Professor
Marc Bolin
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Most Helpful Review
Winter 2025 - As someone who is very into jazz and writing, I really enjoyed this class! The lectures covered jazz history from early jazz to bebop to cool jazz to jazz fusion to modern jazz and more, and we learned the characteristics of each subgenre. The professor studies Mardi Gras Indian culture and music, so we spent a good chunk of the class covering this as well, especially since Mardi Gras occurs in Winter quarter. The final project is choose-your-own topic, and if you do a creative project you only need to write 1-3 pages (I did a creative project and ended up with 7 pages written simply out of genuine interest in my topic lol). The midterm and final are both very easy as long as you are able to identify and describe the 8-12 jazz songs that he has on a list. In general, I felt I learned a lot about jazz history and was given ample opportunity to nerd out about whatever jazz related topic I wanted through the final project and the written concert observation. The professor is really cool and funny, and he cares a lot about jazz. I honestly wish I could've taken his other jazz course, M50A, for GE credits as well!
Winter 2025 - As someone who is very into jazz and writing, I really enjoyed this class! The lectures covered jazz history from early jazz to bebop to cool jazz to jazz fusion to modern jazz and more, and we learned the characteristics of each subgenre. The professor studies Mardi Gras Indian culture and music, so we spent a good chunk of the class covering this as well, especially since Mardi Gras occurs in Winter quarter. The final project is choose-your-own topic, and if you do a creative project you only need to write 1-3 pages (I did a creative project and ended up with 7 pages written simply out of genuine interest in my topic lol). The midterm and final are both very easy as long as you are able to identify and describe the 8-12 jazz songs that he has on a list. In general, I felt I learned a lot about jazz history and was given ample opportunity to nerd out about whatever jazz related topic I wanted through the final project and the written concert observation. The professor is really cool and funny, and he cares a lot about jazz. I honestly wish I could've taken his other jazz course, M50A, for GE credits as well!
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