This is a great course that is very informative. It brought many performers to my attention that I had not heard of before or that I had not appreciated before and has enriched my appreciation of music. The course focuses mainly on the history and development of rock music, rather than the technical side of the music itself. It is a pity that the course itself only discusses the music, but does not feature the music itself. I suggest that you keep a streaming service, such as Spotify or Deezer, open in a separate window on your browser, so you can pause the lectures and listen to the music as you go along.

The quiz questions could use some work; many are based on obscure details rather than conceptual learning. The professor seemed genuine and was very informative. His love for music showed through his presentation of information. If any criticism could be offered on delivery, it would be to have the professor SLOW DOWN his delivery a bit. He "gets going" and goes faster and faster. Overall, I'd recommend this course to anyone who might be interested in American rock history, the British Invasion, and Psychedelia.

I have taught a college level course on American pop music and I like john's style and what he covers. We emphasize many of the same things. I've taken his Beatles, Rolling Stones and Rock History Part 2 courses. I am surprised that the Fair Use doctrine doesn't allow even a few seconds of music. Another Coursera course on the Genesis of Rock and Roll included many 10-15 second clips, even of copyrighted material.

Until what I have seen today it is a great course. However it is in many ways "too american". It should be rebranded History of American Rock. Despite that, it is very informative and have quite a good insights of what has been happening in America at the time and how Americans perceived themselves their culture and the British Invasion. Congrats. To this extend I am loving it!.

Excellent general course about the history of Rock in the Western World. Lots of names of musicians, companies, and music make the course seem to revolve around memorization. Even so, the professor does describe the historical element in logical chains of events and biographies.

The quizzes could have been offered every week. There's no need to clump the quiz material.

El curso es excepcional. No solo aprendí más sobre musica tambien aprendi un poco de la cultura social que se vivía a la par. Fue muy interesante conocer la sociedad de esos tiempos. Únicamente coloco 4 estrellas porque -segun desde mi perspectiva- siento que falto hablar de los grandes exponentes del Jazz. Despues de eso, el curso es excelente y critico.

It was a great course. I love the professor's explanations and it was quite well organized. It would be good to have a document with all the links to songs and albums on Youtube or whatever, so you don't have to manually search for each track.

this course i great if you want to increase your knowledge about rock music,it has helped me a lot to understand different genres of music and how it came into picture of music.

very helpful course with lots of examples to understand perfectly

De todo el curso, resalta la vocación del profesor por educar, expone datos interesantes y brinda recomendaciones para que el alumno busque por su propia cuenta. Se recomienda llevar el cursos y escuchar las canciones explicadas a la par.

Very interesting topics and very good teacher, nice to listen to and passionate of the topic.

I'd only suggest to include some music samples as the lessons unfold, to easier get the taste of what is being explained.

Enjoyed class. Got a little weary of watching videos toward the end. Definitely will consider future classes. More time on The Beatles and Rolling Stones would make the course more interesting.

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While I enjoyed the course it does appear a bit dated in its delivery .Links to interviews' and performances would be easy to do and would enhance the experience for the learner.

Great approach and didactics, good organization (and satisfactory standardization) of visual resources. The discussion topics brought up by the professor were quite interesting!

Could be improved using musical videos or complementary material. Is a little be boring just listening to lectures. :(

Muy buen curso, pero faltan mas imágenes y videos de bandas a las cuales hacen referencia. Pero, aprendí bastante.

Instructor is very articulate. The layouts for all of the lessons are very simple and easy to maneuver.

Thank you for the course. It's really interesting! I enjoy it so much, especially the quizzes :)

Very well produced and great visuals. Sessions were just the right length and not dragged out.

Good course, but I was disappointed that clips of some of the music weren't played.

lástima que no esté en castellano 100%. Me ha parecido muy útil. Muchas gracias

Buen curso! Muchos datos importantes sintetizados y bien explicados.

Well done. Lot of material covered. I enjoyed it.

A lot of great info and it was easy to understand.

Engaging and an overall very informative course.

Great course! Well presented. Very informative.