once you get the hang of it things are pretty good. Pro Brown is pretty funny and the info is interesting. As long as you study for 5 hours before the day of the test you'll get an A- or A. He drops a test but not the final.

This class was really fun and informative. Professor Brown is very funny and a GREAT teacher he gives you everything you need to know for the exams. If you go to the lectures and use his study guides you should have no problem finishing the class with a good grade.

Prof. Brown is a very good teacher. His lectures are clear and interesting. Reading the book is not necessary if you attend class. He gives study guides for each test. If you use them you will do very well.

Professor Brown is a great teacher and knows his stuff. Class would sometimes be a bore, but if you attended, there was really no need to read the textbook. His study guides are excellent and if you use them, you will succeed. Boring class, but he tries to make it fun.

I really enjoyed Brother Brown's class. Though the class is a GE, students are required to work, which is important. I learned much more about music this semester than I believed I could, and the way Brother Brown taught made the learning process entertaining and enlightening. I wish I were taking his class again next semester.

This has been my favorite class at BYU. Bro Brown makes the lectures very interesting and entertaining. If you take notes and study the listening exercises, the tests are a breeze. I got an A on every one just by studying an hour or so the night before. There are 5 tests including the final, and you have to attend 8 concerts during the semester.

Brother Brown Rocks! He keeps you awake during lectures by throwing in some humor. He knows a lot about Music and he'll help you understand.

Just show up for the class and take good notes and you'll never even need to crack the book open. He's a great teacher and pretty straightforward - what he teaches is what you're tested on. A really enjoyable class!

Awesome teacher! I always enjoy going to Brother Brown because he is very helpful in all aspects, whether it be school or personal life.

I love Brother Brown! He's super funny and personable. You need to take really good notes because he says everything you need on the test. You don't use the book at all. Once you figure out how he tests, and study your notes it's an A.

Brother Brown is an excellent teacher. This GE course was one of my easiest courses I've taken at BYU. All you have to do is come to class. The only work I did outside of class was an hour or two of studying before a test. Never read the textbook. Easy A if you pay attention in class

This has been my easiest GE at BYU ever. No busy work. The class is based on your test grades and the tests aren't bad. As long as you go to class, pay attention, and take good notes you'll ace this class. And Brother Brown knows how to make it tons of fun

If u thought this class was hard, college will suck for u. In my 3 sem. at BYU, this was the easiest class I have taken. Go to class, take notes, go over the music and study guide with your notes and the tests should be cake. If u r a good student, this should be an easy A. Great prof. Teaches what u need to know, not too serious. Highly recommend.

This class is great. The tests are HARD...study for them! Earlier than the day of! Bro. Brown is awesome. He's funny and a great teacher. I recommend this GE.

Dr. Brown is a good teacher. I had zero music experience prior to this class (except for the typical recorder lessons in 3rd grade) and I found the class to be very fair and a very good learning experience. Test questions were very straightforward and all came from the lecture. The book was used for supplemental reading only. CD's are necessary

This class was great! I learned a lot, and everything was very interesting, not boring at all. As long as you go to the lectures and take notes to study from the tests are easy without even reading the textbook.

This class was fun and I learned a ton. Bro. Brown is very entertaining. He doesn't put lectures online, so go to class. You must definitely study for the tests. Listen to the music, get a good idea of it, then study everything on the study guide and you'll be fine. Go to the required concerts at the beg. of the semester.

Prof Brown is hilarious and definitely knows what he is talking about! I loved this class. You must go to class, take notes, and listen to the recordings a lot. The study guides are really helpful for the difficult tests. But he doesn't put anything on the test that wasn't in the lecture. So take good notes.

Excellent class, great professor. He's funny and mostly only tells you what you need to know for the tests. Study a lot for the midterms though, just be reviewing notes and listening to the music, because it's a LOT of memorization, even though there are so many midterms. Take this class for sure if you really want to learn more about music.

Very enjoyable class. Just take good notes and cram for the test and you'll get an A.

Professor Brown is a great teacher. I found the lectures really interesting and he brought it to life. He's pretty funny and keeps the class alive. You do need to go to class or you'll miss things that will be on the test. Take good notes and study and you'll do great on the tests.

If you want a good grade, go to class and note everything he says. everything. and don't fall asleep. then you don't even need to read the book, except for listening guides just to refresh your memory. exam study guides are really helpful.

Class is a breeze if you take good notes. Just cram a lot for the tests and you'll do fine. Listening parts on the tests are the toughest parts but if you know the music you'll be fine. He is a good guy but he doesn't really put everything in his slides that you need to know. Some of the time he just says it and expects you to write it down.

Brown is a great teacher. His class is fairly easy as long as you read the book and take notes in class. However, it is EXTREMELY easy if you meet with the TA before every test. Once I started doing that, I didn't get anything below an A. I skipped class quite a bit, and still got excellent grades on every test. USE THE TA!

Such a great proffessor! I absolutely recommend the class. Lectures are funny and interesting. DON'T BOTHER BUYING THE TEXTBOOK, as long as you have the CDs you'll be fine. He even said himself you shouldn't have to read the textbook to do well on the tests. Just go to class, write down EVERYTHING HE SAYS, listen to the music and you will get an A!

Compared to the other music 101 teachers, he is the best. It is always enjoyable. I quit reading the textbook and still got an A. Listen to the music before the test and you will do fine. Take notes on his lectures and go to one concert a week and this will be your funnest class.

He's a really great teacher. His lectures aren't strictly mandatory and you can just read the book instead. Tests are fine as long as you study hard. Great professor, funny, I highly recommend him.

I really enjoyed this class and Brother Brown is a great teacher! His lectures were interesting, funny, and kept my attention for nearly the entire time. Most of the stuff he goes over in lecture is the same as the textbook.

Brother Brown is great, and if you go to class you really never have to read the textbook. Come test time it is important you go over the listening guides. He teaches you everything else you need to know. The only "homework" is going to 8 concerts during the semester. Liked the class, got an "A"

The class was very easy. I read from the textbook the first week of class only. Take a lot of notes in class and cram a little before the tests and you'll do well because his tests come directly from lecture. Very interesting and doable class

Brother Brown is amazing! He is really enthusiastic about what he teaches. Good sense of humor. Cares about the students. I loved his class. His tests were kind of hard for me. Go to class and take good noes. If you memorize everything on the notes, you'll be fine on the tests.

I enjoyed this class, but here's what I suggest. If you want to learn a lot: take it from Brown. He explains everything and teaches you a lot. Take REALLY good notes in class and STUDY for the tests. Not an easy A. But, if you just want to get through the arts credit, take it from Hinckley. He's an extremely easy A.

Brother Brown was an amazing teacher. I enjoyed his class and highly recommend it to anyone. It might be helpful to skim through the book as well as the notes before the exam because he gives a lot of information which is not on the powerpoint but which is in the book. Go over the music a few times before the test and be able to tell them apart.

Brown is fantastic and you learn a ton, but this is NOT an easy A. I labored over this class for an A-. If you want a simple class take Hinckley. Also, you definitely have an advantage if you're already familiar with music terms.

Professor Brown is a great teacher. He's really funny and really knows his stuff since he plays trumpet. His tests are really reasonable, never harder than expected. Listen to the music the day before the tests, breeze through notes and the book, and you're set for the test. Really one of my favorite teachers this semester

Professor Brown was a great teacher. His tests were very specific, but if you did the reading and practiced listening to the music, you will do great! His class is enjoyable and fun.

Great class, much memorization, always show up because he says things not in the book. I got all A's on the tests i really enjoyed this class.

Entertaining teacher and definitely knows his stuff. Class was pretty simple. Not an easy A, but certainly attainable. Exams are almost all memorization and the lowest I got on one was a 92. You have to attend concerts as part of the grade as well. Attendance not required, but he definitely teaches things you need to know for the tests. Fair class.

Perfect GE class. Just go to class, make notes, and study them before the class. All his tests are multiple choice. The only other assignment was concert reports. I learned a lot and didn't spend much time at all out of class.

A better title for this class is music history, however, it is a perfect GE class. Brown is a great teacher and applies concepts to everyday music very well. Very funny. His tests are pretty simple and straight forward. Make sure you study the listening examples and do your reading. I have loved seeing how music has evolved over history!

Lectures are almost entirely from the textbook, but he adds jokes that make it more interesting than the textbook. As long as you listen to the music selections and read attend lectures the tests will be super easy. I personally never read and just went to lecture.

Bro Brown's Music 101 is solid. I knew NOTHING about music at the beginning of the semester but I feel like I learned a lot and started to really appreciate it. There are 5 tests during the semester but they're not very difficult as long as you listen to the assigned music and take good notes in class. Also, you must attend 8 concerts which sucks.

Brother Brown is an incredible teacher. He is clear and considerate in his instruction. Your progress is just as important to him as it is to you.

Professor Brown is one of my favorite professors. This class was very easy if you simply read the book. Attendance isn't mandatory; I only went to reviews and the occasional class and read the book and I aced the class easily. Know the study guides and all given information about the music pieces before the tests and you'll be fine. Loved this.

Easy class. All I did was go, take decent notes, and study several hours before each test. Just know the music samples really well. Just choose between going to class or reading the book. Either one should do fine.

Mainly about music HISTORY, not THEORY. Overall a good class! Take really good notes in class, listen to the music often, and study hard for the tests, and it's fairly easy. There aren't many questions on the test that try to trick you. 12 listening examples, 12 content questions (LECTURES).

Even as a HUGE classical music enthusiast already, I was introduced to lots of amazing music that I had never encountered before. The class was incredibly easy: The textbook and lecture cover exactly the same material; choose one or the other. I went with the textbook because I'm a visual learner and I missed fewer than 5 points per test. Best ARTS

Professor tells you exactly what's going to be on the tests, which is extremely helpful.

Brother Brown is actually very entertaining in lecture. He makes it clear what he expects of you and the tests have no surprises. If you do the work, you will make good grades and learn something in the process. The online textbook and the active listening guide is essential to passing.

MUSIC 101 is really easy as long as you come to class and do the study guides before the test. That, and going to a certain number of concerts, is all you have to do to pass with an A. Super easy stuff. Bro. Brown is a good lecturer, and you will come out of this class with a bigger appreciation for classical music.

Professor Brown makes this class really fun! His lectures are entertaining and he gives you helpful ways for remembering the songs. The tests definitely require studying for, but if you know the material he gives you, then you'll pass for sure. This class was really cool and you'll remember the things you learn.

Brother Brown is a great guy. He is super nice. I really appreciated this class. He does expect you to know a lot of stuff and be very familiar with the material. But this was one of those classes where I never even touched the textbook and then studied for 2 hours the night before the test and got an A. I would take it from him again!

Good guy. After a while the lectures got kind of boring. Expects you to know quite a bit for the tests, but use the study guide and study for a few hours before and you will be fine. Its not too hard of a class. Music 101 is a good one.

This is the best class to take for the Arts GE. It was easy and everything on the test was from the PowerPoint slides. There were usually 10-20 songs to memorize for each test, but it was not as hard as I expected. It was interesting material, but the lectures did get long and boring. I enjoyed the class overall.

Prof. Brown is super nice and helpful. It's a pretty uninteresting topic a lot of the time so lectures were a little rough but he tries to make it interesting and engaging. TA test reviews help a ton, it's almost exactly what is on the exam. No homework except for studying. Know the music pieces for the tests! One of the easier GE classes.

Music 101 is a great GE. Brother Brown is a pretty good teacher but sometimes it gets kind of boring. The tests are extensive but as long as you cram the night before you'll be fine. Attendance is not at all mandatory. He posts a study guide for each test a week before and as you study that you'll be fine. Overall, this was a pretty good class.

This is a great class and professor for the music GE. There is no homework. Grades are based off of 1 syllabus quiz, 5 tests, and attending concerts. He gives a study guide for each test, so attendance is not necessary as long as you fill out the study guide and know the music pieces for the tests. The class was a breeze.

Super nice guy! Loves music, is talented and a great professor. I liked him because he is just a nice guy that loves music and is a fair tester/grader. If you study and memorize the music passages you will get an A!! It was a nice break from the stress of all the other classes at BYU.

Easy class for an arts credit. You have 4 exams and a final, all of which have a study guide that is pretty thorough so there's no surprises. You can either go to class, or just read the book, but both aren't necessary. The only assignment are the concert reports--you have to attend 8, or 4-double credit ones. Easy A.

Brother Brown is the best! He's one of the funniest and kindest professors I've ever had. Tests are a piece of cake if you just go to lecture, and everything you need to know is on the study guides and listening guides. Don't bother buying the book. Go to class and make a Spotify playlist for each test and you'll easily get an A.

Really good for a GE. Going to class and studying for a few hours will be enough to get an A. If you listen to the music for the test a couple weeks before the test you will do better, but it is totally possible to cram the night before and still easily get an A. The tests are not tricky either!

I took the class during spring term and took 4 quizzes + final + 4 concert reports. Accesible professor and TA. Very interesting lectures!!

I'd highly recommend this class as a GE. It's really fascinating, and I didn't realize how much I like Baroque and Classical music until I took the class. Dr. Brown's lectures are interesting and funny, and he puts A LOT of music into his slides to listen to as he goes along. Tests consist of listening to excerpts of music and answering questions.

Brother Brown is my favorite teacher that I've had so far!! His exams require minimal studying and are pretty easy. He is very caring and engaging. The class is interesting and he is very passionate about it. Easily one of the best classes I have ever taken!!

This class is great as a GE! Just make a playlist with all the songs and use the given study guides and you'll do good on the tests. Professor Brown's lectures are entertaining and he provides lots of musical examples and pictures to go along with the slides. This class definitely heightened my appreciation for classical music, who would've thought

I only ever went to this class on the exam review days right before each test and did well each time. Easy class, great for a GE, just study a lot before each test with the listening guides and study guides he gives you on learning suite and you'll be fine.

Brother Brown is a great professor. Music 101 was fun and way easy. The only things that counted towards the final grade were five tests and one assignment due at the end of semester. All you have to do to get A's on the test is go to the review session the day before the test and do the listening guides in the textbook.

The only time I did anything for this class was in the days before each test (there are a lot of them- 5), but those few days were rough. The test is pure memorization& the amount of music to listen to can be a bit overwhelming. I'm sure it'd be better if you planned ahead and listened to the music all semester, but I was just dumb and didn't lol

Easy general. Concert reports are a pain, but easy. DON'T BUY THE TEXTBOOK. I went to about half the lectures, but I always went to the test review, and it saved me! Start listening to the songs for the tests earlier than later. Dr. Brown is such a kind man!

Attendance isn't mandatory, but it really helps to go. There are 5 tests, but you are given study guides that help SO much. You have to attend 8 concerts, but there are tons of free ones, so you don't have to worry about spending $$. Go to the class review sessions before each test. Memorize everything from your study guide, and you'll be good.

My fav class all semester, I feel so cultured, he's so funny. If you go to class, listen to the music, and study a bit (honestly 2hrs tops) this class is a breeze. 5 tests, which are a lot but the test reviews and study guides help a ton, I thought the tests were easy. 8 concert reports, get them done early, there are tons of free ones on campus.