David Elliott - New York University

Professor: David Elliott

Department: TBD

College: New York University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MUS2139
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Elliott is one of the most respected scholars of music education in the world, especially in Music Education Philosophy. His books, Music Matters (1995 and 2015) shifted the entire field in 1995, when he introduced his praxial concept of music education. In class, he's awesome: kind, brilliant, and caring.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MUS2139
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Elliott really cares about his students! He's incredibly open to students' ideas; the welcomes questions and critiques of his own ideas; he taught us about to be careful thinker, to take nothing for granted. A really kind man. This course was life-changing and career-changing.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: E852139
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I learned SO much from Dr. Elliott's philosophy's course, and his book is amazing. The course was truly life changing and career changing. He's a great prof: so smart, kind, respectful. And he's a great musician. He can perform better than 80% of the performance faculty in our department. He makes me proud to be a music educator.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 2139
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Philosophy of music education--really? Before I started, I dreaded this class. But Dr. E created a very open, discussed based, comfortable atmosphere. He invited everyone's input. When he did lecture, he did it brilliantly. Always included utube clips, dvds, recordings to illustrate ideas in his great book.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 2052
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

i'm a violinist, taking MA in performance. too this course on community music. didn't know what it was going to be about. elliott is whip smart, well-prepared, easy going. not great at returning graded papers, but otherwise very good. i learned a lot-very pleasantly surprised---practical, but theoretically informative.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 2021
• 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:

Disappointed with my grade. Thought I deserved a lot more for the work I did. Reasons for my grade not always clear, and he didn't comment on my assignments enough. But he really knows his stuff, and he's basically kind. Conversational style of class good.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 2139
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

How can you not respect and like this guy? Amazing depth, experience--cool, supportive, kind. Not easy. Do the work and you'll done fine; don't do it and he'll let you know about it. Learned more in this class than any other must ed class I every take.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: E852139
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Before I started Dr. Elliott's course in music education philosophy, I expected a boring professor teaching boring content. I was totally wrong. I feel amazingly privileged to have been taught music ed philosophy by the guy who wrote THE major music ed text. The course was extremley stimulating, I learned a huge amount, and it was actually fun.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: E852021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Elliott is an amazing professor. He really opened my eyes to the world of music research, which I never thought I could do. I was nervous about taking this course, but it was a life-changer. If you do the work every week and come to class, you've got a good change at an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MUSED001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have a class with Dr. Elliott right now. He's very open and willing to listen to our views and comments. We're only freshman, but he treats us with respect.I enjoy the discussion-based style. Overall, a very nice guy, and very smart.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BC2139
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I learned so much from this prof. Not an easy course, and lots of work, but worth it. He's very flexible--not afraid to question everything, including his own ideas.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MUSED2139
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A wonderful teacher, and a real gentleman. He values everyone's input, and he's patient and kind.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BASICE852
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I just had my first class with Dr. Elliott. What he presented and got us to think about, right away, made my head spin. And he's very cool -- warm, funny, accessible. I wasn't very enthusiastic about taking this class, but I've already changed my mind. I put down a grade of A. That's how much I'm already motivated -- I never begin this way. :)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MUS001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A really sweet guy, and fast replying to emails. Smart and classy. I learned a lot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MUEDFOUN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I just finished two courses with Dr. Elliott this semester. As well as being awesomely brilliant, and 'cool', he's very funny. Our classes were lots of fun, but at the same time, rigorous. He takes his work very seriously, but not himself.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MUS2139
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

What doesn't this guy know? And, he's the best dressed prof. in the music department.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

A first year grad student, I had Elliott the first time, my first semester. And thank goodness! How wonderful to be taking a philosophy of music education course run by a top notch music education philosopher! He's changed my thinking-in-music. Thanks, Dr. Elliott! I want to be a music teacher all over again.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Elliott's got it all -- he's a fabulous teacher, but also an amazing musician/composer. I've worked with his compositions/arrangments for children's choir in my school. His pieces brighten up any concert. If you have the chance, take whatever possible with Elliott. He'll change your teaching for the better.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MUSICED
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I wish all my music education professors at NYU were ranked as highly (and rightly so) as Elliott. If it weren't for him, I wouldn 't pay so much money to attend this school.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FOUNDADVISOR
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Elliott is perhaps the greatest music education scholar working today, as evidenced by his many articles and his "Music Matters" text. I've learned more from him in 2 years than I did the previous 28! He's gracious, easy to talk to, encourages DEBATE and DISCUSSION (unusual for music people, right?) Nothing but the highest praise from me!