Reviews of professor Juan Diaz

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took class winter 2020. Lectures are optional and slides uploaded on canvas. Discussions are ABSOLUTELY mandatory!!! Don't skip because quizzes are administered during discussions. Term workload: 4 quizzes, 2 essays, and a final exam. Sun Ny is BEST TA EVER. Real down-to-earth, genuine, kind, and good singer. He will help you a lot. Look for Sunny!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Fun and easy class where you can focus on learning the material rather than stress over a grade. Diaz is a great lecturer and makes it a point to encourage people to come to lecture through extra credit opportunities etc. Diaz is passionate about what he does and the class itself is quite interesting if you are interested in music.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is nice, interesting and passionate. Class is organized and made in interesting ways including lectures and films. Discussion mandatory lecture is not for us but he does appreciate it. I think it takes some effort to do well if you are not very passionate about the topic. Overall, it is easy to do well if you follow his rhythm and melodies.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Have to attend a mandatory concert for an essay, quite a bit of hw. Lectures were long and tests were specific but it all depends on your TA whether you pass or not. Sunny was the BEST TA, gave us powerpoints of what to study for exams. LOTS of extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Diaz is a great teacher and his lectures are quite engaging. He does many hands-on activities to help you understand the concepts that you learn. There are 4 quizzes and a final, but he has a lot of opportunities to earn extra credit in the class, so show up to the lecture!