Today we just reviewed the class, so in this blog I suppose I’ll review the class. I enjoyed myself, which I did not expect to happen at the start of the semester. This is my 3rd attempt at passing History 390 for my Gen Ed credit, and it’s certainly been my most enjoyable. I knew nothing about music or music history going into the class which originally made me very nervous, and I am happy with the tidbits I’m taking away. I got to listen to some okay songs, and I have a bigger appreciation for the culturally and racially mixed history of American music. The less culturally focused parts, more about technology, drew less enthusiasm.

The class was wholly unorganized, and I never knew what new topic or angle to expect when walking into class. But to be honest it made it more interesting. I considered it less a class about music and more a class about eclectic topics. I learned early on that there would be a complex philosophical or historical questions raised that would genuinely give me something to think about the rest of the day. Not knowing what could be raised made it more likely that I’d show up to find out.

Overall I’d give the course a B and the teaching an A-.