Summer Enhancement Program
The Department of Art and Art History, the Butler School of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance are offering exciting courses Summer 2013 that are designed specifically to fulfill the Visual and Performing Arts core requirements for all undergraduates at the University. These offerings provide a wonderful opportunity to explore the fine arts in the relaxed and fun atmosphere of summer in Austin! Please view the offerings below.
Department of Art and Art History Courses
FIRST SESSION
DES f350 Design and Society
MTWTHF • 10:00 – 11:30 am • DFA 2.204 • Riley Triggs
This course not only explores the history of design through time, but also addresses the evolution of design's relationship to society and the shifting dynamics.
ARH f303 Survey of Renaissance through Modern Art
MTWTHF • 11:30 am – 1:00 pm • DFA 2.204 • Instructor TBA
This course begins with the art of the Renaissance period and moves temporally through time to the modern era. In the class students study the major movements, artists, and issues in the development of modernism with which artists were engaged.
ARH f363 Topics in Medieval Art: Museums Collecting and the Menil
MTWTHF • 8:30 to 10:30 am • DFA 2.204 • Dr. Glenn Peers
This course examines the history, practice and theory of museum display, through readings, class discussion and written assignments. It will take into account practices of acquisition and presentation of museum objects in Europe and the US, but it will also concern itself with the cultures from which such objects were often taken, namely in Africa and in South America. In that sense, the morality and legality of our museums can be usefully discussed, and a major component of the class will be about the presence of the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum, a paradigm for patrimony debates in museum and archaeological worlds. Finally, we will take one case study of collecting and display, the Menil Collection in Houston, and we will discuss its particular history, practices and also visit during the semester.
ART f320K/L Mixed-Media for Non-ART Majors
MTWTHF • 8:00 am — 12:00 pm • ART 4.206 • Dr. Christopher Adejumo
This course provides a venue in which students can experiment with a variety of different media and techniques, including watercolor, drawing, and clay.
ART f320K Sculpture for Non-ART Majors
MTWTHF • 2:00 — 6:00 pm • ART 2.428 • Richard Mansfield
This course challenges students to develop basic sculpture skills that engage three-dimensions, including clay modeling and mold making.
SECOND SESSION
ARH s301 Introduction to the Visual Arts
MTWTHF • 8:30 – 10:00 am • DFA 2.204 • Papalexandrou
This course is a broad survey of art, both western and non-western, through time. Students are introduced to the art, architecture, and material production of a variety of cultures.
ART s320K/L Drawing for Non-ART Majors
MTWTHF • 8:00 am — 12:00 pm • ART 2.428 • Instructor TBA
This course presents students with the opportunity to learn basic drawing skills and apply them to landscapes and still life works while working with both wet and dry media.
Butler School of Music Courses
FIRST SESSION
MUS f303M Introduction to Traditional Musics in Western Cultures
MTWTHF • 1:00 – 2:30 pm • MRH 2.634 • Instructor TBA
This course is designed to give you tools to increase your awareness of the role of music in constituting social, cultural and political life. We will study the history and development of a variety of musical traditions from different parts of the world as a system of humanly-organized sound. Through these case studies, we will explore how communities experience music as a meaningful system of signs, and trace the ways in which music’s social, political and cultural contexts shape its forms and its significance to the people who engage with it.
MUS f307 History of Rock Music
MTWTHF • 11:30 am – 1:00 pm • MRH 2.634 • Professor Stephen Slawek
This course will survey the stylistic development of rock music from its beginnings to the present. It will also be concerned with the music and musicians who have created rock’s history and with the social, political and cultural forces that have been at work in that history, particularly with regard to how these have influenced the sound of rock music.
MUS f307 Jazz Appreciation
MTWTHF • 2:30 – 4:00 pm • MRH 2.634 • Associate Professor John Fremgen
An overview of Jazz and its central figures. The course is geared towards gaining a basic understanding of the foundation of jazz, what to listen for and study of the most prominent contributors to the lineage of jazz.
SECOND SESSION
MUS s302L Introduction to Western Music
MTWTHF • 10:00 – 11:30 am • MRH 2.634 • Jane Mathieu
A course designed to introduce students to musical styles in the Euro-American (“Western”) tradition between the Middle Ages and the present day. Students will be encouraged to develop skills for listening to such music as well as for discussing the music and its role in culture. Since this course is intended for non-music-major students, previous experience with musical performance, including the ability to read notated music, is not required or expected.
MUS s307 Jazz Appreciation
MTWTHF • 1:00 – 2:30 pm • MRH 2.634 • Professor Jeff Hellmer
An introduction to and discussion of the jazz idiom, emphasizing listening skills and comprehension of the process of improvisation. Particular attention will be paid to musical contributions of leading jazz artists throughout the history of the music, including John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis.
MUS s307 Music of African Americans
MTWTHF • 11:30 am – 1:00 pm • MRH 2.634 • Assistant Professor Charles Carson
This course is an introduction to the variety of modes of expression of African American culture in music and other related genres. Beyond increasing familiarity with African American music and culture, a major goal of this course is to provide you with the tools to coexist--and indeed thrive--in a global context.
Department of Theatre and Dance Courses
FIRST SESSION
T D f301 Introduction to Theatre
MTWTHF • 10:00 – 11:30 am • ART 1.120 • Andrew Carlson
This course gives students a broad-based survey of theatrical arts by examining the historical, literary, cultural and theatrical backgrounds for selected plays. The course also focuses on the various jobs of theatre artists and the realities of the professional theatre. The culminating project requires students to explore acting, directing or design in a short in-class performance.
T D f302T Topics in Dance — Ballet I: Technique for Beginners
MTWTHF • 11:30 am – 1 pm • AHG 134 • Holmes
In this course we will learn the foundational elements of ballet technique through the practice and ritual of ballet class; and review a limited anthology of dance on video focusing on the evolution of the art form into its contemporary cultural currency.
T D f302T Topics in Dance — Modern I
MTWTHF • 1:00 – 2:30 pm • AHG 134 • Yacov Sharir
This class is centered around the fundamental study of principals and vocabulary of dance. Through the use of human simple gestures and postures, more complex fun and easy to accomplish movement material is generated and mastered. No prior experience is required.
T D f302T Topics in Dance — Moving into Stillness: Yoga
MTWTHF • 10:00 – 11:30 am • AHG 134 • Lyn Wiltshire
In this Yoga-based movement course, students will be guided through stretching, use of breath and sustained stillness to increase balance, strength and flexibility. Targeted exercises will enhance vitality, creativity and efficiency.
T D f303 Fundamentals of Acting: All the World's a Stage
MTWTHF • 10:00 pm – 1:00 pm • WIN 2.180 • Fran Dorn
We will explore how the fundamentals of acting can give you the courage to make livelier oral presentations in all of your classes and take command of the situation in any job interview. This course meets three hours daily for two and one half weeks from 6/6 to 6/27.
T D f311T Topics in Theatre and Dance: Acting for Business Professionals
MTWTHF • 1:00 – 2:30 pm • WIN 2.180 • Laquetta Carpenter
Using acting techniques to excel in the modern workplace. Learn to read body language, listen actively, and speak with authority to impress on the job and interview like a pro. This class is created specifically for people without acting experience, and aims to enhance participants' ability to express themselves in business situations by teaching them basic acting skills. Class is comprised of lecture, practical exercises, and writing assignments.
T D f311T Topics in Theatre and Dance: A Wandering Aesthetic
MTWTHF • 10:00 – 11:30 am • WIN 2.112 • Michelle Habeck
The course will focus upon aesthetics, active observations, intellectual investigation and communication. Students will wander through museums, to site specific art events, in and about sculpture gardens and installation spaces and around and through architecturally significant structures. Students will be introduced to the principles and elements of design through direct contact experiences. Those in the course will discover on campus gems and wonders while broadening their aesthetic sensibilities and artistic, observational and intellectual communication skills.
SECOND SESSION
T D s301 Introduction to Theatre
MTWTHF • 10:00 – 11:30 am • WIN 2.112 • Rusty Cloyes
The world of theatre is a vast one, and in this course, we will but glimpse segments of that world, focusing mainly on the Western traditions in general, and professional theatre in America as well as delving into the world of opera and ballet. We will be reading a variety of materials like Aristotle's Poetics in order to discuss the adaption of source material and the design collaboration process of each type of performance.
T D s302T Topics in Dance: Ballet I
MTWTHF • 11:30 am – 1 pm • RSC 1.104 • Grace Holmes
In this course we will learn the foundational elements of ballet technique through the practice and ritual of ballet class; and review a limited anthology of dance on video focusing on the evolution of the art form into its contemporary cultural currency.
T D s302T Topics in Dance: Jazz I
MTWTHF • 10:00 – 11:30 am • RSC 1.104 • Holly Williams
This physical practice-based course is an introduction to 5 styles of 20th and 21st century Jazz dance through exploration of the fundamental principles of movement, with paralleling historical study of the development of the Jazz dance aesthetic. Class consists of structured physical exercises that will become increasingly complex as the course progresses. Students will be encouraged to think creatively about their work in class as well as be prepared to undergo rigorous physical experiences. The course also aims at refining critical thinking skills through ongoing problem solving, connecting patterns, experience of cause/effect, and understanding the relationship of parts to the whole.
T D s303 Fundamentals of Acting: Acting through the Ages
MTWTHF • 1:00 – 2:30 pm • WIN 2.180 • Stephen Gerald
This survey course will explore theories and methods of acting in dramas through the ages by reading and presenting scenes from dramatists such as Sophocles, Shakespeare, Congreve, Beckett, Brecht, Hansberry, Wilson, among others.
T D s303 Fundamentals of Acting: Introduction to Acting
MTWTHF • 1:00 – 2:30 pm • WIN 2.180 • Jeremy Cudd
Through a combination of reading, exercises, lectures and scene work, the student will learn a practical approach to acting. While exploring the acting process, students will be introduced to tools to overcome self-consciousness in public forums, to navigate social and professional situations, and to communicate effectively.
