Lecture and Reading Schedule (Fall 2017)
Unit 1
August------
W 16 Introduction to the course; Syllabus; Policies
The reading assigned for Friday is listed below. Please complete the reading before the start of class on Friday.
Log on to Blackboard > Unit 1 > Student Profile (journal) Take the Syllabus Quiz (assessment). Both due Friday by 9 AM, the start of class.
F 18 Hearing --> Listening = Understanding (Holzer)
See Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 1 for PDF of my PowerPoint. You may want to print it off and bring it with to guide your note-taking.
Reading: Kamien, Preface and pp. 1-9. Listening: each team of students will be assigned a piece to listen to and discuss for Monday. See Blackboard for details.
M 21 Sound is Color for the Ears: Timbre, and the Beautiful in Music (Holzer)
Sharing our musical impressions.
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 2
MUSIC JOURNAL ENTRY will be due Sept. 11 > Unit 2
W 23 Theatrical Elements (Chapman)
Wilson & Goldfarb, Chapters 7, 8, and 9 & 10 “Theatre Spaces and Designers”
pp. 153-236
Blackboard > Unit 1 > Theatre Quiz 1 on today’s reading due before class
F 25 Theatrical Production Elements - (Chapman)
THEATRE JOURNAL ENTRY will be due Sept 18
Blackboard > Unit 2 > Theatre Journal
M 28 Visual Elements (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapter 1.1, and 1.2
ART JOURNAL ENTRY will be due Sept. 6
Blackboard > Unit 1 > Art Journal #1
W 30 Visual Elements, continued (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapter 1.4 and 1.6
September------
F 1 Visual Elements, continued (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapter 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9
Blackboard>Assessments> Art Quiz 1 on Gateways chapters 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6-1.9
M 4 Labor Day – No class
W 6 Writing About Art (Larsen)
Gateways, Introduction; Barnet, skim whole book, concentrate on chapters 1, 2.
Please note, the directions for your art papers are posted on Blackboard, on the Assignments Tool.
ART JOURNAL ENTRY DUE
Unit 2
F 8 Writing About Music (Holzer)
Read “Music Papers” on Dr. Holzer’s web site. http://www.ualr.edu/lrholzer/scholars3310/papers.html
Kamien, p. 43 “Performance Perspective.”
Listening: Kamien - Britten, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Kamien, pp. 9 – 29. Please note, the directions for your music papers are posted on Blackboard, on the Assignments Tool.
M 11 Traditions in Concert Music: Solo, and Small Ensembles. Chamber Music: Duo, Trio & Quartet. Musical Dialogue (Holzer)
Kamien, pp. 30-40; 177, 173, 174
Listening: Kamien: Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Beethoven String Quartet in C Minor. Kronos Quartet plays Jimi Hendrix; Haydn Quartet performed by the Dundler Mifflin String Quartet.
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 3
Blackboard > Unit 3 > Music Quiz 1 on today’s reading due before the start of class.
MUSIC JOURNAL ENTRY DUE
W 13 Writing About Theatre (Chapman)
Guidelines are posted at: Writing About Theatre
Wilson & Goldfarb, Chapters 5 & 6 “Acting and Directing” pp. 103-150
Please note, the directions for your theatre paper are posted on Blackboard, on the Assignments Tool.
F 15 Writing About Theatre Part 2 (Chapman)
M 18 Looking at 3-D Art: Greek Sculpture (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapters 2.4, 3.1
THEATRE JOURNAL ENTRY DUE
Unit 3
W 20 Architecture: Greek Architecture (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapters 2.5, 3.1
F 22 Hellenistic Greece and Roman Art and Architecture (Larsen)
Read “Art of the Hellenistic Age and the Hellenistic Tradition” http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/haht/hd_haht.htm
Blackboard>Assessments>Art Quiz 2 (on Gateways chapters 2.4, 2.5, and 3.1)
M 25 Traditions in Concert Music: Large Ensemble: The Symphony Orchestra (Holzer)
“Introduction to the Orchestra,” with Sir George Solti & Dudley Moore (video)
Kamien: pp. 155-175
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 4
Blackboard > Unit 4 > Music Quiz 2 on today’s reading due before the start of class.
W 27 Introduction to Greek Theatre (Chapman)
Wilson & Goldfarb, most of Chapter 11 “Early Theatres: Greek, Roman, & Medieval” (pp. 241-267) Blackboard > Learning Module > Theatre > Greek Theatre. Multiple web sites, read all.
Blackboard > Unit 4 > Theatre Quiz 2 on today’s reading due before the start of class.
F 29 Review for Mid-Term (Holzer, Larsen, Chapman)
See Learning Module 3.0 on Blackboard for Mid-Term review guide
Download the handout on Inter-disciplinary terms, and work on it. We will discuss it during class, and you should have written your own ideas ahead of time.
October ------
M 2 Fundamental Elements Exam on Art, Music, and Theatre
Note: this mid-term exam is administered online. We will not meet on campus for the mid-term. Log on to Blackboard > Unit 3 or go to Assessments tool > and then take each exam section in turn (Art, Music, and Theatre). Follow the directions on Blackboard.
Unit 4
W 4 Byzantine & Islamic Art (Larsen)
Gateways Chapter 3.2
F 6 Orpheus and the Muses (Holzer)
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 6
M 9 Organization of Musical Sounds: Harmony, Key, Texture and Form (Holzer)
Kamien, pp. 40-55
Listening: Kamien - Chopin Prelude in e minor; Bizet L'Arlesienne; Tchaikovsky Dance of the Reed Pipes.
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 7
W 11 Greek Theatre (Chapman)
Oedipus Rex: Form and Structure in Greek Drama
Wilson & Goldfarb “King Oedipus” 244-249.
Blackboard > Learning Module > Theatre > Oedipus
PAPER #1 DUE - Theatre
F 13 Greek Theatre (Chapman)
Antigone: Individual Morality versus the Laws of the State
Wilson & Goldfarb “Living History: Antigone” pp. 249. Blackboard > Learning Module > Theatre > Antigone
Unit 5
M 16 Chant: Songs from Ancient Traditions: Medieval Gregorian Chant, and non-Western chant from different cultures (Holzer)
Kamien, pp. 58-80
Listening: Heiligenkreuz Monks of Austria
Listening: Kamien - Hildegard of Bingen O successors
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 8
W 18 Greek Theatre: Medea
Intro to Medieval Theatre & Dance (Chapman)
Wilson & Goldfarb “The Middle Ages” pp. 260-268
Medieval Dance. See Learning Module > Theatre > 3
F 20 Medieval Theatre (Chapman)
Blackboard > Learning Module > Theatre > Medieval Theatre & Dance.
Wilson & Goldfarb “The Middle Ages” pp. 260-268. Blackboard > Unit 5 > Theatre Quiz 3 on today’s reading due before the start of class.
M 23 Medieval Art and Architecture (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapter 3.2
Online assignment: “Turning the Pages” on-line gallery at the British Library website; look at both “Pinnacle of Anglo-Saxon Life (The Lindesfarne Gospels)” and “Glimpses of Medieval Life (The Luttrell Psalter)” and “Bayber’s Magnificent Qur’an” and turn the pages!
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html
PAPER #1 DUE - MUSIC
W 25 Medieval Art and Architecture and Northern Rennaissance (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapter 4.2
Online assignment: Take a virtual tour of Canterbury Cathedral (England).
http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/visit/tour/
Architecture Quiz – in class.
Unit 6
F 27 American Musical Landscape: Music at the White House (Holzer)
Online readings: The President’s Own United States Marine Band (read timelines); John Philip Sousa; Hail to the Chief; National Anthem
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 9 . Blackboard > Unit 6 > Music Quiz 3 on today’s reading due before the start of class.
M 30 Discussion: Inter-disciplinary look at the fine arts (Holzer/Larsen/Chapman)
Blackboard > Learning Module 4.1 “Art, Artists & Society”
PAPER #1 - DUE ART
Paper #1 in each art form should have been completed by this date.
November------
W 1 Discussion: The School for Lies Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Chapman)
See directions below for Friday’s class. You’ll need to bring something to class Friday for a group rhythm exercise.
F 3 Music and the Mind (Holzer)
Bring a rhythm instrument to class if you have one, such as a small hand drum, or an empty canister with a lid that can be used as a hand drum. Or you may consider bringing “kitchen percussion” such as wooden spoons and/or a plastic bucket. I will bring my djembe.
Kamien, p. 181 “Performance Perspective”
Listening: Kamien – Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major. Listening Guide 179-180; Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major. Listening Guide 191 - 194. Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 5
M 6 Humanism and Sculpture in the Early Renaissance (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapters 3.6, 1.3
W 8 Early Renaissance Painting (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapters 3.6, 4.5
F 10 Anatomy of a Musical Masterpiece in the Renaissance: Palestrina’s Pope Marcellus Mass; and Italian and English Madrigals (Holzer)
Kamien, pp. 81-94
Listening: Kamien - Palestrina Kyrie; Weelkes As Vesta Was Descending
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 10
Unit 7
M 13 Renaissance Theatre 1 (Chapman)
W 15 Renaissance Theatre 2 (Chapman)
Shakespeare
Wilson & Goldfarb “Renaissance Theatres, Italy and England” pp. 295-314
Blackboard > Learning Module > Theatre > Shakespeare and Northern Renaissance
PAPER #2 DUE - THEATRE
F 17 Visual Arts in the High Renaissance (Larsen)
Gateways, Chapter 3.6
Take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel: http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html
M 20 Virtual Class: We will not meet on-campus. Log on to Blackboard and go to Learning Module 4.2 for directions. Attendance will be taken using the Tracking tool on BB, and your completion of a journal entry.
Renaissance Drama & Art: Romeo & Juliet, two versions (Larsen/Chapman)
PAPER #2 DUE - MUSIC
Wed-Sun 11/22-11/26 Thanksgiving Break
M 27 Renaissance Theatre: Commedia dell’arte (Chapman)
Wilson & Goldfarb pp. 296-299
W 29 Economics of Entertainment (Holzer)
Handouts 1, 2, and 3
Kamien, pp. 222-224; 312-313
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 11
December------
F 1 History of Christmas Carols, plus Handel’s Messiah (Holzer)
Handout 1
Kamien, pp. 146-151
Listening: Kamien - Handel Messiah
Blackboard > Learning Module > Music – Prof. Holzer > 12
PAPER #2 DUE - ART
All papers for this course should have been completed by this date.
M 4 Last Day of Class
Review for Final Exam
See Learning Module 5 for Final Exam review guide
Tues 5 Consultation Day
F 8 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., FINAL EXAM
Note: the final exam is administered online. We will not meet on campus for the final exam. Blackboard > Assessments tool > and then take each exam section in turn (Art, Music, and Theatre). Follow the directions on Blackboard.
OVERVIEW OF EXAMS AND WRITING DEADLINES – Fall 2017
Sept 6 Art Journal Entry
Sept 11 Music Journal Entry
Sept 18 Theatre Journal Entry
Oct 2 Midterm exam
Oct. 11 Paper #1 (Theatre)
Oct. 23 Paper #1 (Music)
Oct. 30 Paper #1 (Art)
Nov. 15 Paper #2 (Theatre)
Nov. 20 Paper #2 (Music)
Dec. 1 Paper #2 (Art)
Dec 8 Final Exam
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