David P. Gibson

David P. Gibson

MUS

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Multiple Choice: 37

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Mandatory Final: 12

Cumulative Final: 16

Textbook Required: 33

Extra Credit: 36

Attendance Required: 27

40 Total Evaluations

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 4/28/2011

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Good

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Few/None

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Easy

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This class is really easy. It only lasts about 45 minutes. You don't take that many notes, and he only gives exams on what he talks about, so don't bother with the book. I liked this class because it was interesting, and you learn alot of random facts about music. If you need this course, take GIbson.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/15/2010

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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This class is cake if you come to class. There is zero homework, you can get up to 6% in extra credit by going to musical showings on campus, and there is no final. All you have to do is write down what is important in class and it's pretty obvious because he repeats himself or tells you how to spell the important stuff. He's a pretty cool guy too.

MUS-120 : Honors Music Appreciation - Posted 12/14/2010

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He is definitely cut out for his job, he's had a lot of experience in the field. He's a good professor, but I didn't like him that much. Tests are easy. He really likes to talk about his church and Beverly Sills. The class isn't hard.

MUS-120 : Music Apprec - Posted 6/9/2010

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Poor

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Overkill

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Difficult

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This class was crazy, no one really cares about the music and he acts like it's the most important thing in the world. You have to recognize songs while he plays them, alot of songs. Thought music shouldnt't be too bad, but it ended up being one of my more stressful classes. Our class got pretty upset with him and his extremely hard tests

MUS-120 : Honors: Music Appreciation - Posted 5/5/2010

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Poor

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Moderate

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Professor Gibson is by far one of the most rude people I have ever met. On many occassions in class he called students out and embarrassed them, whether it be playing with your hair or just looking around the room. He wants all eyes on him. He speaks in a condescending tone to students and has a very unprofessional manner when addressing private issues with students. At the beginning of the class, he made attendance a huge issue, took it daily, but then did not give any points or grade for attendance. Also, students are required to attend 3 concerts and write review papers over them, however we did not receive a grade for them, but they did count against us if they were not completed. The grade is comprised of 4 tests, which he constantly changes the format of, making it hard to prepare for. In addition, he arranges the questions using matching, therefore if you miss one you automatically miss two. Teaching is Mr. Gibson's second job, as he is the music director for a church near campus. As a fellow Christian I feel his demeanor in class was an embarrassment to Chrsitians everywhere. He did not show compassion or humility to his students and was overall rude and arrogant. I would never recommend him to anyone. Perhaps he should stick to directing music, though as I attended one of his concerts, he wasn't too great at that either.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 4/27/2010

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Moderate

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The course itself is fairly easy. If you come into class late, he doesn't shy away from letting you know he's angry. Buy all the scantrons (5) before the tests because he frets over people not having one. He'll call you out on things that displease him as well. No drinks, phones, etc. allowed. Laptops ARE allowed, and he walks behind you just to make sure you're taking notes. The book is required, tests come from the music you listen to on the cd's, and he uses the book in class as well. Extra credit is given when you attend musical concerts (previously approved by him). You have to write a one page paper on what you thought about the performance, and turn it in to him (maybe at the end of the year, I'm unsure). All things are graded by his secretary at the church he works at. You listen to the cd's before each test and he plays them and you choose what composer/work the song is. Overall he is an okay professor, but he has an attitude and gets frustrated easily.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation (non-majors) - Posted 4/21/2010

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Good

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Few/None

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Easy

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I loved this class and Prof. Gibson! The first day of class was kind of scary because he was laying down the law, but after that, I learned a lot and this was my favorite class for the semester. His tests are all multiple choice. Just take good notes from class and you'll be fine. He offers extra credit if you go to up to three music events and write a page commentary about each. Also, if you have an A in the class after the first three tests, you are exempt from the final. I definitely recommend taking this class with Prof. Gibson.

MUS-120 : Hon: Music Appreciation - Posted 2/10/2010

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Few/None

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Moderate

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This class is fairly easy and is one of those classes that you just have to grit your teeth and bare it. Dr. Gibson is an ex opera singer and is very infatuated with opera music. He is also a devout prysberterian. He also has no respect for any music created post 1920. He gives only 3 exams which are short and done on scantrons. They consist of a listening section where you will have to identify songs you are required to listen to. This is by far the hardest part of the class. The rest is multiple choice or matching about material covered in class. You will also learn about "required extra credit". when he uses this term it is highly confusing. What it means is you have to attend 3 university musical productions and write short papers for them. If you do this you get 6 points added to your final grade in the class. Thats not on a test or anything thats 6 points to your final grade. However if you dont attend three events then he will deduct 6 points from your final grade. He is very unclear on this whole situation and it took me confronting him several times in class to get it explained. If you get an A on all the exams you are not required to take the final. Dr. Gibson is a very boring man who refuses to bend or see things from others perspective. I would reccomend taking it his class tough becasue it is still not hard to get an A.

MUS-120 : Muisc Appreciation - Posted 12/9/2009

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Good

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Moderate

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Moderate

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He is a good teacher I just disliked the class. It seemed like everyone in there either were in the band or just knew to much about music. If you show up to class and study the notes and listen to the music he tells you to you should at least get a B if not an A.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 7/26/2009

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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I learned a lot in this class, he is really enthusiastic about teaching music. You have to go to music concerts, but they are worth it because you get extra credit. In our class if you made an A on the tests you didnt have to take a final. He is a great teacher, take him if you can!

MUS-120 : Honors Music Appreciation - Posted 5/7/2009

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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David Gibson was easily one of my favorite professors this semester. There are only 4 tests in the class (3 if you make all A's) and he offers a ton of extra credit. If you attend 3 concerts and right a review of them, he adds six points to your FINAL grade. He is a great professor and makes the lessons very interesting. He has A LOT of experience and interesting stories to share about perforances he's done and composers he's met. Definitely take Gibson for this course.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 4/29/2009

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Professor Gibson is a very nice man that knows music very well. You will definitely learn a lot in this class, and there are tons of extra credit opportunities. Attendance is important, and make sure you are not late... because he will most likely call you out! The music listening part of the class is the hardest part because you have to memorize the composers as well as the song titles. The test are pretty much easy, because they are all true/false andmultiple choice! Take Gibson!

MUS- : Music Appreciation - Posted 11/21/2008

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Moderate

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Moderate

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I read all the good evaluation for this course and took this class because everyone talked about how easy it was. Now I will agree that the class is fairly easy and the extra credit is cool(even though I couldn't go to any b/c they are all at night and I have to work) if you don't have a job and can sit for 1 to 2 hours then the extra credit is easy. The exams are pretty much the same each time but he doesn't prepare you very well what to study for, like asking which country each musician is from. Also he is very rude and will call you out on something and try yo embarrass you in front of everybody. I think he should be a kindergarten teacher so he CAN tell students EXACTLY what to do and not a college teacher where we shouldn't have to take notes and turn the page in our books every time he tells you too. But if you wanna easy class...sure...but if you don't want a perfectionist, smart-elic of a teacher...I WOULDN'T recommend him!

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 11/3/2008

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Take Dr. Gibson! This is a very easy class. Your grade consists on 4 tests (50 multiple choice). The questions come straight out of the notes so the tests aren't hard at all. He requires you to go to three concerts but just for going you get 3 percentage points of extra credit for each concert! So you basically get a letter grade just for going to the three concerts. He always lets out 30-45 minutes early so classes aren't very long at all. Just don't get caught with food or drink or cell phones, he doesn't like those. Very nice man though, you will like him!

MUS-120 : Music App. - Posted 12/10/2007

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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This class was easy. I have to leave town for several days at a time I missed at least 3 weeks of class, if that makes a difference to anyone. If you can read the book then you'll do alright. You'll have to get the music from the library. I thought that was the hardest part of the test. If you do the extra credit there is almost no way anyone shouldn't get an A as long as you study for at least 2 hours for the test by listening to the music and and reading the sections in the book. If you have an A before the final you don't have to take it. THIS CLASS WAS NOT HARD AT ALL!!!

MUS-120 : Music App. - Posted 12/3/2007

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Wonderful Teacher! Knows his stuff...Tests are easy and he's laid back!

MUS-120 : - Posted 5/11/2007

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Good

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Few/None

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Easy

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Good: Pretty easy class. 4 tests that were all matching. He never keeps you the whole hour and 20 mins. Practically spoon feeds you the tests.

Bad: You have to memorize a bunch of music...which is easy but at the same time boring. You watch a few operas....once again easy but boring.

Easy gen ed class

MUS- : Music Appreciation - Posted 4/26/2007

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Mr. Gibson's class is overall pretty easy. He gives you all the notes you need for you tests you just gotta take the time and study them. Don't buy the $90.00 music CD sets just borrow them from someone to listen to or burn them on your comptuer or go to the library. Spending that money is just rediculous although you do need to listen to them! There are 4 tests and they are all Cumulative. So there is no "final" is just the last test although it is over all the material all semester. His tests are pretty easy. They start as about 10 questions identifying what the music piece is and then the rest is just notes from class. Pay attention to dates of time periods, names, terms, and time periods everything is from and you will get an easy A. He also allows you to attend 3 outside music performances for a total of 6 extra credit points to your overall average at the end of the semester! Take Mr. Gibson for Music app!

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/18/2006

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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If you want to take Music Appreciation, I STRONGLY recommend taking David Gibson. He is very nice, he makes the class interesting, and his tests are very easy. As long as you come to class and take notes you'll do fine. He also gives extra credit for going to concerts at his church and on campus. He gives four exams in class, becoming more comprehensive for each test and he does not have a final. DEFINITELY take him.

MUS- : Music App. - Posted 11/28/2006

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Gibson is simple: he gives you notes and music and you study and listen them. That's all you have to do. I made A's on all his tests and he didn't make me take the 4th test! How awesome! Plus he doesn't give a final during finals week! Just make sure your in class to get the notes and you'll be fine!

MUS-101 : Music Appreciation - Posted 10/13/2006

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Mr Gibson is a great teacher and you can tell he loves his job very much. He gives a perspective to Music that no high school music teacher could ever try to achieve. He also gives you plenty of opportunity to take extra credit and his tests are super easy if you take good notes and listen to the music he assigns. He also never keeps you the whole class period and cancels class some days. He really cares about what grades you made too. Take him for Music apprec.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 5/10/2006

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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David Gibson brings a much needed breath of culture to Bowling Green. He is sincerely interested in explaining music at a level everyone can appreciate. His stories about doing productions around Europe are pretty fascinating, and to top it all off, he is a genuinely nice guy.

It isnt a matter of whether attendance is manditory or not, but rather that, with the relaxed atmosphere he presents, you'll find yourself wanting to go to class just for an hour of calm. As with any Music appreciation course, however, you really take what you want to from it, and could easily get an A without looking in to any of the composers very much... but the best thing about Professor Gibson is that he might just make you want to delve a bit deeper. Highly recommended.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 2/4/2006

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Professor Gibson was a really good teacher for music app. His tests come directly from the notes which he gives in class and he provides a lot of extra credit oppurtunities.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 1/18/2006

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Mr Gibson is very knowledgeable about the course content. Although pleasant, he is very businesslike. He does not try to make a 400 level class out of a 100 level. He will exempt you from the final if you keep an A average in the class AND you go to three extra credit performances. Some of the performances he requires a small paper on, and some of them he doesn't. He tells you in advance and keeps reminding you throughout the semester. His tests include a listening portion where you have to identify a piece of music and match it to its composer. It's pretty easy on the first test, but gets progressively harder on later tests.

Do NOT get on Mr. G's bad side. He absolutely does not hesitate to call you out on something, be it falling asleep in class (which is easy to do when listening to music or watching videos) or talking or being late. I personally liked this about him because it made it easier to follow the lecture, but I'm sure some others would disagree. My favorite quote of the semester was when he was calling two students down for whispering: "College! College! This is college!" he said. This is all to say that he is pretty docile unless/until provoked. His tone can get pretty sharp, but at the same time, he gets over it really fast too.

MUS-120 : Mussic Apprec. - Posted 5/3/2005

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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This guy is AWESOME! He's really funny and really knows whath e's talking about. Plus he makes the classical music fun...didnt think it could happen but he did! I would totally take this class for gen ed even just for fun if it was with Gibson!

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 4/28/2005

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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This was the easiest class I have ever taken. Mr. Gibson offers so much extra credit and his tests are so easy. I loved it.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 4/21/2005

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Good

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Moderate

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Moderate

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Gibson is an AWESOME teacher. He really cares about each of his students and wants each student to succeed and come out of that class knowing something about music. His lectures are long, but they aren't boring. He knows so much about music and is so willing to share that. His extra credit offers are out of this world. You can attend 3 shows each worth 2 PERCENTAGE points on your OVERALL grade for the class. His tests are difficult but not impossible. Just study the notes he gives you and you'll do great. You must attend class to do well, so if you don't want to go, then don't take this class. If you are a class go-er, you'll love him. His final is not a test, its a paper, and its due the week before finals week. He gives you two class periods off to work on it, and the topic about 2 or 3 weeks in advance, plenty of time to work on it so its one less class to worry about during finals week.

MUS- : Music Appreciation - Posted 1/3/2005

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Overkill

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Difficult

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Mr. Gibson's class was probably the most boring one I have had yet at Western. I just wasn't into it. But it is an easy class if you go. There are many extra credit offers and if you do them all you will do good in this class. His tests are easy if you just study. I hated going to this class because it put me to sleep but it was worth it because of the grade I got.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/20/2004

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Mr Gibson is a great music professor. He knows what he is talking about. I mean he was an opera singer in his younger days. You can tell from his voice bc it sounds somewhat worn out... But you will be covering music form the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Boroque, Classical, Romantic, Classical and 20th Centurys time periods... I found the Classical Period to be really interesting. The cds for the course are helpful for the test. I actually enjoyed the cds, i copied them, and added them to my collection.

Extra Credit is to attend performances, which he puts on at church, they are enjoyable... Got to 3, and if you average an A on the 3 test you are exempt from the final

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/14/2004

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Dr. Gibson is a wonderful professor. If you are not into classical music, this class is not for you. However, if you are looking for a relatively easy class to get your GenEd hours, I highly recommend this one. We basically took notes in class everyday, which was extremely boring. But, at the end of the semester we watched plays and music productions on film. Dr. Gibson almost always let us out early (maybe 15-20 minutes) which was very nice. His policy is that if you don't waste his time, he won't waste yours. He expects you to be in class and on time. Attendance is not part of your grade, but he does take roll and this might be helpful if you had a borderline grade at the end of the semester. There are several opportunities for extra credit. If you attend 3 musical performances during the semester then he will add 6 points to your FINAL GRADE. (2 points for each performance you attend) Also, if you have an A in the course and have attended at least 3 performances, you are exempt from the final (which is cumulative). Overall, I recommend Dr. Gibson.

MUS-100 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/12/2004

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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I recieved 102 in this class, which has never happened in my life. The only bad review I've read about this guy says "If you don't go to class and study your notes before tests you will not do well!!!!". Ok, it's amazing that someone so stupid has the ability to use a computer. Breakin' my balls. If you don't go to ANY class (be it music, art, or frickin' brain surgery 452) you will not do well. Dr. Gibson is seriously one of the nicest, most understandable, helpful teachers I've had... or even heard of. He offers 9 extra credit points. FINAL extra credit points for attending music stuff around campus. I've never seen so much extra credit. He wants every student to get an A, and if you have an A when finals come around (which you WILL) you don't have to take the final. In my class, that was about 75% of students. Take this guy. Wait, let me emphasize again... AS SOON AS YOU SEE HIS NAME ON TOPNET JUMP ON IT... And tell your friends.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/9/2004

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Mr. Gibson is a nice teacher and treats you fairly. He gave us the chance to attend 3 musical performances outside of class for an extra 6 points added to our final average. If you have an A at the end of the class, along with the 3 extra credits, you do not have to take the final. Show up for class, study your notes, and the tests are no problem. The book is required and the CDs used for class are available for listening at the library so you don't have to buy them. There was no homework for this class. If you are looking for an easy Humanities class, this is a great class to take. Put forth a bit of effort and it's an easy A.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/9/2004

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Mr. Gibson is a really nice guy. He's a good teacher. He's really excited about the subject which makes it easy to attend his classes. Tests are easy if you go to class and study notes. If you go to three musical performances outside of class, write a paragraph or so about them you get 6 pts. extra credit. If you have an A avg. after the first 3 tests, you don't have to take the final. I recommend taking this class for an easy A in a humanities gen ed.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/8/2004

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Good class. The tests are super easy, extra credit is offered, you get to watch a lot of performances on video, and Dr. Gibson is very nice fellow. So, if you want to learn something and it not be too hard, take this class.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/8/2004

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Good

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Few/None

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Easy

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MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 5/6/2004

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Good

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Moderate

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Moderate

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Mr. Gibson is strict but can be really nice if you do what you are supposed to do. There are 5 tests and you can attend 3 music performances for a total of 3 points added on to your final AVERAGE. If you get an A on all of your tests and attend all of the extra credit performances, then you are exempt from the final. The book is required but the CD sets are not which is a plus bc they are expensive! Just make sure you take good notes and study everything (esp. the composers and about their lives) for the test. They are not overly difficult but you must know the info.

MUS-100 : Music Appreciation - Posted 12/22/2003

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Poor

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Moderate

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Difficult

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One of the worse professors i've ever had!!! You have to go to class and pay attention in order to achieve in this class! If you don't take notes and don't study your notes, then this class isn't for you!

MUS-120 : Music App - Posted 12/4/2003

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Good

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Few/None

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Easy

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This class was so easy! I would tell anyone to take it. Mr. Gibson is pretty interesting and his test are cake. He cancells class a lot as well. You can go to up to 3 ex credit performances and they add 3% each to your overall grade. If you go to all 3 and have an A in the class, you don't have to take the final.

MUS-120 : Music App - Posted 4/16/2003

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Few/None

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Mr. Gibson really knows his music, but his class is a little boring. All your test are really easy, but there are listening exercises where you name what the song is. The great thing about his class is if you get 6pts extra credit thoughout the semester and have an A average you get out of the final which is cumilative. Most of the time you get out early and since he has another job there are days where he's gone.

Take him it's easy and you might learn something too.

MUS-120 : Music Appreciation - Posted 4/7/2000

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Good

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Few/None

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Easy

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Most exams you have to identify some music by listening to it.

Go to up to 3 music performances on campus, write a short paragraph about it and get 3 bonus points (per performance) on your FINAL grade!!! Also, if you have an A in the class and have gone to 3 performances, you don't have to take the final. Pay attention in class and you don't have to buy the CDs for the class.

Good professor.

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