ETHNMUS M50A
Jazz in American Culture: Late 19th Century through 1940s
Description: (Same as Global Jazz Studies M50A.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Course M50A is not requisite to M50B. Survey of development of jazz in American culture. Discussion of different compositional/performance techniques and approaches that distinguish different sub-styles of jazz from one another, as well as key historical figures that shaped development of jazz from its early years through modern jazz. Important historical social issues (segregation, Depression, World War II, Civil Rights Movement) that intersect with history of U.S. and jazz music. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2024 - Do not think this is gonna be an easy GE. The prof is nice, but the exams were rough. We had a midterm, final, and final project. There was rarely a study guide for any of the exams, and when there was it was just a list of the names of like 100 people we went over with no guidance on what to know about them. Attendance was not taken, but missing class could mess you up because everything on the exams was some niche thing he talked about for maybe to seconds. There was also a listening part of the exam where he would play a (mainly) instrumental part of a song and you'd have to identity the name, artist, year recorded, or some other random fact.
Fall 2024 - Do not think this is gonna be an easy GE. The prof is nice, but the exams were rough. We had a midterm, final, and final project. There was rarely a study guide for any of the exams, and when there was it was just a list of the names of like 100 people we went over with no guidance on what to know about them. Attendance was not taken, but missing class could mess you up because everything on the exams was some niche thing he talked about for maybe to seconds. There was also a listening part of the exam where he would play a (mainly) instrumental part of a song and you'd have to identity the name, artist, year recorded, or some other random fact.
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Fall 2021 - This is definitely an ESAY A GE, and it is the EASIEST CLASS I've ever taken at UCLA. Let me put it in this way: I only went to the lecture ONCE this quarter, and I literally didn't study for this class throughout the entire quarter, and I end up with an A+. You can find answers very easily for the quizzes and the exams. You DONT NEED TO STUDY FOR THIS CLASS, literally! The only time-consuming thing is the paper, but should take you less than three nights. Overall, this class is a guaranteed A class and you dont need to spend a single minute on the material. Easiest class ever, and absolutely worthy to take!
Fall 2021 - This is definitely an ESAY A GE, and it is the EASIEST CLASS I've ever taken at UCLA. Let me put it in this way: I only went to the lecture ONCE this quarter, and I literally didn't study for this class throughout the entire quarter, and I end up with an A+. You can find answers very easily for the quizzes and the exams. You DONT NEED TO STUDY FOR THIS CLASS, literally! The only time-consuming thing is the paper, but should take you less than three nights. Overall, this class is a guaranteed A class and you dont need to spend a single minute on the material. Easiest class ever, and absolutely worthy to take!
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