Michael Ullman - Tufts University

Professor: Michael Ullman
Department: Music
College: Tufts University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MUS25
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Ullman is so fun to learn from and is more than happy to engage with you outside the classroom to talk about music which I absolutely loved. It may seem like an easy A class by the lectures but the exams are graded kinda specifically so you do have to pay attention. If you love music in general you will love learning from Ullman.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MUS0012
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Stand up guy. Took the class because it is easy and fun, did not disappoint.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MUS0026
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Interesting guy
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MUS42
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Ullman is hilarious. Often times, I found myself going to class just to hear his jokes and funny tales about jazz musicians. However, the class can be kind of hard to do well if you aren't super into jazz. I am, so I didn't have that problem.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MUS42
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He was not very helpful in class but course was the easiest thing I have taken at Tufts. He's a very easy grader on exams and papers.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MUS42
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Before i took this class I was into Jazz. His class is neither relevant nor helpful. He is apathetic of his students success, and ignores the fact that students come from different/no musical backgrounds. Unless you have musical background or are willing to study endlessly, don't take it, as it will ruin your interest in jazz as it has done for me.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MUS41
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ullman is extremely friendly and has a deep passion for the Blues. Lectures often become dull, but it's still very interesting to hear about his personal encounters with various musicians. Tests require a lot of memorization, but Ullman tends to be an easy grader. No knowledge of music theory is necessary.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MUS0041
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ullman is the man. However, don't think that you can just pass this course without working. I listened to the tracks he gave us A LOT (like all the time) and I even had some difficulty on the tests. The class is definitely an experience and I learned a lot. I would definitely suggest it.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MUS42
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
History of Jazz is kind of a mess. In class he really just rambles randomly about various musicians and plays songs but you don't really get the feeling that you're learning the history of jazz so much as hearing anecdotes about several musicians. Tests are hard and require a lot of study time. "Fun" lectures but tough course.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MUS42
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Ullman clearly knows and loves jazz music. He has several personal stories to share about concerts and musicians. The class is not overly challenging, but does require a lot of time to do well. The midterm and final consist of songs being played (usually without words) that need to be identified in detail (60 songs to know).
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENG10
  • 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:
You always leave Prof. Ullman's class laughing. He has great stories and helpful critiques for improving students' writing. One of my favorite professors at Tufts/overall incredibly interesting person.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENG10
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nonfiction Writing (in Talloires) - Excellent course, puzzling grading system. Each day we would share our papers and critique them together. Not everyone loves Ullman's sense of humor (I thought he was great.) I was confused by my final grade because he graded everything at once at the end of the course. Good choice for a Talloires course.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MUSIC12
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ullman knows a lot about the blues, but he tends to mumble and the acoustics in Granoff made it impossible to hear him. There's very little hw for Blues, but don't underestimate how hard the tests are. Memorizing the names, artists, genres, and DATES of approx. 30 blues songs is so very painful. Oh, and you don't need to buy the books.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MUS0012
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
this guy gives great lectures. thats why class was great. cool personal anecdotes about musicians we were listening to in class. The papers weren't that hard, but the vast majority of grades was in tests which meant memorizaing of a lot of songs, plus artists, style, recording date, and analysis. Tests are way harder than you think that they'll be.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BLUESJAZZ
  • 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:
coolest guy ever. doesn't give a damn about grades or your opinion. presents lecture with laidback ease to deliver good stories. go to class you bums! tests are stupid.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: HISTOFJAZZ
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: JAZZ
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ullman's lectures are not overly exciting, and you definitely don't have to go, but they definitely help. There are two tests, which are deceptively hard, and one paper, which is not hard. The most frustrating part is his complete lack of organization; I never found out how he breaks down grades.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BLUES
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
interesting stories, lectures can get boring but he adds in personal experiences which can be entertaining. tests are ok but there are a lot of songs you are required to be able to identify.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: JAZZ
  • 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:
best prof ever. the best part was how he hid his secret life as an english teacher from his history of jazz students.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MUS40
  • 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:
Yes.
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