you have to show up and take notes. you had to do papers and go to concerts. you dont have to be super into jazz but if you do all the work youre literally guaranteed an A

Enjoyed the material so much & learned a lot! Kind of uses labor based grading which was refreshing. He gave a lot of great feedback which inspired me to improve. Wish I could take this class every quarter. Maybe I just love jazz. Besides that, it was a lot of opinion based writing. Lots of reading too, but still an easy A I feel.

You have to write a lot but the grading system is very clear and is an easy A. He really cares about students and put effort on commenting paper. He can be intimidating but overall he was an amazing professor and highly recommend (only) if you are into jazz.

Jazz is tough but I think anyone wanting to play the music should expect that beforehand. MUS16 was my favorite course at UCSB so far, hard not to get an A with the grading system. Beyond the grading it was incredibly informative, and transformed the way I listen to jazz now. Professor Nathan is a cool dude, who really cares about music.