Mark Britt (Music) |
DMB 12 |
294-2116 |
Steven Walter (Music) |
MCA 204 |
294-2275 |
Jay Oney (Theatre) |
The Playhouse |
294-2128 |
Olof Sorensen (Art) |
Roe Art Building |
232-3306 |
Texts for theatre portion:
For Classic:
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman
For Romantic:
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Fences by August Wilson
For Modern:
Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute
Resources for the Visual Arts will be on reserve in the library for each topic
(Please note: additional postings of readings, images, and music will be announced in class for the Art and Music portions. Some calendar/syllabus changes may also be announced in class.)
OBJECTIVES
In this course students will develop an understanding of the fine arts that will include the basic components of music, theatre and the visual arts. We will discuss the technical achievements and processes by which works of art are produced as well as the exchanges that occur between the arts and their perceivers. Students will develop an understanding of how twenty first-century ideas in the arts have developed from, departed from, reacted to, and otherwise utilized the art of previous eras. Finally, through viewing, hearing, reading, discussing, and writing about works in the visual, musical, and theatrical arts, the students will develop an appreciation for the vital importance of art in their own lives.
REQUIREMENTS.
1) Prompt and regular attendance is expected as exam questions are derived from the class lectures. You will be allowed 5 unexcused absences; for each additional absence beyond 5, ½ of a letter grade will be deducted from your final average. In extreme cases, the university policy regarding percentage of classes missed is in effect. Students are expected to participate actively in class and complete assigned readings on schedule. There are no make-up exams without excused absences.
2) Read, view, and/or listen carefully to the material assigned. Be able to apply specific ideas and information found in this material with the material and ideas presented in the lectures, papers and on the exams.
3) Three in-class tests and one final examination. If the student wishes to pass the course, attendance at the final examination is mandatory regardless of the student's record.
4) Three reviews, one in each fine art area - music, visual arts, and theatre. For your reviews, you will be expected to attend performances or exhibits outside of the classroom. A handout setting forth the requirements for each of the reviews will be distributed in class or on the Moodle webpage. The professor in the respective area will grade the paper.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY.
Integrity gives the educational enterprise its legitimacy. Honesty, respect, and personal responsibility are principles that guide academic life at Furman, in and out of the classroom. Academic misconduct in any form (plagiarism, cheating, inappropriate collaboration, and other efforts to gain an unfair academic advantage) threatens the values of the campus community and will have severe consequences. In this course, the penalty for academic misconduct will be failure of the course, with recommendation to the administration for dismissal from the university.
If you have any question about what constitutes plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct, it is your responsibility to consult with us so that you will fully understand what we expect of you in this course. If you have any doubts, ask! You should also be familiar with the Academic Integrity & Plagiarism and Academic Integrity at Furman materials available at http://www.furman.edu/integrity/.
GRADING:
Test #1 |
15% |
Test #2 |
15% |
Test #3 |
15% |
Papers (10% each) |
30% |
Participation/Attendance |
5% |
Final Exam |
20% |
A |
94-100 C+ 77-79 |
A- |
90-93 C 74-76 |
B+ |
87-89 C- 70-73 |
B |
84-86 D+ 67-69 |
B- |
80-83 D 64-66 |
|
D- 60-63 |
|
F 59 or below |
IDS 230 Calendar, Fall 2009 – Revised 26 August
Date Topic Assignment
W August 26 Course Introduction
F August 28 Basic Elements—Theatre
M August 31 Basic Elements—Theatre
W Sept 02 Basic Elements—Theatre
F Sept 04 Basic Elements—Music
M Sept 07 *Labor Day—No Class*
W Sept 09 Basic Elements—Music
F Sept 11 Basic Elements—Music
M Sept 14 Basic Elements—Music
W Sept 16 Basic Elements—Art
F Sept 18 Basic Elements—Art
M Sept 21 Basic Elements—Art
W Sept 23 Pop Culture discussion/review
F Sept 25 Quiz #1
M Sept 28 Classicism Intro/Music
W Sept 30 Classicism in Music
F Oct 02 Classicism in Music
M Oct 05 Classicism in Music
W Oct 07 Classicism in Theatre
F Oct 09 (Plyler 126) Classicism in Theatre Oedipus the King
M Oct 12 Classicism in Theatre The Little Foxes
W Oct 14 Midterm Classicism in Art
F Oct 16 Classicism in Art Music Review Due
M Oct 19 Classicism in Art
W Oct 21 Quiz #2
Oct 22—25 Fall Break
M Oct 26 Romanticism Intro/Theatre
W Oct 28 Romanticism in Theatre Cyrano de Bergerac
F Oct 30 Romanticism in Theatre Fences
M Nov 02 Romanticism in Music
W Nov 04 Romanticism in Music
F Nov 06 Romanticism in Music
M Nov 09 Romanticism in Art Art Reviews Due
W Nov 11 Romanticism in Art
F Nov 13 Romanticism in Art
M Nov 16 Quiz #3
W Nov 18 Intro to Modern/Art
F Nov 20 Modern in Art
M Nov 23 Modern in Art Review of As You Like It due
Nov 25—29 Thanksgiving Break
M Nov 30 Modern in Theatre
W Dec 02 Modern in Theatre Reasons to be Pretty
F Dec 04 Modern in Music
M Dec 08 Modern in Music
Final Exam Wednesday December 16 @ noon
Exam times may only be changed by the Associate Academic Dean