Michael Carbone - Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Professor: Michael Carbone

Department: Music

College: Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His tests are NOT cumulative. Some of the questions are really specific, but he discounts questions a majority of the class gets wrong. He gives really clear guidelines for the two jazz jam/concert reviews which are really fun. He's willing to bump your grade up if you're close to the next letter grade and you worked hard on the reviews. easy gened

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is very passionate about jazz and is a really nice guy. His lectures get really boring and long (I almost fell asleep a lot) and the powerpoint slides are really wordy. BUT I didn't really read the textbook and just studied the online material before tests and still did well and got an A in the class. Cool guy to talk to about music and jazz.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Carbone loves jazz and it was a cool class. His lectures do get long and boring, and you definitely do have to read the textbook to have a test, but overall his class isn't too bad. As long as you study a day or two before the tests, and don't procrastinate on concert reviews, you should be fine.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I took jazz history from him and that was a huge mistake. We had 2 concert reviews which he care too much. My grades were 74, 80 and 88 respectively and I got c+. He decreased my total grade by giving lower grades for reviews and he doesn't care. If you are not a native speaker , don't take his classes.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a nice man, but his lectures can be a little boring and often don't provide the specifics needed to answer exam questions. He gives hard exams, but he does try to make them as fair as possible. He removes questions that the majority got wrong, and sometimes includes extra credit questions based on lectures. Reports are graded fairly, too.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Uses Chapter outline online and copies it on powerpoint.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a nice guy, but if you do not have a background in music or jazz I would not take this class, especially for the gen. ed. 90% of your grade is made up of test scores and his lectures are not much help. His lectures are copy and pasted right from the textbook, so if you do not want to go to class you don't need to.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Carbone loves Jazz and it shows. His goal for the class is for you to understand the basics of Jazz and hopefully appreciate it too. If you do the readings the class is an Easy A. You can probably still score well without doing the readings, though, I'd recommend doing them.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Carbone is really passionate about jazz, and I would recommend this course to anyone also at least interested in jazz. The grading was pretty clear, but you really need to keep up with the readings because that helps a lot on tests. The tests were decent with some pretty specific questions, but nothing unmanageable. Great class!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Carbone is genuinely interested in getting his students to share his love for jazz. However, if your looking for an easy A credit, this is not the class. The tests are hard and the concert reviews are a pain in the ass. It is an intro-level music course, but it is geared towards those with prior knowledge of musical structure. Not worth the time.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a very great guy but his class can be pretty boring. An A is totally achievable but it requires work and studying. There are three tests that are not cumulative. You won't do well unless you read the chapters and study a couple days before. If you do that though, you will be successful and get a good grade. He really wants you to love jazz.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Unless you are actually into jazz, i don't recommend. Not an easy A. He is unclear about what exactly is on exams and expects you to know everything. Prepare to have to leave campus for two assignments that require you to analyze jazz performances which is very stressful if you don't know music theory. I like him as a person, but not as a prof.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Carbone is extremely passionate about jazz and he makes what could be dry material interesting. I always found myself looking forward to class and the tests were fairly easy if you read the chapters. If you hate jazz this might not be the class for you, but if you like it or are at least interested in it this is a great aesthetics gen ed.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a good music teacher. Lectures are boring however and the jazz reviews are a pain. Going to class does help. Expect to do a lot of studying as his exams were tough.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Carbone is extremely passionate about what he's teaching. He genuinely wants all of his students to love jazz like he does. He is very helpful and a great professor. He will get you to like jazz, probably more than you did before. As long as you do the readings and listenings, Jazz in American Music isn't bad at all.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MUSP264
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Carbone is an awesome teacher! I have him for Jazz Ensemble, and I couldn't ask for a better director. He is very enthusiastic, and he knows how to get us to play our best. I'm also taking a class on jazz improvisation with him, and I've learned a lot already.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is real jazz man. He will eventually get you into the Jazz world and you gonna like Jazz after taking this class. Although it is not easy A because mandatory to attend the class and need to write about 3 Jazz report which is kind pain in the ass. But if you like Jazz and listening music highly recommend.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MUS113A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Jazz in American music was a great class. Wouldn't call it an easy A because you really need to do all the listening and reading, but when you do you get an A. Regardless of that, take this class to get a stronger appreciation for music.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MUS113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy A, just go to class and study a day before for test and you will be fine.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MUSIC113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy class if u put a little bit of work in and show up