SM
Oct 1, 2016
This course has really helped to fill out my piecemeal understanding of the development of rock music. The pace and content of learning has been well considered and Prof Covach is to be congratulated.
BL
Mar 12, 2018
Provided insight into what I was listening to as a pre-teen. I didn't have the exposure to some of the older roots or the an understanding of the business forces that shaped the music I had access to.
By Laura H
•May 7, 2018
nice ponytail
By Thomas T
•Oct 18, 2016
Very good
By Aitana D P
•Jun 28, 2021
By Aimi I
•Sep 18, 2015
better than my other courses
By Cathy B
•Mar 5, 2021
Undoubtedly, the instructor has a mountain of musical knowledge and is eager to share it all. Problematic for me was the free-association-style of lecturing that seemed to bounce around and meander. Eventually, I just followed along with the script, gleaning points of interest. It might also have been helpful, at the end of some of the lessons, to have a list of songs to listen to along with what to listen for. I would have preferred much more linear organization and a more formal style of lecturing, though I realize some will definitely lean toward the conversational style of this course, which is fair. I felt it rang a little too Wikipedia-like and suspect the course would benefit from being split into smaller components that had more depth of coverage.
By Jean R
•Sep 7, 2016
No use for me. No music examples because copyrights did not allow, so the course is pretty boring.
Sorry, not for me.
By Tayler G
•Feb 1, 2023
"History of rock" with no mention of Sister Rosetta Tharpe.? Not very well researched.
By ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ Β
•Jan 11, 2021
Too long, too many questions, no music, boring, boring, boring
By Russell P
•Apr 13, 2018
Wish I could give negative stars