lecture seems like your listening to a documentary, just read the notes online, class is pretty much optional, easy tests

He is the sweetest guy EVER! He brings in listening samples to break the routine of lecturing. Notice when he puts the samples on how he taps his feet to everything. A really GREAT guy!

great class, a little boring at the beginning but it picks up quick. All the notes are online and tests are all multiple choice and based on notes. EXTREMELY EASY if u can take this class

Puts the class notes online so class is optional. Exams are multiple choice and he uses a scantron sheet which he is OCD about.

Easiest class ever...notes online....class is basically optional attendance. You sit there and listen to music all class. An easy A if you like music! Very helpful with makeups too....just bring a Dr's note!

Class exams are easy and multiple choice (no attendance, quizzes, etc.) but as of spring 2004, he is removing online notes.. looks like class is required if you want to pass. Other than that, he's a good guy and knows his music. Very knowledgable.

History of Rock N' Roll. Very good teacher but is biased in the history towards doo-wop and that sort of thing due to his background in doo-wop. Other than that teaches well tests are easy if you go to class and very knowledgable.

If you fail this class you are a fool! Very easy, go to class and listen to music, take some tests, the end. Interesting subject as well.

nice guy, he really tries to be interesting but he just really isn't. i had such a big class in 153 that he didn't do attendence. by the last class there were 6 people showing up to class. test directly from online notes. don't buy book, don't go to class

really easy, no more notes online but still a breeze. just sit and listen to music all day and get an easy grade. if you fail then your an idiot.

Keeps the lecture hall really cold!

If you need an easy grade, this is the class to take. Don't bother buying the book. Less & less people show up to class as time goes on. Can be boring at time but overall, it's a bearable class.

This is the easiest class. There are notes for it everywhere. On the tests all the true/false are true straight from the notes. Easy A!!!

VERY EASY- BIG CLASS SO ONLY MULT CHOICE/T/F TESTS. DON'T NEED TO BUY BOOK JUST GO TO CLASS AND YOU'LL HAVE NOTES TO STUDY FOR TESTS-TAKE THIS FOR SURE

Great class. Hes funny in his own way. The only thing I don't like is that he talks too fast when you're taking notes.

As long as you have the notes printed out for you, you'll do fine. The material is somewhat interesting. Not a huge fan of the prof. It's an easy class to take care of a gen ed. You don't really need to go to class. 4 exams total.

I don;t know what everybody's problem is this is one of the best professors anybody can ever have. Funny as hell, great laugh, interesting material. What more could you need. I missed 9 classes and still got an A.

Very clear about what's going to be on the test. You don't even need to show up to class, as long as you do the readings then you're golden. His notes are perfect anyway.

thought this would be an easy class, so wrong. its hard to figure out what to study for the tests. class is interesting, only assignments are reading, but exams are difficult for a 100 level.

all i have to say is find someone with the notes from a couple years ago when he used to post them and you will be golden. i went to this class once the whole semester and got a B by reading over the notes once right b4 the test. if you dont have the notes good luck...

He is a good guy who means well. He is really into music and if you take his class you will learn you so much stuff you could never know. If you are interested in the real history for music then you will enjoy this class because he really knows what he is talking about. also, its easy to cheat on the exams cause 1 in 3 people have the answers

crazy man who loves to hear himself talk. means well, very easy class. attendance doesnt count and tests are extremely easy. but be prepared to be kept 5 minutes after class is supposed to end so he can repeat himself 50 times, like i said, loves to hear himself talk

history and art of rock and roll... easy.. just try to get the notes from class and ull do fine, so people even have the answers to the tests, but i hear he switches the answers around in a different order. i walk in on test day, and see about 3/4 of the kids with answers. attendance isnt necessary.

No need to go to class. Tests are easy since you will have the answers. He gets really crazy on test day but since test days are the only days you will see him it's fine. 4 exams and no final.

great guy

extremely easy class. I showed up pretty much for just the tests because it was too early in the morning. Make sure you study before the tests though.

It's an easy class but he is extremely rude and mean on test days...and his laugh is horribble.

Knows what he is talking about. Class can be very intresting and you will learn alot if interested in music. Having the tests won't always help becuz I believe he is getting wise and is starting to change the tests considering not all the answers are on there. Laugh is annoying.

Many students see "Rock'n'Roll" in the class name and think this is a cake class. It's a history class. He tests on dates, names, important events, everything else you'd see on a history exam. Too many UMass students want to be babied through all their classes, this guy won't but at least he's up front about it. He's not rude, just really blunt.

Easy class. He lectures like a history channel documentary. Extremely boring. Turns into a psycho on test days. You don't need to go to class except for test days. Study EVERYTHING on the study guide he emails and you'll be all set.

He is not as bad as everyone says and is extremely approachable when you actually make the effort to speak with him. His tests aren't that easy but he scales them all so it doesnt really matter

Very interesting material! Do not buy the book, his lectures and study guides tell you everything. Very passionate and knowledgeable. If you're in a bad mood or a wiseguy, he may annoy you. My exams averaged to a B. Remember your iclicker! I always forgot mine.

This guy is a weird dude. He'll swear a lot in class and think he is funny, but he's not he's just weird. His tests are not easy, but the whole class is scaled. He drops your lowest test score and replaces it with your attendance grade if it is high, so remember your iClicker. I got a B by taking a good amount of notes and studying somewhat.

Easy class, but he teaches false statements so musical knowledge does nothing. Thinks he knows everything and knows nothing. He says Little Richard wrote Twist and Shout when he never played the song was really The Four Tops, plays The Isley Brothers version and swears it is Little Richard. No knowledge gained in this at all.

I hated attending his class! He talks nostop and does not correct himself when he sometimes says nonfactual things. His laugh is something else though. Attendance helps your grade out in the end. He gives out 4 tests and if you fail one, your attendance grade can make up for it.