Honestly, I learned more from my TA than Malvinni. He's passionate about what he's teaching, but he's very disorganized and the class structure was confusing. He was also a little quiet. Focus on sections, and put in effort there instead. Lecture was cool when guests performed, but otherwise is unnecessary. Overall easy class.

One of the most disorganized professor's at UCSB. Lecture's are extremely dense with no clear structure and he just talks about his own opinions the whole time. Half the material he covers are about his personal favorite artists and not pop culture. But its easy to get an A in the class as long as you pay slight attention and review the question

Loved this class, learned so much about music from 50s to present day spanning across genres. Lectures were fast paced but interesting and you could tell he was really passionate about the topics. Listening quizzes and quizzes that you have the prompt for prior. One final paper 5pgs. Really really enjoyed this class.