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APST 205 - Baroque Flute Class
Next Offered: Ad Hoc - Spring 2019 only.
Semester Offered: Second Semester (Ad Hoc)
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A class designed as a continuation of secondary private lesson study in Baroque flute. The class will focus on playing ensemble music written for multiple baroque flutes. Some opportunity will also be available for students to work on solo music and be taught in a masterclass setting. Performance opportunities will be available through the Friday HP Studio class in the second half of the semester.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: M. Lynn
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Previous study in Historical Flute PVST 023 or PVST 073.
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APST 212 - Advanced Piano Class
Next Offered: Fall 2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of APST 110, 111 Piano Class, including advanced work in technique, sight reading, harmonization, improvisation, accompaniment, and piano repertoire.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to Conservatory students.
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APST 213 - Advanced Piano Class
Next Offered: Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of APST 110, 111 Piano Class, including advanced work in technique, sight reading, harmonization, improvisation, accompaniment and piano repertoire.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to Conservatory students.
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APST 214 - Keyboard Skills I
Next Offered: Fall 2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Intensive practical experience in functional keyboard skills including keyboard harmony, sight reading, transposition, improvisation, score reading, continuo playing.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: D. Breitman, W. Wiggins
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisites: MUTH 132, APST 214 (or the waiver exam) is prerequisite to APST 215.
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APST 215 - Keyboard Skills II
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Intensive practical experience in functional keyboard skills including keyboard harmony, sight reading, transposition, improvisation, score reading, continuo playing.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: M.Edwards/D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisites: MUTH 132, APST 214 (or the waiver exam) is prerequisite to APST 215.
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APST 221 - Sacred Music Skills
Next Offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2018…
Semester Offered: First Semester (Alternate Years)
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
First semester of a one-year course having an emphasis on skills necessary to become a successful church/synagogue musician. Units include historical and modern church music history, the role of the organist in the modern synagogue, hymnology, liturgy and worship styles, creative hymn playing, chant, accompanying, sight-reading, transposition, basic skills in improvisation, conducting from the console, rehearsal techniques, basic sacred choral repertoire, and church music administration.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: J. Moyer
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to organ majors.
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APST 222 - Sacred Music Skills
Next Offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019
Semester Offered: Second Semester (Alternate Years)
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Second semester of a one-year course having an emphasis on skills necessary to become a successful church/synagogue musician. Units include historical and modern church music history, the role of the organist in the modern synagogue, hymnology, liturgy and worship styles, creative hymn playing, chant, accompanying, sight-reading, transposition, basic skills in improvisation, conducting from the console, rehearsal techniques, basic sacred choral repertoire, and church music administration.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: B. Wentzel
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to organ majors.
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APST 235 - Percussion Instruments
Next Offered: Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed to give students knowledge of the pedagogy of percussion instruments, materials and method books, and methods for building percussion sections of school ensembles. All percussion instruments are demonstrated and basic techniques taught, each student being required to develop basic playing ability. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: M. Rosen
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Primarily for music education majors.
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APST 240 - Continuo Realization at the Keyboard
Next Offered: TBD: As Required By Major.
Semester Offered: TBD
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A course in the technique and practice of realizing continuo parts in the music of the Baroque. Designed primarily for harpsichord, organ, piano, and music history majors.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: M. Edwards
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: MUTH 132 and APST 214.
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APST 241 - Introduction to Historical Keyboard Instruments for Pianists
Next Offered: Fall and Spring Semester
(Not Offered Spring 2019)
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A team-taught, hands-on introduction to the fortepiano, harpsichord, and organ. Three weeks of small-group meetings will be devoted to each of the instruments, and in the final portion of the semester each student will receive individual instruction on one of them. Students wil be expected to prepare excerpts from a variety of repertory. Related readings will also be asigned. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: J. Moyer and D. Breitman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: MHST 215 (first semester of Keyboard Literature).
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APST 242 - Baroque Violin for Violinists
Next Offered: Fall 2012
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-semester course designed to acquaint violinists with the technique, style, and literature of the violin before 1750. Period instruments and bows will be used.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: M. McDonald
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 244 - Advanced Baroque Violin for Violinists
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of the introductory course with an emphasis on the solo repertoire.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: M. McDonald
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 260 - Conducting I: Techniques of Conducting
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed for conservatory students in any major, a course stressing baton technique and score preparation. The development of fundamental conducting approaches for expressive articulations and specific conducting problems.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: T. Chang
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Completion of MUTH 101 and 131 or the equivalent; some piano proficiency required. Not open to first-year students.
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APST 261 - Conducting II: Analysis of Instrumental Conducting
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semeste
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Designed to emphasize the development and refinement of baton and rehearsal technique, score preparation and interpretation. Bowing styles, transpositions and score analysis are included in the orchestral score study. Laboratory experience included.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: T. Chang
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: APST 260.
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APST 262 - Conducting II: Analysis of Choral Conducting
Next Offered: Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Continued development of conducting technique with emphasis on choral rehearsal procedures, vocal development, diction, and choral performance practices. Laboratory experience required (some Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m.).
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Kerchner
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: APST 260.
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APST 280 - Prima Vista Group Reading
Next Offered: Fall Semester 2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Course Description Forthcoming.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Sakakeeny
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: One semester will count toward small ensemble requirement of wind/brass students.
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APST 282 - Viola Orch Repertoire Class
Next Offered: Spring 2017
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuing study of those excerpts often required for orchestral auditions. Four to seven pieces will be covered per semester.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: P. Slowik
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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APST 284 - Orchestra Repertoire Violin
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Repertoire will be chosen from works most frequently encountered at orchestral auditions. Emphasis will be on bowing styles and general techniques used in orchestral playing at the professional level. An attempt will be made to coordinate the repertoire with that of the Oberlin orchestras. Two simulated orchestral auditions will be required.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: I. Trautwein
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: May be repeated for credit. P/NP or CR/NE grading.
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APST 285 - Orchestra Rep for Dble Bass
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Concentrated study and preparation of orchestral literature requested at professional orchestra auditions. Repertoire scheduled to be performed by the Oberlin orchestras may be incorporated into the coursework. A simulated professional audition with adjudication will be required at the end of each semester.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: T. Sperl
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 300 - Oratorio Repertoire for Singers
Next Offered: Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Spring Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Oratorio Repertoire for Singers is a performance class that will focus on repertoire, style, and the business of concert singing. Students will sing excerpts from the major oratorio repertoire and prepare presentations about these works. In addition, one class will be devoted to assembling materials for auditions, finding jobs, negotiating fees, and working with conductors.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: T. LeFebvre
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Successful completion of sophomore voice committee.
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APST 330 - Cello Orchestral Repertoire Class
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-semester course designed to prepare junior and senior cello students for professional orchestral auditions. Orchestral repertoire will be studied. The course will culminate in a simulated professional audition.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: A. Eldan
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 340 - Continuo Accompanying
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
This course allows historical keyboardists to gain practical experience in accompanying instruments (both modern and historical) and voices. Assignments will be made based on repertoire requests submitted by the applied faculty, or by their students. Students are also encouraged to make arrangements to accompany specific projects, subject to the instructor’s approval. Accompanying projects will be supervised by the instrumental/vocal teacher and the course instructor. Three hours of weekly contact time are expected, including weekly master classes with the instructor, rehearsals, lessons, and coachings, but not including individual practice time.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: M. Edwards
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: MUTH 132, APST 240, & APST 341.
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APST 350 - Conducting III: Intermediate Instrumental Conducting
Next Offered: Fall 2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
An overview of the art of conducting with emphasis given to gesture, score preparation, rehearsal technique, rhythm and transposition skills.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: R. Jimenez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: APST 261 or its equivalent.
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APST 351 - Conducting IV: Advanced Instrumental Conducting
Next Offered: Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Hours
Attribute: CNDP
Continued development of the art of conducting with emphasis given to gesture, score preparation, rehearsal technique, rhythm and transposition skills. Participation in conducting labs is required.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: R. Jimenez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: APST 350.
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APST 360 - Advanced Choral Conducting
Next Offered: Fall 2014
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Continued development of conducting technique with emphasis given to structural analysis, score reading, rehearsal technique and performance practice.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: J. Harris
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Applicants must have completed APST 260 or its equivalent…
APST 360 is prerequisite to APST 361.
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APST 361 - Conducting IV: Advanced Choral Conducting
Next Offered: Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Continued development of conducting technique with emphasis given to structural analysis, score reading, rehearsal technique and performance practice.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: J. Harris
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Applicants must have completed APST 260 or its equivalent. APST 360 is prerequisite to APST 361.
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APST 400 - Senior Honors Piano Performanc
Next Offered: Fall 2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
For additional information, see the ‘Honors Program’ section of the Piano Performance Program offered by the Division of Keyboard Studies. Consent of Keyboard Division Director required.
Enrollment Limit: 3
Instructor: R. Shannon
Consent of the Instructor Required: Deans Consent
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to piano performance majors admitted to the Honors Program.
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APST 401 - Senior Honors in Piano Performance
Next Offered: Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
For additional information, see the “Honors Program” section of the Piano Performance Program offered by the Division of Keyboard Studies. Consent of Keyboard Division Director required.
Enrollment Limit: 3
Instructor: R. Shannon
Consent of the Instructor Required: Deans Consent
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to piano performance majors admitted to the Honors Program.
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APST 425 - Score Reading
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2
Attribute: CNDP
This course trains students enrolled in the MM in instrumental conducting program in reading orchestral scores and realizing them at the keyboard. Skills include fluency in multiple clefs and multiple transpositions.
Enrollment Limit: 2
Instructor: J. Howsmon
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: APST 214; piano proficiency.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
MM in Conducting (Instrumental)
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APST 450 - Seminar in Orchestral Conducting and Literature
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-year course. Development of all elements of the conductor?s craft: solfege, harmonic and formal analysis, rhythmic security, aural imagery, knowledge of instruments and voices, technique/vocabulary of gesture, group management and psychology, rehearsal techniques, programming. Participation in performing ensembles and assistance in preparation of ensembles for performance are included.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: R. Jimenez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to orchestral conducting majors. See statement under Master of Music in Conducting: Instrumental. APST 450 is prerequisite to 451.
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APST 451 - Seminar in Orchestral Conducting and Literature
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-year course. Development of all elements of the conductor’s craft: solfege, harmonic and formal analysis, rhythmic security, aural imagery, knowledge of instruments and voices, technique/vocabulary of gesture, group management and psychology, rehearsal techniques, programming. Participation in performing ensembles and assistance in preparation of ensembles for performance are included.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: R. Jimenez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to orchestral conducting majors. Prerequisites: See statement under Master of Music in Conducting: Instrumental. APST 450 is prerequisite to APST 451.
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APST 460 - Seminar in Choral Conducting and Literature
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-year course. Development of all elements of the conductor’s craft: harmonic and formal analysis, rhythmic security, aural imagery, knowledge of instruments and voices, technique and vocabulary of gesture, group management and psychology, rehearsal techniques, and programming. Participation in performing ensembles and assistance in preparation of ensembles for performance are essential course components.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: G. Ristow
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to choral conducting majors. See statement under Master of Music in Conducting: Choral. APST 460 is prerequisite to 461.
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APST 461 - Seminar in Choral Conducting and Literature
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-year course. Development of all elements of the conductor’s craft: harmonic and formal analysis, rhythmic security, aural imagery, knowledge of instruments and voices, technique and vocabulary of gesture, group management and psychology, rehearsal techniques, and programming. Participation in performing ensembles and assistance in preparation of ensembles for performance are essential course components.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: Con Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to choral conducting majors. See statement under Master of Music in Conducting: Choral. APST 460 is prerequisite to APST 461.
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APST 550 - Seminar In Orchestral Conducting and Literature
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-year course. The continued development of all of the elements of the conductor’s craft begun in APST 450, 451.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: R. Jimenez
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: See statement under Master of Music in Conducting: Instrumental. APST 550 is prerequisite to APST 551.
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APST 560 - Seminar in Choral Conducting and Literature
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
The continued development of all of the elements of the conductor’s craft begun in APST 460, 461.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: G. Ristow
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: See statement under Master of Music in Conducting: Choral. APST 560 is prerequisite to APST 561.
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APST 562 - Graduate Project in Choral Conducting
Next Offered: Fall 2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A course of guided study in preparation for the Comprehensive Final Examination.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: J. Harris
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to Choral Conducting majors in the MM program. See statement under Master of Music in Conducting. APST 562 is prerequisite to 563.
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APST 600 - Performance Ensembles (Artist Diploma)
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Students are assigned by the major teacher to various performing groups in consultation with the conductors or supervisors of these groups.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to students enrolled in the Artist Diploma program. Pianists should refer to the end of the Division of Keyboard Studies section for specific information.
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APST 601 - Performance Project (Artist Dipl)
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Projects may include accompanying of recitals or performing solo recitals (including preparation of the two required solo recitals), and other public performance as soloist, arranged in consultation with the major teacher. Some of the projects are to be prepared independently by the student. Projects are evaluated each semester by members of the major department to arrive at a course grade.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Open only to students enrolled in the Artist Diploma program. Pianists should refer to the end of the Division of Keyboard Studies section for specific information.
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APST 602 - Graduate Lecture Recital
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
The student will prepare and present the lecture-recital required for the Historical Performance Master’s degree. The project is supervised jointly by the principal applied instructor and an academic performance practice faculty member. The topic must be chosen in consultation with both supervising faculty members.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: S. Plank
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Consent of the principal applied instructor required.
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APST 700 - Musical Union
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
An organization dedicated to the rehearsal and performance of large choral masterworks. Two major concerts are presented yearly.
Enrollment Limit: 200
Instructor: J. Harris
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to all members of the College community.
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APST 701 - Oberlin College Choir
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A large select ensemble which performs a broad spectrum of a cappella and accompanied choral literature from all periods. Presents on-campus concerts and off-campus performance tours.
Enrollment Limit: 100
Instructor: G. Ristow
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Admission by audition.
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APST 704 - Opera Chorus
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Participation and performance in the Opera Chorus of a major Opera Theater production. Since not all operas contain substantial chorus material, credit will be available only for those operas providing significant choruses.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Credit availability will be determined by the Opera Theater director, conductor, and choral director. Admission by audition.
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APST 709 - Oberlin Orchestra/Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semesters
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Oberlin Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra dedicated to the rehearsal and performance of primarily large-scaled masterworks. The Orchestra normally performs five orchestral programs and one opera production each year. Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble is a select group performing three concerts each semester that focuses on recent works by composers of very diverse styles and background with occasional masterworks from the twentieth century. Faculty and student composers are presented each year. Frequently the ensemble work directly with composers invited to campus. Oberlin Orchestra and the Contemporary Music Ensemble are scheduled at the same time, which allows for flexible ensemble assignments throughout the semester and ensures full and varied performance experiences for students.
Enrollment Limit: By Audition
Instructor: R. Jimenez, T. Weiss
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Admission is by audition. Student may elect two-credit option following consultation with their advisor and the conductors. This course will replace both APST 710 and APST 723.
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APST 712 - Trombone Choir
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Trombone Choir provides trombone majors and secondary students an opportunity to perform original music and transcriptions. The purpose of this ensemble is to apply our foundational work in lessons and to perfect sound, pitch, and ensemble playing. During the Baroque Period, the trombone was referred to as the voice of an angel. Our goal is to sound like the voice of an angel.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: J. DeSano
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Admission by audition. P/NP grading.
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APST 713 - Brass Ensemble
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Ensemble for brass instruments.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: R. Poper, R. Pandolfi
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
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APST 714 - Trumpet Ensemble
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Coaching in section playing in standard orchestral repertoire and of works written for trumpet ensemble.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: R. Poper
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: P/NP grading.
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APST 724 - Oberlin Sinfonietta/Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Fall and Spring Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Oberlin Sinfonietta is an ensemble principally for performance majors and performs literature of contrasting styles and genres from the 18th to the 21st centuries with a focus on literature fro smaller ensembles ranging from sextets to the standard sinfonietta ensemble representing one of every instrument. Oberlin Chamber Orchestra is dedicated to the rehearsal and performance of appropriately scaled masterworks. The Orchestra normally performs five chamber orchestra programs and one ensemble assignments throughout the semester and ensures full and varied performance experiences for students. Prerequisites and Notes: Admission is by audition. Students may elect the two-credit option following consultation with their advisor and the conductors.
Enrollment Limit: By Audition
Instructor: T. Weiss, R. Jimenez
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Admission is by audition. Replaces APST 711 & APST 720.
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APST 726 - Oberlin Arts & Sciences Orchestra
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semester
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Provides Arts & Sciences students with the opportunity for preparation and performance of the symphonic repertoire, including collaborations with student, faculty, and guest soloists and choral ensembles. Three concerts annually.
Enrollment Limit: 75
Instructor: T. Chang
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 730 - Collegium Musicum
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque music. Two major concerts yearly.
Enrollment Limit: 75
Instructor: S. Plank
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: P/NP grading. Admission by audition.
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APST 745 - Baroque Orchestra
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Ensemble Group.
Instructor: S. Pincombe
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
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APST 746 - Brazillian Ensemble
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
This course focuses on folk and popular music of Latin America, with emphasis on theories of cosmopolitanism, appropriation, circulation, and reception. In this class students explore musical styles as they change in response to global and technological forces. Additionally, students explore the ways that Latin American musicians adapt to and challenge the dynamism of globalization, finding outlets in diasporic communities as inequitable political systems affect cultural creativity.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: K. Metz
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Permission of the instructor.
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APST 748 - Javanese Gamelan
Next Offered: Fall 2013
Semester Offered: First Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
In this course you will learn to perform Central Javanese gamelan (a percussion-based ensemble featuring gongs and keyed instruments. No prior musical experience is necessary. By the end of the class, however, students will have gained a basic understanding of how the music is constructed, along with cultural matter specific to its performance. Throughout the semester students will be encouraged to take turns on all the different instruments but work towards ensemble rather than individual expression for a final performance.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Fraser
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 800 - Chamber Music
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semester
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Students wishing to enroll for APST 800, 805, or 810 must fill out a chamber music form available from the Dean’s Office, at the beginning of the semester. Students add APST 800, 805, 810 to their schedules only after being assigned to an ensemble. Assignments are made by the Dean’s Office in consultation with faculty. Since it may not be possible to assign all students to a faculty coach, priority in placement in a group is given to upper class students who need to complete an ensemble requirement.
Enrollment Limit: By Placement
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Deans Consent
Prerequisites & Notes: Individual ensembles may be offered for P/NP grading only at the discretion of the ensemble coach.
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APST 802 - Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A study of works from the standard repertoire with emphasis on concepts of style and ensemble.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: R. Hawkins
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Enrollment Limit: 12 (3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons).
May be repeated for credit a maximum of two times. One semester may be used toward the small ensemble requirement for woodwind students. Priority will be given to third, fourth and fifth-year students.
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APST 805 - Contemporary Chamber Music
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Same as APST 800, except that the repertoire covered is drawn from recognized 20th century and contemporary composers. Students wishing to enroll for APST 800, 805, 806, or 810 must fill out a chamber music form available from the Dean’s Office, at the beginning of the semester. Students add APST 800, 805, 806, 810 to their schedules only after being assigned to an ensemble. Assignments are made by the Dean’s Office in consultation with faculty. Since it may not be possible to assign all students to a faculty coach, priority in placement in a group is given to upper class students who need to complete an ensemble requirement.
Enrollment Limit: By Placement
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Deans Consent
Prerequisites & Notes: Individual ensembles may be offered for P/NP grading only at the discretion of the ensemble coach.
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APST 806 - Advanced String Quartet Seminar
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A performance class designed around a body of repertoire by the same composer or theme (Beethoven, Mendelssohn, fold-inspired composers, etc.). Each string quartet will receive one coaching and participate in the 90-minute class meeting each week. The class will focus on technical aspects of ensemble playing along with the musical and historical significance of the works studied. The semester will culminate in an outreach engagement and formal performance. This course is for pre-formed groups with prior performance experience together. Faculty approval needed.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: S. Bernhardsson & K. Docter
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: APST 800 or 805 - One semester of previous work together required.
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APST 807 - Oberlin Improvisation and Newmusic Collective
Next Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Ensemble devoted to learning trans-idiomatic improvisation techniques and indeterminate pieces in a workshop setting. In addition to weekly full ensemble rehearsals, participation in a small breakout ensemble is required. It is expected that these small ensembles will spend a significant amount of time rehearsing outside of class. Class time is spent hearing from these ensembles and from small impromptu formations, and with rehearsing full ensemble pieces. Improvisational experience and conventional instrumental virtuosity not required (though welcome).
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: Con Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 808 - Performance & Improvisation Ensemble
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: Fall and Spring Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Performance and Improvisation Ensembles provide an opportunity for students to enrich their existing musical vocabularies and skills through practical exploration of many different world musics and improvisation across a range of genres and styles. Emphasis is placed on transcription and creating a means of adaptation to the student’s primary (western) instrument. Ensemble instruction will be divided into two modules per semester, each focusing on the musical styles of a particular region (Sub-Saharan Africa, South America/Central America/The Caribbean, Northern Africa/The Middle East, Asia). PI ensembles will participate in intensive residencies and collaborative performances with visiting artists.
Enrollment Limit: By Placement
Instructor: J. Haddad
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: APST 140 or 141 (Internalizing Rhythms) and APST 142 (Beginning Improvisation) or demonstrated improvisational skill. Audition and instructor’s consent required. Students with highly proficient performance skills on a unique or indigenous instruments are also eligible to audition. PI ensembles may not be used to satisfy major ensemble requirements.
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APST 810 - Piano Ensemble
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Students wishing to enroll for APST 800, 805, 806, or 810 must fill out a chamber music form available from the Dean’s Office, at the beginning of the semester. Students add APST 800, 805, 806, 810 to their schedules only after being assigned to an ensemble. Assignments are made by the Dean’s Office in consultation with faculty. Since it may not be possible to assign all students to a faculty coach, priority is given in placement in an ensemble to upper class students.
Enrollment Limit: By Placement
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Deans Consent
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APST 812 - Double Bass Ensemble
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Preparation and performance of ensemble repertoire for double bass (duos, trios, quartets, etc.).
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: T. Rowell
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 814 - Harp Majors Seminar
Next Offered: Fall and Spring Semesters
Semester Offered: First and Second Semesters
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Includes a variety of activities and topics designed to address many aspects of career preparation, such as group study of orchestra excerpts, stage presentation, performance techniques, practice and tuning skills, harp maintenance, sight reading and pedagogy. All harp majors required to attend the weekly seminar during each year of study at Oberlin, whether taking the class for credit or auditing.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: Y. Kondonassis
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: For Harp Majors.
(Offered as Harp Ensemble prior to 201809)
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APST 815 - Guitar Ensemble
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
This course will cover ensemble repertoire and chamber music for guitarists.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: S. Aron
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to guitar majors.
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APST 820 - Ensembles for Harpists
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Harp students taking this course will be assigned by the major teacher to various performing groups of the school in consultation with the conductors of those groups and in accordance with their needs. Hours according to meeting times of the various ensembles.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: Y. Kondonassis
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 821 - Ensembles for Percussionists
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Open to Percussion Majors only. Percussion students taking this course will be assigned by the major teacher to various performing groups of the school in consultation with the conductors of those groups and in accordance with their needs. Hours according to meeting times of the various ensembles.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: M. Rosen
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: Students may elect the two-credit option in consultation with advisor.
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APST 822 - Ensembles for Guitarists
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Includes the assignment of guitarists to chamber music groups or to larger ensembles as needed.
Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: S. Aron
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
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APST 825 - Oberlin Percussion Group
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Percussion majors taking this course will develop skills in finding the right sound, applying techniques learned, nurturing a keen sense of ensemble playing, and gaining valuable performing experience outside of Oberlin. The major objective of this course is to premiere new works. The group rehearses a minimum of four hours per week.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Rosen
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
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APST 841 - Viola da Gamba Consort
Next Offered: Fall 2013 & Spring 2014
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A survey of sixteenth and seventeenth century consort literature for three to seven viols. First semester open to players with some experience. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: C. Meints
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Second semester open to students who have completed the Winter Term beginning gamba class, as well as to advanced players.
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APST 842 - Lute Consort
Next Offered: Fall 2013
Semester Offered: Fall Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Lute Consort.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: M. Manderen
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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APST 843 - Baroque Ensemble
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
The class is designed for players of historical instruments: e.g., baroque flute, baroque violin, baroque recorder, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and for singers.
Enrollment Limit: By Placement
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: P/NP grading. Students add APST 843 to their schedules only after being assigned to an ensemble. Admission by audition.
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APST 844 - Renaissance Flute/Recorder Ensemble
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Study of performance on Renaissance recorders. Repertoire is chosen from a different area of concentration each semester.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: M. Lynn
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Requires one coached rehearsal per week as well as outside practice and rehearsal. This course also requires preparation of a performance/research project involving source materials related to the music or playing of Renaissance flutes/recorders.
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ARBC 101 - Beginning Arabic I
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This is an introductory course to Arabic language and culture and requires no previous knowledge of Arabic. The course begins with the alphabet and the number system and introduces students to a range of topics such as self-identification, family, travel, food, housing, study, weather, etc. By the end of the semester, students will have reached the Novice Mid/High level of proficiency in Arabic based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012. Students at this sublevel are able to handle a limited number of communicative tasks about familiar topics.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: B. Al-Raba’a
Prerequisites & Notes: Designed for beginners with no previous experience or study of Arabic expected.
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ARBC 102 - Beginning Arabic II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This is the second introductory course to Arabic language and culture and provides a wider range of introductory topics. We will continue to build on the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) gradually and systematically by discussing topics such as housing, shopping, education and/or study, and professions, etc. By the end of the semester, students will have reached the Novice High/Intermediate Low proficiency level in Arabic according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012. Students at this sublevel are able to handle a variety of basic communicative tasks about topics related to basic personal information, some daily activities and personal preferences as well as some immediate needs.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: B. Al-Raba’a
Prerequisites & Notes: ARBC 101 or equivalent.
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ARBC 153H - Language and Society in the Arab World
Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD
This course will examine the relationship between language and society in the Arab world. We will consider the roles of Modern Standard and dialectal Arabic, as well as debates surrounding their use and standardization. We will also explore the role of language use and the construction of identity (social, national, religious, etc.). Of particular interest will be the ways in which language intersects with politics, gender, religion, and nationalism as well as topics such as diglossia, codeswitching, and multilingualism in the Arab world.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: B. Al-Raba’a
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ARBC 201 - Intermediate Arabic
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This is the first intermediate course in Arabic language and culture and provides a thorough grounding in the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). We will continue to build on the four skills gradually and systematically through carefully selected and organized materials focusing on specific, concrete, and familiar topics such as food and heath, transportation, weather, sports and hobbies, and tourism, etc. By the end of this semester, students will have reached the Intermediate Mid/High level of proficiency in Arabic based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012. Students at this sublevel are able to handle a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: B. Al-Raba’a
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: ARBC 101 and 102.
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ARBC 202 - Intermediate Arabic II
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This is the second intermediate course in Arabic language and culture. This course broadens the students? knowledge of Arabic language and culture and continues to build on the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). We will cover a wider range of topics about the Arab world and its culture such as the modern Arab world, the importance/status of Arabic, the food culture, health and sports, etc. By the end of this semester, students will have reached the Intermediate High/Advanced Low level of proficiency in Arabic based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012. Students at this sublevel perform at the paragraph level and are able to converse with ease and confidence when discussing familiar topics. They can also perform some advanced tasks such as describing and narrating events in the past and future, but at a lower level.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: B. Al-Raba’a
Prerequisites & Notes: Arabic 101, 102, and 201.
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ARBC 213 - Shared Languages Program: Conversational Arabic
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD
This is a Shared Languages Program (SLP) course taught by Dr. Hisam Elaqad at Denison University and taken through Zoom technology. The course offers intensive training in conversational skills and aims to enhance students’ oral proficiency from intermediate-mid to advanced-mid level based on ACTFL standards. We will use the communicative integrated approach which integrates the two Arabic varieties: Modern Standard Arabic and educated spoken Arabic. Students will practice conversational skills through daily briefings, discussions and oral presentations. Students will build vocabulary through a source textbook. Supplementary audiovisual materials and the Internet will deepen students’ understanding of both language and culture.
Enrollment Limit: 999
Instructor: E. Hamilton
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: Three semesters of Arabic or consent of the instructor.
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ARBC 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: B. Al-Raba’a
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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ARBC 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via Banner Self Service. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: B. Al-Raba’a
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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ARTS 011 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Screenprinting
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This fast-paced course offers an in depth study into serigraphy with an emphasis on conceptual and technical development. Focus is placed on both traditional and contemporary methods of screenprinting onto paper. Exploring the multiple, repetition, reproducibility, and reinterpretation through screenprinted projects, students are encouraged to investigate personal directions for their work. Class consists of demonstrations, lectures, discussions, and critiques. Students are expected to complete assignments and contextual research outside of class time.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: K. Paabus
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Book Studies Concentration
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ARTS 012 - VisPro Expression, Process, Meaning
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
In this course students will investigate expressions and concepts of art-making through monotype, collagraph, and relief printing processes. Focus is placed on understanding the intersections between various creative methodologies, approaches, ideas, and results. With an emphasis on technical and conceptual development, students are encouraged to explore personal directions for their work. Class consists of demonstrations, lectures, discussions, and critiques. Students are expected to complete assignments and contextual research outside of class time.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: K. Paabus
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Book Studies Concentration
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ARTS 014 - Problems in Reproducible Media
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
In this intermediate level course students will explore conceptual aspects of reproducible media while further developing their technical knowledge and individual interests. Experimentation will range from the printed image, to the expanded field and ever-growing definition of reproducible media. Elaborating on personal directions, students will investigate content and context through traditional and contemporary methodologies. Class consists of demonstrations, lectures, discussions, field trips, and critiques. Students are expected to complete assignments and contextual research outside of class time.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: C. Teed
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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ARTS 015 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Through the Matrix
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This fast-paced intense course introduces students to intaglio and lithographic printing processes, while emphasizing conceptual and technical development. Through exploring the plate matrix, students will translate hand-drawn and photographic methods into prints. Students are encouraged to develop personal directions for their work as they investigate these highly technical and influential forms of reproducible media. Class consists of demonstrations, lectures, discussions, and critiques. Students are expected to complete assignments and contextual research outside of class time.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: K. Paabus
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Book Studies Concentration
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ARTS 039 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Re-Imagining the Book
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course will explore and expand upon the book as a textual object of art. Using narrative and non-narrative techniques in relation to concept, content, image, and form, students will design and construct a series of books. Reading, and attendance at special Art Department lectures are required. We will make frequent trips to view the Artists? Book collection in the Clarence Ward Art Library in Oberlin. Techniques such as layout, design, photoshop, and basic binding will be covered. Field trips are required.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: N. Yannuzzi
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: This course counts towards the VisPro and traditional media requirements.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Creative Writing
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ARTS 040 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Drawing
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Course will initiate practice and appreciation of graphic expression, with an emphasis on developing a conceptual understanding of traditional and contemporary pictorial concerns beginning with traditional observation drawing to sharpen perceptual awareness. Diagrammatic line and principles of perspective will be presented as spatial and compositional concepts. Assignments: ability to graphically locate objects on a ground plane; use of line, value, shape, texture as a descriptive design vocabulary; the human figure as dynamic form; engaging representation and abstraction as responsive narrative.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Field trips are required
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ARTS 044 - Problems: Creative Interventions Online and IRL
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Producing culture in public space is a means of provoking critical dialogue about the political conditions surrounding us. At times, art can move beyond dialogic production and engage systems directly. In this course students will examine and reproduce interventionist strategies invoked by critical artists and technologists. Varied tools will be used to this end, as we will be moving between online and offline sites of public engagement. This class is a studio/seminar hybrid, so students should be prepared to read, discuss, create, and critique.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: E. Grayson
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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ARTS 045 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Introduction to Digital Photography
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the language and tools of digital photography. Students will learn how to create, import and transform images into digital format as well as alter them using a graphics program.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: This course counts towards the new media and VisPro requirements.
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ARTS 047 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Icon Painting
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Students will study the techniques of Russian icon painting and the philosophy behind the form and craft. We will learn about the traditional methods and materials using raw pigments mixed in egg yolk, traditionally gessoed panels, and gold leaf. Each student will make their own traditional icon using the ancient process of Russian Icon painters. This process was developed to make images that assist spiritual transformation for both the painter and the viewer. Each student will then take and adapt this ancient practice to create their own work.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: S. Schuster
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: This course counts towards the VisPro and traditional media requirement.
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ARTS 049 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Mixed Media Sculpture
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Students will explore the basics of three-dimensional space using paper, sound, cardboard, plaster, wood and found objects. Concepts such as form, texture, scale, and proportion, will be covered. An introduction to basic mold making techniques will be covered. Weekly homework assignments will expand upon classroom projects. Required forms of participation include critiques, weekly discussions, reading assignments and one presentation. Students should expect to spend 6 hours per week outside of class to meet the minimum requirements.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: N. Yannuzzi
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Field trips are required.
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ARTS 052 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Introduction to Black and White Photography
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This is an introductory course to B&W photography. Studio assignments are designed to contextualize photography in terms of its history, its relationships to the other art media, and its cultural implications. Besides studio assignments and group critiques there also will be slide lectures, technical demonstrations, and reading and writing assignments.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: This course counts towards the new media and VisPro requirements.
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ARTS 054 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Art and Interactive Technology
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Courses
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course is an introduction to creative technology. This is a hands-on exploration of programming,
prototyping, fabrication, and electronics with an emphasis on "physical computing,” the process of
connecting offline objects to digital potential. Topics include communicating between digital and
physical systems, installation design, 3D printing, projection mapping, up-cycling discarded electronics,
and the new modes of activism these topics enable. This class is a studio/seminar hybrid, so students
should be prepared to read, discuss, create, and critique.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Earle
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ARTS 055 - Problems In: Cryptocultural Production
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Cryptocurrency emerged as a means of decentralizing the financial system and making banks obsolete. Its detractors cite the ways in which it reproduces systems of capital. A critical engagement with this emerging technology is the responsibility of artists and researchers, who must find creative grounds with which to explore this new paradigm. This class examines the history and theory of cryptocurrency, as students learn how to create blockchain tokens, mine crypto, and produce alternative local currencies, for the purposes of cultural production. This class is a studio/seminar hybrid, so students should be prepared to read, discuss, create, and critique.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: G. Earle
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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ARTS 056 - Problems In: Simulation Art
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU
Game design enables a new rhetorical form in which systems can be expressed. In this class we will look at artists and game designers who work within the paradigm of digital simulation and game strategy. We will utilize software such as Unity3d, board games, and other media to simulate, or “gamify,” the inner workings of the social, economic, and political systems around us. This class is a studio/seminar hybrid, so students should be prepared to read, discuss, create, and critique.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Earle
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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ARTS 058 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Color Theory
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
In this course the student will acquire increased awareness of how color and the phenomena of value, placement and design contribute to aesthetic art making process. Using gouache and acrylic paint, cut outs and Photo Shop, the student will explore/develop sensitivities to design elements through pattern, repetition, line and figure/ground relationships. Final project will be a color installation problem involving space. A portfolio of all work and a CD at the end of the semester is required.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: B. Acha
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: ARTS 040 is a required prerequisite. Field trips are required. Enrollment is limited to majors and minors.
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ARTS 060 - Problems in Drawing
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course is intent on developing skills and methodologies introduced in Drawing 040. Assignments will engage postmodern strategies relevant to graphic representation. Emphasis will be placed on formal concerns of subject, image, material, and technique. Projects will explore the nature of figuration and the use of figure in a narrative pictorial context. Other projects will research symbolism in painting and the sequential development of abstraction as an expressive method and metaphoric iconography. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Staff
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: ARTS 040 is a prerequisite. Field trips are required
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ARTS 061 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Perceptual Painting
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course emphasizes the techniques and practices of oil painting. Painting from still-life, landscape, interiors, portrait, and figure introduces principles of drawing, composition, color, and technique that allow students to create a believable pictorial space. Learning specific limited color palettes, color mixing, preparing supports, and caring for tools and equipment, students will learn a strong foundation for developing the craftsmanship and technique necessary to master the medium. We will study the history of western oil painting and trace its impact and influence on a diverse range of contemporary artists and their work. Drawing highly recommended prior to this course.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: S. Schuster
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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