FNAR 1104 Intro to the Arts
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I. COURSE TITLE: Introduction to the Arts
COURSE NUMBER: 1104CATALOG PREFIX: FNAR
II. PREREQUISITE: No prerequisite required
III. CREDIT HOURS: 3 LECTURE HOURS:3
LABORATORY HOURS:0OBSERVATION HOURS:0
IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Creators of art, regardless of the chosen form share many concepts. In this course, the student will explore these similarities and experience the creative process in each of the artistic disciplines thereby enhancing personal interest in and understanding of the arts.
V. ADOPTED TEXT
Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice
12th Edition
Ocvirk. McGraw-Hill 2009
ISBN: 0-07-337927-1
Introduction to Music
1992 Edition
Pen.
McGraw Hill
ISBN: 0-07-038068-6
VI. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective of this course is to gain a knowledge of art forms of various types. Students will study masterpieces of visual arts, architecture, music, and literature representative of different periods in the development of our culture. At the completion of this course, the student will be able to,
- To identify works of different types from areas and historical periods including, Classical Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, the Enlightenment, the Romantic Era, Modern Eras, and Non-Western Cultures.
- Understand aesthetic principles that guide artistic production of all types.
- Have a basic knowledge of the arts that will serve as a foundation for further study in art history, music history, and literature.
- Become familiar with artistic works that are keystones of our cultural development.
VII. GRADING
Grades for tests and quizzes will utilize the following scale:
A=90-100
B=80-89
C=70-79
D=60-69
F=less than 60
VIII. COURSE METHODOLOGY
In this course students will be presented with works of visual, musical, and other types of art work. Projected images and musical examples will be presented in class. A suitable audio visual system is necessary for the presentation of this material. Students will submit some assignments electronically. They will also use electronic means to create a presentation about a trip to a fine arts related event.
IX. COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1: Elements of Music
Week 2. Elements of Visual Arts
Week 3. Classical Antiquity as the Basis for our Western Culture
Art: sculpture and Human Form;Polykelitos, Phidias, Doric and Ionic Architecture, Roman Art. Music: establishment of modes, the role of music in Greek society. Literature: Key works such as the Iliad and Odyssey, Greek tragedies such as the Oresteia trilogy by Aeschylus.
Week 4
Review, Test I
Week 5: The Middle Ages, the end of the Classical World and Rise of the Church
Art: manuscript illumination, luxury objects, Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Music: emergence of stave notation, Guido Arezzo, Gregorian chant, organum and the development of polyphony, secular music. Literature: early works such as Beowulf. Late medieval works by Boccacio, Chaucer.
Week 6: The Renaissance
Art: the influence of humanism and classical antiquity, use of perspective, Giotto, DaVinci, Rafael, Michelangelo. Music: polyphony and the Franco-Flemish school, secular music and the madrigal. Literature: works by Petrarch, Dante, Castaglione
Week 7: The Baroque: Age of Opulence
Art: effects of the Counter-Reformation on art, Bernini, Caravaggio, political absolutism and art, Rubens, Rembrandt and the Dutch Baroque, architecture. Music: the rejection of polyphony and the “stile moderno”, emergence of opera, instrumental forms such as Concerto Grosso and Trio Sonata, late Baroque music, Handel, Vivaldi, Bach. Literature: Racine, Moliere, Pope, Swift.
Week 8
Review, Test II (midterm)
Week 9: The Age of Enlightenment
Art: effects of Enlightenment thinking on aesthetics, rejection of Baroque and Rococo styles, Neoclassicism, David, Ingres. Music: the classical style, the emergence of the symphony, standardized forms, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. Literature: Voltaire, Rosseau, Beaumarchais.
Week 10: Romanticism and the Art of Feeling
Art: more expressive romantic style, effects of political revolution on art, Delacroix, Friedrich, Goya, Turner. Music: expansion of classical forms and tonality, Schubert, Berlioz, Wagner. Literature: Goethe, Schiller, Blake, Shelley, Byron, Poe, Hawthorne.
Week 11: The Modern World of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Art: overview of modernist and postmodernist styles, Impressionism, Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Cubism, Pop Art. Music: Impressionism, Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School, Stravinsky and Primitivism, Copeland, electronic music, Varese and Stockhausen. Literature: T.S. Eliot, Harlem Renaissance.
Week 12:
Review, Test III
Week 13:
The Arts in Non-Western Cultures
Art, Music, and Literature of Non-Western Cultures including African, Eastern, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American,
Week 14:
Student presentations
Week 15:
Review
Week 16:
Finals Week, Final Exam
XII. SPECIFIC MANGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
A computer, software, and projector to display fine arts images and a sound system for musical examples are required for this class.
XIII. OTHER INFORMATION
FERPA: Work submitted in this class may be given by others. Others may see your workwhen being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for demonstration purposes. Papers may be submitted to other entities to determine if references are cited appropriately. Plagiarism is a serious offence. Work submitted by the student must be the student’s own creation. The instructor reserves the right to fail any student who submits failed or plagiarized work.
DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities may contact the Disabilities Service Office, Central Campus at: 800-628-7722 or 937-393-3431.