345-2 Introduction to the Arts
4 Hours Humanities
Instructor: Dr. Alice Parker
2544 E. 14th St.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 556-6802 (evenings and weekends)
aliceaparker@comcast.net
*Email communication preferred
**Course utilizes WebCT technology; therefore, student must have
Internet acces
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Learning Objectives
I will improve my understanding and appreciation of several art forms
- Increase my visual literacy.
- Increase my ability to listen to and understand classical music.
- Increase my knowledge of the theatre.
- Improve my ability to evaluate artistic events.
Methodology
- Visual Arts
a) Read and write a detailed chapter by chapter analysis of John Canaday's What is Art?.
b) Visit and report on the collection of a major museum in my area (or to which I can travel).
c) Visit and report on at least 2 other art shows (galleries, small museums, good quality craft shows, etc.).
- Music
a) Research the lives and works of at least 2 composers (either modern or pre-twentieth century).
b) Study and report on at least 1 musical form (e.g., the symphony) and 1 instrument.
c) Attend and analyze at least 3 classical music concerts.
- Theater
a) Study the life, times, and works of at least 1 playwright.
b) Read at least 2 plays by the writer.
c) Attend and analyze at least 3 live theater productions with attention to staging, acting, directing, text, and overall quality.
Resources
- John Canaday, What is Art? New York: Knopf, 1980.
- Book-length studies on the lives and works of 2 composers; audio samples
of their compositions.
- A book-length study of a playwright, providing background information
on the life, times, and works of the writer for a sense of context (it would
be good to verify your choices with the contract director); 2 full-length
plays.
- Resource persons might be practicing artists, musicians, community and
professional theater persons, museum and arts council members and administrators
in your community.
- Art events, concerts, museums and galleries, theater performances.
Evaluation
- Written papers on the art history text, What is Art?, papers on 2 composers, paper on the playwright and plays.
- Journal containing critical analyses of all events attended--3 in the visual arts, 3 concerts, or recitals, and 3 plays. (In some circumstances, with prior approval by the contract director, pre-recorded or television shows may be substituted for live performances.
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