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LAWRENCE EARP

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Raw average: 3.43/5 from 14 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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MUSIC 101
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Almost impossible to understand. He goes off on tangents, does not give clear explanations to his students or TA's (they were just as lost as we were throughout the semester.) Does not give any information about the exams prior to the exam date. Has unreasonable expectations for dissecting musical compositions.
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MUSIC 101
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Pretty good professor, I don't really have any complaints. The class itself is very easy as long as you read. Quizzes focused on terms and concepts from the reading mostly, your discussion group does a good job at preparing you for those. The tests focus more on the listenings in class and in the reading as well as the timeline of the reading.
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MUSIC 101
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
The class was awesome. If you are a history buff and like music, you'll love this class!
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MUSIC 101
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Didn't enjoy this class. Took it for an easy A while in harder courses but wasn't as easy as would have liked. Lecture is useless, though the professor is kind of funny. No books. Just read the material and memorize it a day or two before the test/quiz. Would not recommend b/c it is a bad class but isn't that difficult.
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MUSIC 101
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Two exams, worth the same. No final. Second exam is not cumulative. It's a lot of history, and it can be really boring. You do listen to some music, and he tells you beforehand which ones he expects you to be able to identify upon hearing it. He doesn't always seem the nicest. I've heard him say some demeaning stuff. The TAs are pretty awesome.
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MUSIC 415
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
fantastic. wonderful, dry sense of humor. engaging lecturer, and incredibly fair exams. come for the music history, stay for his fantastic singing voice.
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Classes with LAWRENCE EARP

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Fall 2018MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2018MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2017MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2017MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Spring 2017MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2016MUSIC 101The Musical Experience
Fall 2016MUSIC 411Survey of Music in the Middle Ages
Fall 2016MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2016MUSIC 911Seminar in Musicology
Spring 2016MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2015MUSIC 101The Musical Experience
Fall 2015MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Fall 2015MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2015MUSIC 411Survey of Music in the Middle Ages
Spring 2015MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Spring 2015MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2014MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2014MUSIC 412Survey of Music in the Renaissance
Spring 2014MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Spring 2014MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2013MUSIC 497Special Topics in Music
Fall 2013MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2013MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Spring 2013MUSIC 799Independent Work
Spring 2013MUSIC 911Seminar in Musicology
Fall 2012MUSIC 211Survey of the History of Western Music
Fall 2012MUSIC 411Survey of Music in the Middle Ages
Fall 2012MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2012MUSIC 412Survey of Music in the Renaissance
Fall 2011MUSIC 101The Musical Experience
Fall 2011MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Spring 2011MUSIC 101The Musical Experience
Spring 2011MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Fall 2010MUSIC 411Survey of Music in the Middle Ages
Spring 2010MUSIC 101The Musical Experience
Spring 2010MUSIC 497Special Topics in Music
Fall 2009MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Fall 2009MUSIC 799Independent Work
Fall 2009MUSIC 911Seminar in Musicology
Spring 2009MUSIC 411Survey of Music in the Middle Ages
Spring 2009MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Fall 2008MUSIC 497Special Topics in Music
Fall 2008MUSIC 990Masters Thesis
Spring 2008MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
Spring 2007MUSIC 411Survey of Music in the Middle Ages
Spring 2007MUSIC 911Seminar in Musicology
Fall 2006MUSIC 101The Musical Experience
Fall 2006MUSIC 415Survey of Music in the Romantic Era

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