Not as much fun as prior mus apprec professor, but class is still interesting and a very easy A.

If you attend lecture and do the readings, the tests are easy to pass. She's clear in her explanations and I learned a lot from this course.

can we please go over some rep?

Most of these ratings are ridiculous. Dr. Lau knows her stuff and is willing to help anyone in her class. If you don't like or pass the class, it's your own fault. I loved it.

Fairly easygoing instructor. Always clear and easy to follow. Makes her expectations know from the very beginning.Some excellent concerts she recommends. Though she does tend to go off on tangents about seemingly inane things.

not hard, just go to class and the test is easy. the book is not all that nessesary but the listening examples that come with it are.

I enjoyed this class. Music appreciation was more interesting than I thought.

I had a background in music, but still learned a lot from this class! Tests are easy, she gives you a study guide. Great guest performers. It's impossible to fail this class because of the amount of extra credit offered. Easy, and I still missed a few classes. Like someone else said, book not needed, but music that comes with it is.

Going to class is easier than using the study guide, the notes/defs she gives you there are different than in the book. Really awesome, modern guest musicians. Good history class. 4 tests, 2 concerts assignments (you just attend and get a stamp). Oh, did I mention? Unlimited xtra credit?

If one doesn't study for the test, one will fail. So Study. No surprises on test, all material is given. She's an overall good professor.

No reason to fail this class, not really sure how Dr. Lau is as a lecturer cuz i never went to class, the reviews are online and as long as you study the music and the defs than it should be an easy A. The first test is torture listening to the gregorian chant but it gets a lot better trust!

She was very clear,straight-forward,and there was no confusion as to what her expectations were and what material she would be testing. I didn't want to take this class but ended up enjoying it.U don't need textbook, just music on website. She gives study guides for exams and offers extra credit. I appreciated her approach and straight-forwardness.

Just go to class, and you can get an A

Professor Lau is a sweet woman and someone you might want to get to know as a person, but as far as her lecture skills..she is alright at explaining certain things and not in others. It is more helpful for me to go home, skip class, and read the material in class. Make sure to know when guest artists go because she tests on what they played.

I took the online course and found it really easy. Just stay on top of all the work and it's an easy A.

I took the online music appr. It was pretty easy you just had to really listen to the examples and be prepared for the test. The online doesn't really get you involved its more just to get a prereq out of the way. SHe does respond promptly to your emails

Prof. Lau is very knowledgeable about the subject. Sometimes she is repetitive and she can be a bit dry. Attendance is not mandatory, but if you attend class and take notes, you don't need to study the text too much. Attendance and knowledge of the listening examples will give an easy A. I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot.

I took her class online. She posts the lectures as one large document to read and then assigns textbook reading and listening samples. You really only need to read the textbook and the listen to the samples, those are very important. This class was very easy and I enjoyed the course material.

Dr. Lau is an extremely knowledgeable professor. She does talk a little on the fast side, but if you sit close to the front it's not hard to hear/understand her. I didn't buy the book and was able to find all the listening examples online. Her tests are directly from the lectures so attend regularly! Overall, interesting class, great teacher.

Easy A--weekly quiz, no exams, no papers, no discussions (online course). The weekly quiz is the same format each week and is a breeze! Make sure you have the quiz completed in time and you will get an easy A+/GPA booster out of this class!

Very knowledgeable and interesting professor, especially when she goes off on random, hilarious tangents. Finds a way to make old music fun and relevant. Show up and listen, and you get an A. Good luck getting La Donne é Mobile out of your head also.

Dr. Lau is an extremely knowledgeable professor. She does talk a little on the fast side, but if you sit close to the front it's not hard to hear/understand her. I only used the textbook to look up definiteions in the glossary and would suggest purchasing study space subscription for the listening examples instead.

TALKS SO FAST!! very intelligent and going to class REALLY helps with success on exams. classes can be boring but she only gives important information! TURN IN WORK ON TIME!

Lau is a great professor! I took her class during intersession and she got through the material quickly and wasn't boring. If you can, take her 2 week intersession class! It's quick, only two exams.

I took Dr. Lau's online 8-week class. Super easy compared to her on-campus lecture section. All you have to do is listen to the music samples, read the chapters, and take a weekly quiz.

I thought this class was really fun. Dr. Lau explains everything needed for the test during lecture, so just attend lecture and you'll be fine. In prep for the tests, just listen to the music samples and review terms. Dr. Lau is really good about explaining exactly what is needed to pass the course, so just listen.

I honestly think this class is easy, AS LONG as you study for the tests, do your homework and concert assignments. Dr.Lau was helpful, she asked questions and offered her help if needed. However, not coming from some musical knowledge can affect you.

I found this class to be very difficult. She seems to forget that a lot of people are taking this class just because they have to and have no background information in classical music and aren't interested in this being their profession. Don't take this class if you think it will be an easy A or don't know/care much about classical music.

I took a half-semester course online and had a real easy time. The discussion questions are more on your opinion than they are on the material, so that's awesome. Her lecture notes are just enough; you really don't have to have the text. YouTube the listening examples, take notes on her notes, and you'll do great. Super easy.

Before this semester, I had to take this class and came here to review the only person that offers it (Jennifer Lau). Her ratings for the on-campus class are atrocious. I was nervous, so I took the online class instead. Turns out that was the right choice... I thought the class was interesting and fun - online. I scored a 97% for the semester.

Dr. Lau is my favorite professor! She's always so cute in class, although she goes through important terms in class very quickly, but all you need to do is ask! She's very nice and helpful. Most of the test materials are in the book, so read it. She expects everyone to be responsible as an adult and prepared before class to understand what she says

Dr. Lau is great! I went into music appreciation not knowing a lot about music and I learned a lot! Her lectures are interesting and she explains everything very well. Make sure to go to class because if not you will be lost. I would recommend taking notes from her slides. I would take her class again. I really enjoyed it.

Do the short readings every night and show up to class. If you're looking for an easy A to fulfill a gen-ed requirement with a good-looking professor, then this is the place for you!

I took this class online and it was pretty straightforward and easy. Lau provided a lot of assistance, with lecture notes and study guides for each quiz. A lot of the quizzes were kind of difficult with the listening samples, due to the fact you have to remember so many songs and you have only 20 minutes per quiz, but not too difficult.

She is really great. Makes her lectures really interesting, and is very engaging despite teaching to a large class. There is quite a bit of reading but if you stay on top of it and show up, it's relatively easy. She takes her class seriously.

She is an excellent teacher who knows what she is talking about. Some minor moments of miscommunication, but overall was enjoyable.

Look, if you made it to college and can't even memorize a piece of music well enough to recognize it the next day, you need to seriously reevaluate your position in academia. There is no reason why you shouldn't have an A in this class.

Dr. Lau has a lot of expectations for this course, but gives a lot of time to do the homework. The quizzes can be difficult if you don't study the music, and if you aren't careful you'll miss something for an exit ticket. If you study the music in her reviews before a listening quiz, you'll do fine.

Dr. Lau definitely knows people take her class because of core requirements yet she still shows her passion for music. I found the class pretty easy-- writing assignments, follow discussion boards, and take the quizzes. The quizzes occasionally had some obscure questions on them but are still an easy A. The harder grader was her TA actually.

Dr. Lau was very clear with her online class and had very specific criteria. My TA however was a very hard grader and she like a lot of detail in every discussion post and writing assignment. Other than that this class is an easy A if you read and put in effort in the writing assignments.

The online version of this class was easy!

I took Dr. Lau's online class and it was good. Not too challenging and fairly interesting. The workload is reasonable each week.

Dr. Lau is very personable. Her lectures are very informational . Lastly, she is fair on grading.

This class was a lot of memorization. For someone who doesn't care much about the in depths of music, this class was horribly boring. The class was straightforward with no surprises. One quiz weekly and 3 papers that have you analyze music. Dr. Lau is extremely friendly.

Dr. Lau is such a kind professor. This semester, she removed due dates because of the pandemic. She checks in on her students often and makes sure that there is time for them to ask questions/get clarification. Her lectures can be boring, but she tries to make class engaging. If you put in a decent amount of effort, you'll pass with an A.

Professor Lau is incredibly sweet and I loved every minute of her class. Instead of due dates she has what she likes to call "best by dates", which means if you turn in your work by that date, that's great, but if not, you can always turn it in later for full credit so don't stress! If you love classical music, I highly recommend this class.

The class was a breeze. The grading on the quizzes, writing assignments, and discussion posts are straightforward and fair. Her notes are also concise and everything is laid out understandably. Just make sure listen and recognize the pieces and you'll be alright.

I liked this class a lot, it was interesting to learn the basics of western music and not hard or boring.

Dr. Lau is extremely conscious of how stressed students are and has made adjustments so her course is incredibly managable. The writing assignments were easy and as long as you studied, so were the weekly quizzes. I loved Dr. Lau's energy and it's clear to see that she's very passionate about music.

Very easy class, especially if you just need and Arts and Design General Ed credit. One weekly Quiz, one Discussion Post a week, and no final exam. She is not strict with late work, but its best to keep up with your work anyways.. it would be a lot of work to catch up on at the end.

Professor Lau is such a good professor! Her course was completely online, but she communicated everything thoroughly. She always provided good information about the material she taught, and the weekly quizzes + discussion post were fairly easy. Before this class, I knew nothing about music. I like how she structured the course for beginners!

Honestly, I did not put a lot of effort into this class, so my grade reflects my effort. It is very easy to get an A in this class. There are a lot of lectures that you should read to understand what is going on, if you don't, you'll be fine. She does take a while to respond back to emails.3 writing assignment, discussion, and quizzes.

Dr. Lau is a very kind professor and her course was well-structured and interesting.