I would highly recommend this class to anyone. It is so easy and the material is, for the most part, interesting. It is so easy to get an A and the required writing/essays are very manageable. Discussion is required but it is very easy. The lectures are in person, on zoom, or recorded, whichever you prefer, however, I found that attendance was not necessary. It is both an interesting and easy class that's based on "required" readings/listenings and writing assignments.

Professor Upton was AMAZING! The Beatles were definitely a subject I didn't expect to become so invested in. Class was online, but the TAs and other students made it fun chatting and reacting to her lecture. She shows a good amount of music videos and documentaries so the slides aren't boring. Our grade consisted of weekly discussion posts with one reply, quizzes corresponding to each lecture, a research paper, and a final reflection in place of an actual final. Overall, I'd highly recommend this class as a GE. Also, Alex was the best TA I've had. Super funny and understanding when it came to deadlines!

Professor Upton is truly the sweetest, most caring professor I have ever had. She deserves a 6 on bruinwalk. Upton was so accommodating with online schooling - we got 10 minute breaks during lecture, the midterm was cancelled and we were given full credit, the final was given as a 1-3 page reflection paper, and the analysis paper deadlines were often pushed a week to give us extra time. Professor Upton was very clear that she intended for this class to give us as little stress as possible and she delivered. The class material was SO engaging, and the analysis essay gave us room to pick a niche topic of interest which made the whole experience that much more enjoyable. The homework for this class is listening to the Beatles albums, movies and short readings on the Beatles. While it is not necessary to complete the readings and homework to do well in this course, I completed them all simply because they were interesting and I truly enjoyed this course. I feel so grateful to Professor Upton for making this quarter easy and enjoyable in such difficult global times.

Take this class! Not only will you have a chill and amazing time, you will learn so so much about art, history, and just pop culture. I didn't really care about the beatles before this class and now i'm a huge fan. I see beatles references everywhere. This class is truly life changing

guys i loved this class. i took it since i'm a musicology minor and even though i went into it not being too much of a Beatles fan, now i LOVE their music. material is very interesting and engaging ! you can either go in person to lecture, watch remotely through zoom, or watch the recording on your own time (however, I always went in person since I loved this class). the material starts getting really interesting around week 6 onwards since you get into their more psychedelic stuff. professor upton is a sweet professor who gives you all the scoop on this amazing band and also teaches you how to analyze music :) both midterm and final are take home essays and you also finish the class with an essay writing about any beatles song you choose. tons of extra credit are opportunities are offered so i finished the class with an 103%. sometimes workload might pile up but overall it's worth it. would highly recommend this class to anyone looking for an easy ge or for anyone who is studying musicology. also ta kristy is the BEST she is so nice and is flexible with the work !

I really enjoyed this class and highly recommend it! Dr. Upton offered me a new perspective on The Beatles and this class encouraged me to contemplate new aspects of the music I listen to. I didn't find this class hard, although throughout the whole quarter I think I wrote 5 different papers. I had Morgan as my TA and they are the most caring TA I've ever met. They were always checking in on how we were doing and very helpful. The only con of this class was that Dr. Upton would take a while to send out the paper assignment sheets so although she would push back deadlines, it left us with a week of uncertainty about what we should be writing the paper on.

This is my favorite class I've taken at UCLA. If you're a Beatles fan, it's an absolute must!!
But lowkey the workload is a bit heavy for a GE. Since I enjoyed the content so much I didn't mind, but I don't recommend taking this as a GE if you aren't a Beatles fan and wouldn't be interested in the content of the extra work

Just as a class on the Beatles should be, this class was engaging, fun, and informative. Professor Upton knows the Beatles like the back of her hand and getting to learn more about their backstories, careers, and music was incredibly intriguing. The workload was very minimal as the readings were not really essential to the course. No midterm or final, just two final papers. Definitely recommend taking this course.

I took this class to satisfy a gen ed, since I'm not the biggest fan of art appreciation or art history, which were my other options. I knew some of the Beatles songs and not much about them, but this class was totally appropriate for people with all backgrounds in Beatles music--you definitely do not have to be a die hard fan. I will admit, some of the music analysis was kind of tough for me as I have no experience whatsoever in music, so I didn't know any of the terms or definitions that students were often discussing. However, the professor and TAs know that some students are a little out of the loop, so they're very lenient and have lots of OH if you need help. Discussions were worth attending, as besides being graded for participation, it was always just a relaxed discussion of the weeks material that felt really casual and usually helped my understanding of how to analyze music within the context of the week's material. Overall, would definitely recommend the class to anyone who needs an art credit without having to take an intense art class.

super easy class, no midterm, final is a reflection paper, and a 5-6 paper on two songs. professor upton was super engaging and nice too! I had Monica Chieffo as my TA and she was super chill, accommodating and nice, highly recommend!!

pls take this class, its one of the easiest classes I've ever taken.