Matthew Taylor

The course is rather slow-paced and most if not all the materials was already covered if you took AP Music Theory or had some kind of instruction on tonal harmony; on the other hand, I do feel that if you began Music Theory by MUSC160 and took the course, it may be somewhat difficult to learn (As far as I know, MUSC160 could efficiently cover much more materials and make 260 a real upper-level course had it become more structured). Professor Taylor is an accomplished musician and has great enthusiasm in the materials, but I feel that his teaching is really unorganized, with homework popping up and sessions cancelling randomly (although most of the homework doesn't seem to be graded strictly). In general, this course would be an easy A and even easier if you have the aforementioned backgrounds, but it is questionable whether or not it 1) fits the difficulty of a 200-level course or 2) builds a basis on the materials it covers.

The course is rather slow-paced and most if not all the materials was already covered if you took AP Music Theory or had some kind of instruction on tonal harmony; on the other hand, I do feel that if you began Music Theory by MUSC160 and took the course, it may be somewhat difficult to learn (As far as I know, MUSC160 could efficien …Read more

Overall this class is definitely good for an easy A if you pay attention and just do the work on time. But, I will say he isn't great at teaching the basics of the class. If you already know some basic information on music then the class will be pretty easy and you should have no problem, but if you don't you will be lost for the whole year. He tends to cancel class a good amount and most classes are pretty tough to sit through. But definitely not a bad class to take if you need an easier class for the semester.

Overall this class is definitely good for an easy A if you pay attention and just do the work on time. But, I will say he isn't great at teaching the basics of the class. If you already know some basic information on music then the class will be pretty easy and you should have no problem, but if you don't you will be lost for the who …Read more

The class was very easy, but very unorganized. Classes got cancelled quite a few times throughout the semester. If you are looking for a class to fulfill your art requirement, this is definitely the class to take