She is a very smart, agreeable, and cultured woman, and i really enjoyed mus119a despite having zero background in music or film. It was a great class for an art requirement, with a straightforward midterm/final and a 6-8 paper on the use of music in a political film (i choose Forrest Gump). I highly recommend this class, a bit of work got me an A

Really cool class. Prof. Hall is a very nice lady and she makes the material somewhat interesting. Papers are straighforward, and both the midterm and final a pretty easy. Great way to get your music requirement out of the way.

Definitely a fun class, especially the 2nd half. It's not hard as long as you are somewhat interested in the topics and do the work she asks for and maybe a couple of extra credits. I loved all the film clips she showed and ended up renting most of them to watch the rest! Def. recommend!

this class is one of the easiest i've ever taken. she is a bit different, but extremely passionate about what she teaches. grade is midterm, commentaries, final...very basic and easy. interesting material if you have an open mind. highly recommended!

wow this was one of the best classes i've ever taken! it was straightfoward and fun to go to! prof. hall genuinely cared about her students learning! (ps make sure to go to the review session before midterm/final - she tells u all the answers! :)

Prof. Hall was extremely hard to follow. If you have no previous background in music theory, lecture is ridiculously confusing.