<p>I come seeking more advice :). As of now, I’m planning on definitely taking chem 33, the biological effects of radiation (a FYS), and math 35 (if its too hard ill move into math 18). For my fourth class, I’m deciding between Intro to Sleep, and Music and Modern Life. I know some people on this board are against the first class, but I looked it up on the Brown Critical Review and it actually is widely liked. I know nothing about the music class aside from its description. Which should I take. Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
As always, thanks for the input and help!
Charlie</p>
<p>oh yeah, im taking chorus too, if that is important for any reason</p>
<p>shop both and see what you like best--that's what shopping period is for.
it should be especially easy to do this since intro to sleep only meets once a week.
(i think this is part of the reason people find the lectures boring--though the material is fascinating, they are very very long)</p>
<p>Music and modern life is taught by professor Marc Perlman, I believe. I have not taken this class with him but many of my friends have and I took another class with him. He can be a bit flighty and disorganized and strange but is a good thinker and a true musical intellectual, and he is very interested in encouraging thoughtful discussion in class, particularly (from what my friends have said) this class. This class can be fluff or it can be of substance depending on how you treat it--and how your classmates treat it.You would probably get out of it as much as you put in--I think most people said it's not a difficult class to do decently in grade-wise but some additional effort will have to be invested order to truly find the class rewarding.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, I WOULD recommend Intro to Sleep as well (despite the shortcomings I saw), but with the other classes you are taking, it sounds like a music dept class or something totally outside the realm of even the social sciences would balance nicely.</p>
<p>Chorus is awesome; Fred Jodry is a total nutcase (in a great way) and so much fun to sing under. The repertory can begin to get tiresome as Fred doesn't always choose what I consider to be the most enthralling, risky pieces, but he makes everything he conducts feel like it is of great import and thus keeps the chorus motivated. I know you didn't ask, but figured I may as well share my thoughts.</p>