[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODI1ODIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2019-05-09 17:38:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exams are poorly written. Lectures are boring. Dont take this class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NDUyOTQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2015-11-19 14:40:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"You can tell that Swack loves to teach about music and she always is excited about the material.  Don't buy the online book-you'll only use it for listening which you can find on Spotify.  The only homework is a couple concert reviews, besides studying for the quizzes and midterm.  Great class for those interested in music!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODMxMDg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2014-02-10 12:12:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"It would be nice if she could ever be prepared for her own class. Boring.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NjM2OTIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2011-05-19 21:00:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"I thought she was okay. She really did try to be helpful, and I thought the multiple choice portion of the exams was pretty easy. At the same time though, the listening section was a disaster for me on the midterm, and I had to spend a lot of time just sitting and listening to the music in order to better on the final. Book is useless, CDs a must.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NjA3NDg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2011-05-15 21:48:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is not as easy as others have made it out to be. You will need to study (there are RANDOM questions on the exams) and the listening can be tricky. It will help if you listen to the music each week, instead of trying to cram. The TA was was very helpful. Swack is hard to listen too (her voice!), but she is knowledgeable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NjAyMDEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2011-05-14 17:05:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class itself is easy, but not close to as interesting as the other reviews told me it would be.  You MUST listen to the music on your own time as well as in class.  If you do that and study her powerpoints, you will do fine in the class.  Prof Swack tries to be funny, which usually fails, and her voice is really annoying!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NDYyNjM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2011-04-25 12:19:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class is easy.  I've fallen into the trap of not taking it seriously enough and my grade is falling, but if you pay attention and listen to the music, you'll do fine.  Also, Prof. Swack is nice, but her voice is super annoying.  She always sounds like she has a cold","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MjAzMDQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2010-05-14 15:22:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Swack is definitely a nice professor, but she is a tad on the boring side.  The class itself is not that difficult but there will probably be a few out-there questions on the final.  Even so, I enjoyed this class--great for humanities credit!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc5OTM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2010-05-12 00:19:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"I LOVED her class!! It was one of the few classes I have taken at Madison where I actually wanted to attend lecture.  She plays really interesting music, and throughout the semester the classical music began to grow on me.  I definitely recommend taking her for the class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2OTAzNDc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2010-03-24 02:17:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Jeanne is a really good professor.  I never thought learning about Bach and Beethoven etc. would be interesting until I took her class.  It's easy to do well, not because the material is easy, but because she gets you really interested in the material.  Definitely recommend this class.  You definitely don't need any musical background to take it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODM4MjEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2009-05-14 15:19:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awesome class.  The material is interesting - I was always excited to attend lecture.  The listening selections all seem appropriate given their respective time periods and the course repertoire is engaging.  Swack is an amiable music professor with none of the excess snobbery. Easy A, but also an extremely fun one.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NjM5NjM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2009-04-12 17:59:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Well, Prof. Swack is a very nice lady but not necessarily an engaging professor because she talks in monotone...The ONE midterm and final are all multiple choices. I virtually sleep through all the lectures, and I merely study for like a day before the exam and still miraculously get an A.study all her slides and listen to all music!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:50.582344+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyOTc4NTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:973650","instructor_name":"Jeanne Swack","course_label":"MUSIC106","course_id":"MUSIC 106","course_uid":"course_40c52ae98ec267c9aac55b9f","review_date":"2007-04-05 22:05:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"SUPER EASY CLASS. I'm a musician (but my major is engineering), but you really don't need to be a musically-inclined to do well. A lot of the course is biographical info on the composers, but it's all juicy info (promiscuousness, murder, stalking, etc.).  You listen to all of the required music in class, and a lot of it is pretty cool. EASY A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/973650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0}]