ETHNMUS M108A
Music of Latin America: Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Isles
Description: (Same as Chicana/o and Central American Studies M108A.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of traditional and contemporary musical culture. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2025 - This class met from 9:00 to 10:50 AM on Mondays and Wednesdays. While turning in handwritten class notes at the end of each session felt a bit tedious, it definitely helped encourage consistent attendance and engagement for the class. One of the best parts of this course was the live performances, every performer brought incredible talent, and it made class time genuinely enjoyable and exciting. Overall, this course is a very engaging and manageable A+ if you keep up with the assignments. It’s structured to reward participation and consistency more than test-taking, which helps reduce stress while still promoting learning. Grading Breakdown: Weekly Class Notes (15%): Submit in-class handwritten notes after lecture and weekly summaries (275–300 words) via Bruin Learn. Conversation with a Scholar (5%): Read one chapter and prepare a thoughtful, open-ended question. Concert Review (5%): Attend/Watch a live concert related to the course and write a 300–350 word review. Student Presentation (15%): Present on a topic of your choice in agreement with the TA. Discussion Participation (20%): Actively contribute to weekly discussions. Final Exam (10%): Taken on the last day of class.
Spring 2025 - This class met from 9:00 to 10:50 AM on Mondays and Wednesdays. While turning in handwritten class notes at the end of each session felt a bit tedious, it definitely helped encourage consistent attendance and engagement for the class. One of the best parts of this course was the live performances, every performer brought incredible talent, and it made class time genuinely enjoyable and exciting. Overall, this course is a very engaging and manageable A+ if you keep up with the assignments. It’s structured to reward participation and consistency more than test-taking, which helps reduce stress while still promoting learning. Grading Breakdown: Weekly Class Notes (15%): Submit in-class handwritten notes after lecture and weekly summaries (275–300 words) via Bruin Learn. Conversation with a Scholar (5%): Read one chapter and prepare a thoughtful, open-ended question. Concert Review (5%): Attend/Watch a live concert related to the course and write a 300–350 word review. Student Presentation (15%): Present on a topic of your choice in agreement with the TA. Discussion Participation (20%): Actively contribute to weekly discussions. Final Exam (10%): Taken on the last day of class.
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Spring 2020 - The course material is mind-numbingly simple but the professor makes the class way harder than it needs to be. She's disorganized on all fronts (rambling lectures, always late to upload class materials online, not lucid about assignment instructions, etc.). She was also very reluctant to accept student input about the class, was curt when answering questions, etc. Your grade is based on attendance (10%), four short reports (5% each), forum participation (10%), midterm (15%), final (15%), and an ethnography (30%). I'd love to say that all of these assignments are evenly spaced throughout the quarter, but they're not :^) . If you can deal with the disorganization, then the class is an easy A. Overall recommend the class but not the professor.
Spring 2020 - The course material is mind-numbingly simple but the professor makes the class way harder than it needs to be. She's disorganized on all fronts (rambling lectures, always late to upload class materials online, not lucid about assignment instructions, etc.). She was also very reluctant to accept student input about the class, was curt when answering questions, etc. Your grade is based on attendance (10%), four short reports (5% each), forum participation (10%), midterm (15%), final (15%), and an ethnography (30%). I'd love to say that all of these assignments are evenly spaced throughout the quarter, but they're not :^) . If you can deal with the disorganization, then the class is an easy A. Overall recommend the class but not the professor.
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