Reviews of professor Christiana Reader

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
she never answers her emails. ever. i emailed countless times during the semester and she never answered once. she also doesn't have a phone number on the new paltz website so email is the only way to reach her and SHE WILL NEVER ANSWER. textbook is also like $80..

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She spends the first hour of this 3 hour music class usually not even talking about music, typically its about politics. I submitted over a dozen papers over the semester and did not get one grade back until the very final day that grades were due to put it, including paperes from september. you will get no feedback and therefore no way to improve.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Horrible teacher 

Hated the mode of learning used

Too much work for a 200 level class

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this class as an elective and I regret it. This class was very boring and she's a really harsh grader when it comes to papers. Its def easy to pass, but if you want to actually enjoy a class, I recommend choosing something else.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
My biggest issue with this class is that it is called "Music of the New World" and then, except for a few classes here and there, it's all about jazz. Maybe I just didn't know that jazz is the only genre the New World developed, but I certainly would not have taken this class had I known that. 95% of the class content is obscure and boring imo.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The orchestra plays a great selection of music. You have to be prepared to put in a lot of practice time. Attendance is the majority of the grade, so you can not miss class. Finally, Dr. Reader added a lot of extra rehearsal time the week before the concert, so know that is a possibility.