Reviews of professor Nathan Payant

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Payant is kind and someone I'd recommend taking. He's open to feedback and great at teaching pieces/getting folks inspired. I sometimes feel vocal technique/facework are neglected (vowels, breath, etc). While he absolutely incorporates them, we don't often focus on them. Be ready to work on material outside of class hours! He's cool though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took music appreciation online with Dr. Payant. His lectures were fun and the assignments were not bad at all. Exams were open note and had extra credit questions, only 2 short papers, and then some small assignments. He was very lenient and even extended the due date for one of the papers. He was super nice and made the class fun and easy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Payant is an amazing choir director and choir practice is always the highlight of my day. The worst part about this class is the audition but it's not that hard, just slightly embarassing.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Payant is one of the nicest, most genuine people while simultaneously being seriously productive and accomplishing so much with each rehearsal. He'll take the time to get to know each of his students. Choir is hands down my favourite part of my day and college overall.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His lectures are fun and engaging, and he includes videos and anecdotes of his own. The assignments are really easy and pretty fun to complete. There's two mandatory concerts you must attend. Overall he's super nice and funny, and this was an enjoyable class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Awesome, kind director. Only a handful of outside assignments, but attendance is graded. Can always do make-up assignments, though, and honestly, you won't want to miss class anyway. Totally recommend Dr. Payant.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
You HAVE to show up or your grade will suffer from "Pop-Mini Writings." Tests are all online and he is very chill about resources. You just show up to listen to music and hear him sing a little. He is pretty funny and enjoys interacting with students. The hardest thing you will do in this class is write two concert reports (Still very easy grading)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Payant took the time to get to know every single one of the hundreds of students in the choir. His love of his job shines through in every rehearsal, and he provides a wonderful environment to create music. Being in choir was one of the best experiences I've had - I highly recommend working with this kind and passionate professor!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Really easy class, guaranteed easy A. He's a very nice guy and you don't need to show up if you don't want to