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3.00 Credits
A Ballet class for the beginner through experienced level dancer. This course incorporates lecture/demonstration and dance exercises designed to explore the movement dynamics appropriate for ballet dance presentation. Barre, stretch, and center exercises are included with ballet terminology and technique. There will be lecture and discussion on Ballet choreographers and composers to present the history of ballet. Every student builds on knowledge and technical skills and develops group awareness while introducing the individual to their own movement potential. An understanding of proper ballet training and technique as a foundation of poise, flexibility, physical stamina and a form of artistic expression is paramount to this course and valuable qualities for the dancing profession.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory course in jazz dance incorporates lecture/demonstration and dance exercises designed to explore the proper technique appropriate for a jazz dance presentation. Special emphasis will be given to the different styles of jazz dance from swing to theatrical to modern day hip-hop. This course is designed for the beginner through the intermediate level.
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3.00 Credits
This course will serve as an introduction to the various genres, styles, periods, composers, and materials of music. Readings, music listening, and written assignments provide students with opportunities to develop their abilities to interpret diverse forms of musical expression.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the musical elements of popular music. This course explores the nature of rhythm, meter, syncopation, form, instrumentation, vocal, and instrumental style and a historical survey of rock, pop, and soul music, tracing their development from roots in blues, jazz, gospel, and country music to the music of today. No previous musical knowledge or experience is assumed.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory course in guitar performance will strive to improve students' skills in music performance. Students will be able to begin playing the guitar or continue previous instruction throughout the semester. Each student will be required to perform in a recital during the semester of study.
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3.00 Credits
Students enrolled in this course will study the fundamentals of vocal technique and production, such as posture, breath support, diction, anatomy/health of the voice, effective practice, and other topics. Classes will be lecture and performance based. Students will be expected to sing in each class and to learn several pieces culminating in a recital at the end of the semester. Students wishing to enroll in the course are expected to be able to read musical notation on a basic level.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys basic themes of art within Western Civilization. Artists through the ages have portrayed basic stories, drawn from myth, religion, and history, that show people's realities and fantasies, fears and hopes. These stories reflect the concerns of the past, while they often resonate with us today, and provide a foundation of a common culture. Students will read key stories from our heritage (especially from the Bible and Greek Mythology), look at and interpret art about them, and analyze their impact on our culture. We will draw especially on the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian traditions to provide a basis for appreciating art, its changing styles and techniques, and ourselves.
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3.00 Credits
Students will be introduced to various aspects of appreciation and analysis of numerous visual art media. Students will develop an appreciation for the history of visual art and artists and increase their ability to analyze and interpret visual art as a means of expressing the social, political, and cultural trends of the period in which it was created. Course work will include an introduction to the diverse aspects of art such as its components, media and techniques, and content.
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3.00 Credits
Introductory course concerned with the fundamentals of drawing in order to develop creative capacities and gain a broader understanding and appreciation of intellectual cultural activity. Course is designed to guide the student to develop skills in drawing from life and the imagination and in pictorial composition. Students will discover means of expressing mood, emotion, abstract concepts and movement, as well as developing personal style.
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