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awesome professor! i was somewhat scared to take his class because of previous ratings. however, i learned that he really wants us to learn things. quizzes are easy as long as you focus on the lectures. somewhat a lot of homework are assigned but should not take that long to finish. overall, focus on lectures and do the homework, easy A

HE IS AWESOME!! Great guy, smart, knows his stuff, but dont mess up. He's straight up and will tell you how it is. Attendance and quizes are crucial! He makes himself always available. Dont expect to cruz by in this class, its a lot of work, but you learn a lot!

DO NOT SKIP ANY QUIZZES. I missed one, but got close to perfect scores on all my other quizzes and got a B- in the class. Quizzes easy if you use study guide. No need to buy textbook. Quiz material can be found in notes or online. Lectures interesting if you play music/are interested in music history.

6 open book quizzes, 25pg paper on Madonna (any topic you want). 2-3 blogs per week to read/comment. The quizzes are hard. Basically they just test your ability to remember details. You have to read the stuff as late as possible because it is impossible to remember that name of the person who did this and that if you read ahead of time. Kinda rude.

He's probably one of the least motivating profs I've ever had; he doesn't push students hard enough, which sometimes make it seem like he doesn't care. That being said, I believe every student should be self-motivated enough to seek info beyond the scope of what's taught in the "classroom." A prof can only cover so much in one semester.

Professor Tomasello was extremely helpful. One the first quiz I scored a 19 out of 25 and argued with him about it for a week and he would not change the grade. But it inspired me to do much better. As a result I got an A. It wasn't an easy A, but I got what I deserved. Tomasello was a real good professor and he answered every single question.

Highly overrated

He is a real educator, very down to the earth, and a very smart guy. His course is extremely hard and you have to participate a lot. His quizzes is not as hard as you though. All you have to do study, participate, and work hard. He is very helpful, he'll answer students in the middle of the night. So prepare to work hard before you take this course

I had this prof. for the last summer session. It was an interesting class. He encourages students to learn. He gives the quizzes answers the day before. Most are definitions and c'mon.. if you cant write a full complete sentence u are toast!! He knows what he is teaching. You can tell music is his passion.Got an A on his class.

Honestly, I don't know why there are people complaining about Tomasello! HE GIVES YOU THE QUIZ QUESTIONS BEFOREHAND. You don't even have to dread over what to study for his quizzes the night before because you can just search all yor answers online. Plus, he tries to make the class funny and it works for the most part.