Super helpful teacher, always available to talk during office hours. Great to get for a writing class
Incredible Music Class! Johnson always made sure there was video clip from his slides and he always cracked jokes. Attend his lectures for notes and just to have a fun hour. Def would take him again in a heartbeat. Nerdy cute as well.
go to class or else you will get the shaft
I absolutely loved this class! He is an amazing lecturer! So organized and to the point. He made the otherwise boring content very interesting, and sometimes even funny! Get him as your professor for this class if at all possible!
Man, I hope this guy teaches another class in the near future. Johnson was probably better than any teacher I had in high school. His lectures were very engaging and actually reactivated my interest in classical music. His extra credit test questions are also very amusing.
First off, ONLY take Music 15 if you can get Ed as your professor. Lectures are extremely well organized and straightforward; note taking can be rather tedious though. Reading the book is not necessary. There are only 200 points in the class so you can't screw up or you'll botch your chances of an A. Two short papers, short multiple choice tests.
Medium difficulty. I am thoroughly impressed by his organizational skills. His powerpoints are well done and everything on the test is in his lecture notes and in the 4 CDs. DONT BUY THE MUSIC BOOK (NOT NECESSARY)--SAVE MONEY.
Ed is a good guy that is also intelligent. Listen hard when he starts talking about "theatres", says it with an interesting accent.
He is an amazing teacher! He combines his humor and knowledge to make the class very interesting and worth while. I really gained an appreciation of classical music from his class. Very organized, very clear. Last day of class, everyone clapped and cheered- it was awesome. He deserved it.
great guy. some of the topics are really boring but he makes it interesting with his powerpoints. writing assignments are easy, 2 concert reports, an opera assignment, and 2 essays. midterm and final are from notes. go to class because there are a lot of things you can possibly miss that will be important
His class was the best organized class I have ever taken! He made it really fun! Tests really are easy if you write down everything from the lectures
He had funny examples to make music history more entertaining.
Johnson is an awesome teacher. His teaching style is great, and I would highly recommend taking his class. I definitely gained an appreciation for western art music and the grading was incredibly fair.
GO TO LECTURE!!! GO TO LECTURE!!! Exams are STRAIGHT from the lectures. GO TO LECTURE!!! Professor is GREAT, FUNNY, and his lecture slides are amazingly informative. All you have to do is memorize composer/time period/etc about the songs, and his lecture notes and the exam is EASY!! (45 multiple choice scantron test.) I got an A+, EASY! GO TO LECTU
he makes seemingly boring topics interesting and explains terms and concepts really clearly. he seemed genuinely interested in his subject and wants others to be too. overall great professor. you dont have to read if you go to lecture, but go to section because there are unannounced quizzes
I LOVE HIM!!!! He is an awesome professor, he is funny, makes the material interesting, and show us cartoons and films during class. He during taught me how to appreciate music! He is a cutie! TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!
didnt have to read the book. still did very well. must go to lectures. hes easy to understand. his jokes are extremely corny but i like that he tried to have a sense of humor about things (listen for his canadian accent in the word "AbOWt" haha). TAs are kinda weird.
He's a great teacher! He's funny and engaging and makes you want to learn about music-even if it's not necessarily music you're interested in!
honestly taught me how to appreciate music.
One word. Amazing!
He is absolutely AMAZING! The class is so interesting and he makes everything enjoyable. I would recommend him to any one. Don't bother getting the book. Everything is covered very well in lecture. It really is a FUN class. And Ed is extremely talented. Come on, he played Phantom of the Opera on the pipe organ in the lecture hall! So Cooool!
amazing professor. very funny. GREAT lectures, his powerpoints are set up for PERFECT note-taking and he gives adequate time to copy things down. i can't stress it enough, he is an amazing teacher. lectures make reading the book unneccessary. HIGHLY recommended.
I highly recommend this class. Ed's lectures are clear and interesting enough not to read the book. The only downside, I suppose, would be that you MUST listen to the tracks; they are important seeing as how specifics about them are on the exams. But the material isn't difficult at all. Attend lectures and you'll be fine;pop quizzes in discussions.
AMAZINGly good class. It isn't too hard, it is pretty interesting.. and the teacher i near perfect. Johnson is well organized, crystal clear in lectures, and has a great sense of humor. Shows funny and ironically informative video clips from Family Guy, Loony Toons, Monty Python, Men in Tights, etc. COVERS A WRITING REQUIREMENT