Definitely an easy A but not a fun class at all. It was over zoom and so many of the assignments were just on the most obscure meaningless topic that do not even really make sense. You can essentially just write whatever you want and you will receive 100% credit as long as its written in English so doing the assignments are an absolute chore. There is 0 interaction with the professor besides pre-recorded "lectures" with weird effects and editing for no reason. Take if you just want an A for a filler class but it is a little annoying.

I took this class as preparation for the Musicology minor and really loved it. Though it's a three hour class, it's only one hour of lecture and the rest is dedicated to weekly group presentations and guest speakers. One time, preparation for class involved listening to a podcast pop musicology and the two podcast hosts were in class the next session. It was really cool. Would definitely, definitely recommend. No tests just projects and Professor Schwartz is really cool.

This is a horrible class. DO NOT TAKE IT.

The most confusing, least accommodating professor I've had at UCLA. She thinks it's punk to make the least understandable/accessible video lectures I've ever seen. While getting a good grade is easy, you'll hate the process. Take a different GE.

Also, I'm not sure why her other reviews for this class are listed under MSC HST 13 instead. Read those for more detailed information on the class structure.

weird format online, and everything is due at like 12 pm, in the middle of the day. felt a lot of the assignments were unnecessary and many of her prerecorded lectures had 0 sound in them. this course could really be 5 weeks but somehow it extends into 10. the midterm requires you to write a song and write a paper about it, oh and perform it. final is a video, a book, a paper, and a presentation. be warned. it lowkey is a lot

This class was all over the place. Probably the worst managed class I have ever taken at UCLA. The professor is sweet but a bit disorganized and laggy with posting assignments and readings. It is an easy A but, if you find it hard to sit through a boring lecture don't take this class.

Took this class as a GE and the prof was nice enough to give me a PTE after it was full. Though I have no background in punk, I enjoyed the class and it gave me insight into punk music and its social views. The class was online, which was great, and allowed me to do the work whenever I wanted throughout the week (new work was usually released on monday mornings). I would def recommend this class for fun or as a GE! Final project was making your own punk book, of which I did with another student online, and I just hand drew the book and come up with the words while my classmate made the video for it, so def not hard and very manageable!

Music History 13: Punk Music, History, and Subculture was one of my favorite classes at UCLA. The lectures are very organized and engaging. We go in depth on various punk scenes in the United States and internationally. I'd highly recommend taking this class if you have an interest in punk or music history.

I didn't love Schwartz, but I didn't hate her either. She just tries really hard to be funny and it just gets really awkward. Her slides are also super unhelpful when you go back to study because its usually just a picture with the name of a song and the band that performed it. She also moves quickly so you can't always get all the info for a particular slide, so when you go back to study you're kinda screwed. The winter quarter is mostly her show because basically every other lecture is about a musical genre. She also writes the prompts for an essay thats 25% of your grade, and the prompts are super convoluted and confusing. She is also terrible at explaining musical sounds because she assumes we can all pick up on the nuances in the differences in sounds from an amplifier. The lectures she gave never lived up to my expectation of the topic. Some people liked her style, but it wasn't really my thing.

Schwartz is pretty cool and the material is interesting, but she's new to teaching and it kind of shows. The whole second half of the class was totally not planned ahead of time, which made it a lot more disorganized and more difficult to study for the final. Overall an easy A if you're into the topic.

Schwartz is a really fun professor who loves punk and has a great personality. Lectures could be a bit disorganized sometimes but they were always engaging and interesting. Workload was super light and this class was an easy A (p.s. you don't need to do the readings). I'd highly recommend it if you're looking for a Visual & Performing Arts GE.