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The Batlord 11-14-2019 10:24 AM

At least pick something less depressing than a community college art class, Van Wilder.

Frownland 11-14-2019 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2090272)
Fine Art

*groan*

The Batlord 11-14-2019 10:32 AM

And I mean you've already stated you don't want to do anything with a degree so why do you care about graduation requirements?

Chula Vista 11-14-2019 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy (Post 2090258)

Which was accepted last night!

So pending inspection, we are officially home owners

CONGRATULATIONS! Huge 'big boy' step! You're going to LOVE doing your taxes from now on!

YorkeDaddy 11-14-2019 10:33 AM

I took a course on Jazz appreciation or something at IU and I was loving it, however a month or two into the semester we started having these quizzes where the professor would play a clip and we would have to know who the saxophonist was just based on their playing style. And I understand that this is a thing that true, devoted fans of jazz can do, but for me it was ridiculous and basically impossible. I failed multiple quizzes in a row and had to drop the class to salvage my GPA even though I loved going to that class otherwise. It was a bummer

The Batlord 11-14-2019 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy (Post 2090289)
I took a course on Jazz appreciation or something at IU and I was loving it, however a month or two into the semester we started having these quizzes where the professor would play a clip and we would have to know who the saxophonist was just based on their playing style. And I understand that this is a thing that true, devoted fans of jazz can do, but for me it was ridiculous and basically impossible. I failed multiple quizzes in a row and had to drop the class to salvage my GPA even though I loved going to that class otherwise. It was a bummer

Your professor sounds like an idiot.

Frownland 11-14-2019 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy (Post 2090289)
I took a course on Jazz appreciation or something at IU and I was loving it, however a month or two into the semester we started having these quizzes where the professor would play a clip and we would have to know who the saxophonist was just based on their playing style. And I understand that this is a thing that true, devoted fans of jazz can do, but for me it was ridiculous and basically impossible. I failed multiple quizzes in a row and had to drop the class to salvage my GPA even though I loved going to that class otherwise. It was a bummer

Do you remember any examples? Because a lot of the big names are very distinctive in their playing style.

YorkeDaddy 11-14-2019 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2090291)
Your professor sounds like an idiot.

Yeah it felt ridiculously unreasonable to expect students that are otherwise not music majors to be able to do that. All the other quizzes in the class had been normal, manageable stuff. This is all several years ago though, so whatever.

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CONGRATULATIONS! Huge 'big boy' step! You're going to LOVE doing your taxes from now on!
Thanks my man. I genuinely don't know what will be different when it comes to doing my taxes. I hope it's not completely dreadful

YorkeDaddy 11-14-2019 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2090292)
Do you remember any examples? Because a lot of the big names are very distinctive in their playing style.

I don't remember unfortunately. And I'm sure it's something I could have studied harder and eventually done well on those quizzes, but as a non-music major it just wasn't a class I was willing to put that much extra effort into. If it had been a jazz-related class for music majors then I would of course have no qualms with a professor giving those quizzes, but since it was just a generic elective option I think he was expecting way too much out of his students.

Frownland 11-14-2019 10:41 AM

You don't study jazz, you feel it, maaan.


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