Tends to work the department for her own good and does not help the music students graduate. Has on occasion specifically told me not to take a class I want to take, and has also told me that I didnt have to take a class I need to graduate.

I agree with the above comment.

Very Bad teacher. I had her for Intro to Music. I kept emailing her but did not get any response in time. Sometimes I never got responses at all. She structured the course in a very hap-hazard way. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS.

The class was absolutely pointless unless you needed to learn how to use the library or find the counseling offices on campus. I missed one day of class and completed all of my assignments and received a C in the class. Sounds like fair grading to me!!

Horrible professor, wants students to fail and wants them to hate music. She is impossible to get a hold of, will not explain her requirements,and assigns bogus projects.I failed this class even though I did every assignment the best I could. Took it the next semester with a prof no longer teaching ther and got the highest grade in class, an A.

shes a very bad teacher

the worst teacher ever. she treats this class like its a graduate leval class. do not take her if you do not have to. to much work for an intro class. i would not recommend her to anyone.

Oftenmakes rude and hateful remarks to students. Intro class but expects student to know complicated terms and theory. Majority of grade is based on weekly writings which must be perfect. Requires 3 concert attendances w/detailed reports.Exams very difficult with trick questions,info that is not in lectures. Online class, Thank goodness for Google!

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!! She assigns irrelevant assignments all the time like interpreting comic strips!! I am a musician and took this class for an easy A but ended up with a headache most of the time!! It's her way or the highway!! I would take Sweeney before I took Blackman again!! AVOID HER!!!! Class is terrible!!!

do not take her. period. she is rude and will not help you with questions you have. I have been involved in music since elementary school and I still struggled on every quiz. They are hard and she puts trick questions in there that aren't in the lecture notes. And if you haven't done the writing perfectly, you get a zero.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. She is rude and does not want to help students. I asked her for my average in the class and her response was that she could not calculate 120+ students and that I should have been concerned earlier in the semester. I make better grades in my actual writing class than I do on her writing assignments. VERY NIT PICKY.

You would think that the Intro class would be what's called an INTRODUCTION! Well it's not and she acts like it's a HONORS music class. You better know everything there is to know about music and much more before you take this class. Very critical and extremely rude!!!

I have absolutely no idea how this woman still has a job.

This teacher is awful. Treats this like an honors music history class instead of INTRO to music. I'm not even sure if she goes over text entry boxes on exams. An online teacher refuses to use email? Don't take this class. I have been playing piano since I was 5 and was in Band for 9 years and I failed this class. How is she still teaching?

Do not take this professor for anything. She is completely lacking in ethics and integrity. She gave us incorrect information for a concert and would not extend the deadline. When several complained she insulted the students and then deleted the discussion board thread. Her book was worthless, her assignments were tedious and she was rude.

Dr. Blackman's class is terrible. Take any other professor but her. She is very rude and she is not helpful whatsoever. You're required to watch operas that last 3 hours. Her book, which is an ebook, absolutely sucks. Her quizzes are also ridiculous. Many complaints have been given to her by students, and she will not help them at all.

I have taken several college classes and this was by far the worst. The professor is not helpful and very sarcastic. She speaks down to the students on public forums. The book required, that she wrote, is unhelpful and lacks information. This class would make a first time college student very discouraged.

This professor is VERY VERY RUDE. DO NOT take her she will talk down to you and belittle you if you do not understand. Unfair quizzes. Grades her listening logs as if we have listened for these kind of things our whole life. We are not stupid do not make us feel stupid. id this at all cost.

This teacher is the worst I have ever had. Do not take her class if you are not a musician. She will judge you more by your grammar then you music experience. She is very rude on her assignment feedback, almost making fun of your lack of music understand. I felt left behind on her class. Again avoid this class if you can. Her book totally sucks.

I have never rated a professor, but this time I felt like I should just to hopefully save everyone else from this horrible professor. She is very particular and rude when grading simple writing assignments. On top of that, she doesn't even respond to your emails on time. Save yourself the trouble and don't even think about taking this professor.

Unnecessarily strict.

Very critical but as long as you turn in all your work you'll get an A.

I've been a musician for several years, and know most of the terminology for the course. Blackman takes the subject way too seriously, doesn't grade fairly at all, and is entirely incapable of seeing herself in the wrong. I completed assignments per her instructions and received zeros without explanation even after challenging her on it.

Dr. Blackman is proof that anyone can obtain a PhD and write a book.

Typical selfish ETSU professor. Talks about herself often but doesnt care about students. She rather see you fail than help you. She will take weeks to respond to you. Completely self centered and takes herself too seriously

She wont try to help you at all. This is a class that made me feel like I should give up on life. She doesnt want to see her students succeed and will go out of her way to not help you!

Took the class online as a gen ed requirement, and regret every minute of it. Super nitpicky about grammar and will count off if she doesn't like the way you worded something. 15% of your grade comes from 3 concert reports, but if you work 5 days a week, you won't be able to make it to the ones on campus. Off campus options are usually far away.

This is an intro class but she treats us like music majors. Sometimes I think she's an English professor based on the way she grades papers. She expects us to come in the class knowing all things music. I would never recommend this class to anyone. It has made me hate music and give up completely.

Do not take this professor unless you are a music major. I played in band for 7 years and still did not meet her expectations. Her criticism is very harsh and doesn't explain her feedback at all. This was one of my gen ed. requirements and I wish I would have chosen a different class.

I have been in orchestra for 13 years and this class has kicked my butt. Half of the things on the test and in assignments she gives are not even in the "book" she wrote herself. The book is very hard to use. Her assignments are graded very harshly and she doesnt even give feedback sometimes.

One of the worst professors Ive had in my college career. She grades very harshly, and usually does not give clear feedback about the grade she gives. She also grades very difficult on grammar, even though the grammar in the book she wrote herself is pretty awful. This is an intro level class and she treats it like an advanced music major class.

She prides herself on being smarter than her students. Does not want to help you learn. I was in band, chorus, and attended a performing arts school for five years and this online class was still gruesome.

Very harsh with her feedback on any and all of your work. Undermines you and the way you perceive things and does very little to nothing to actually help when you ask for it. Please spare yourself and do not take this course especially if you have no prior musical knowledge. Also definitely do not take this course online!!

This is probably the hardest online class I've taken so far. I have been in an orchestra for eight years, took private lessons with University directors, and was thinking about a music minor but not now. ETSU should be ashamed. This is more of an upper level music class and not gen ed. She doesn't even care. Don't take this class with her.

Considering I grew up around music my entire life and was in choir, I thought an "intro" to music class wouldn't be too bad. I was completely wrong! Not only is it my hardest class this semester, but I have never felt so belittled by a professor. Not only does her comments make you feel stupid, but the required book that she wrote is no help at all

I was in band for 8 years and took this class for an easy A. It is not very "intro to music" at all. If you don't have any previous knowledge for music you will fail. She also makes you feel stupid in her feedback.

taking this class online was the worst idea ive ever had. she grades tough on grammar and how you write your reports, and her feedback will make you feel stupid. she expects you to know all about music in an intro to music class, and her textbook is absolutely useless (and full of grammatical errors). avoid this class!

This professor had extremely high expectations and standards that were often unreachable in regards to class and assignments. Teaching of the content was often difficult to understand. Not to mention, she graded very harshly with little to no explanation. Would not recommend taking a class with her unless you want to be confused the whole time.

She is just awful and rude. She doesn't like to help on assignments and she grades really harsh on grammar or if she doesn't like the way you did an assignment. Her feedback basically belittles you. The test are really hard you can use your notes and the book but they don't help at all because she wrote the book. Don't take this class.

I have never taken the course of such an awful and unprofessional woman in my life. Her comments would belittle you and provide no meaningful or helpfull information. She makes Fletcher from the movie Whiplash look like a saint. And she grades HEAVYILY on grammar, so much that the grammar matters more than the assignment. AVOID AT ALL COSTS