Larry Hamberlin

This is a great class to take if you enjoy lots of different types of music. It covers everything from pop to classical to Hindustani and really helps you appreciate all the details of it. Other than readings, there is very little work. The exams are easy and you have to write a paragraph listening response every 2 chapters and write 2 responses to live events that you attend but everything is graded very leniently. Overall, a super fun and chill class to take if you enjoy music.

This is a great class to take if you enjoy lots of different types of music. It covers everything from pop to classical to Hindustani and really helps you appreciate all the details of it. Other than readings, there is very little work. The exams are easy and you have to write a paragraph listening response every 2 chapters and write …Read more

While it is obvious that Professor Hamberlin is passionate about the material, the lectures are very boring and in any given class, only about 1/4th of the students actually show up. The homework is easy, but constant and sometimes the due dates are not always clear/assigned on canvas. The average grade on the exams were consistently in the 60s.

Larry Hamberlin is great. He is super passionate about music, and it is hard to not be engaged in one of his classes. I'm not sure if this course is still offered now that he is retired, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the history of American music.