Fine Arts at Michigan Tech What does it have to offer?

Fine Arts Programs

• Minors in Fine Arts• Theatre

– Productions– Acting Ensembles– Technical Theatre Courses– General Theatre Courses

• Instrumental & Vocal Music– Instrumental Ensembles– Vocal Ensembles– General Music Courses– Performance Courses

• Art– General Art Courses– Studio Courses

Minors in Fine ArtsMinors in Fine Arts•Technical Theatre•Theatre Arts•Music (General)•Music Technology•Jazz Idiom•Art

Fine Arts: TheatreFine Arts: Theatre

• Minors– Technical Theatre– Theatre Arts

• The Troupe– Improvisation– Comedic scenarios– Sketches for children– Productions

• Tibetan Book of the Dead

• Courses– Technical Theatre– Mainstage Theatre

• Crew & Acting– Design

• Scenic, Sound, Lighting & Costume

– Theatre Appreciation– Dramatic Literature– Techniques of Acting– American Musical Theatre

Theatre ProductionsTheatre Productions

• A Chorus Line• Arsenic and Old Lace• Much Ado About Nothing• Tibetan Book of the

Dead, Or How Not To Do It Again

The Troupe

Technical Theatre Minor

A minor in technical theatre will be an artisticA minor in technical theatre will be an artisticand practical complement to engineering, and practical complement to engineering, computer science, or other technical degrees.computer science, or other technical degrees.The student will have a basic understanding of The student will have a basic understanding of stagecraft, stage electrics, and design for theatre.stagecraft, stage electrics, and design for theatre.Practical experience crewing and designing forPractical experience crewing and designing forlive productions reinforces theoretical courselive productions reinforces theoretical courseand lab work.and lab work.

Theatre Arts Minor

The student who completes the minor in theatreThe student who completes the minor in theatrearts will have a basic understanding of the art,arts will have a basic understanding of the art,principles, and techniques of theatre. The broadprinciples, and techniques of theatre. The broadrange of knowledge covers dramatic literature,range of knowledge covers dramatic literature,performance, and design. Practical experienceperformance, and design. Practical experiencethrough live productions reinforces theoreticalthrough live productions reinforces theoreticalcourse work.course work.

Fine Arts: Music

• Minors– Music (General)– Music Technology– Jazz Idiom

• Vocal Ensemble– Michigan Tech Concert

Choir

• Instrumental Ensembles– Keweenaw Symphony

Orchestra– Wind Symphony– Research & Development

Jazz Band– Jazz Lab Band– The Huskies Pep Band– Campus Concert Band– Chamber Music Seminar

Fine Arts: Music

• Courses Offered– Music Theory I & II– Music Appreciation– History of Jazz– Music History– Jazz Improvisation– History of Jazz– Jazz Arranging

Music (General) Minor

Through studies in theory, appreciation,history,Through studies in theory, appreciation,history,and performance, students will develop theirand performance, students will develop theirmusical abilities and will receive a foundationmusical abilities and will receive a foundationfor music as a serious avocation.for music as a serious avocation.Students who complete a minor in general musicStudents who complete a minor in general musicwill demonstrate a basic competency in musicwill demonstrate a basic competency in musictheory and history and a broad-based knowledgetheory and history and a broad-based knowledgeof various genres.of various genres.

Musical Technology

Students who complete a minor in musicStudents who complete a minor in musictechnology will gain a basic competencytechnology will gain a basic competencyin music theory and history, and a facilityin music theory and history, and a facilitywith MIDI instruments, notation andwith MIDI instruments, notation andsequencing software, and recording andsequencing software, and recording andsound reinforcement technology.sound reinforcement technology.

Jazz Idiom

Students who complete a minor in jazz idiomStudents who complete a minor in jazz idiomwill develop competency in music theory, anwill develop competency in music theory, anawareness of the historical, social, and musicalawareness of the historical, social, and musicalrelevance of jazz, and will attain performancerelevance of jazz, and will attain performancefluency in both jazz improvisation and jazzfluency in both jazz improvisation and jazzarranging.arranging.

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Fine Arts: Visual Arts

• Minors– General Art

(concentrations can be in drawing, watermedia, sculpture)

• Guest Artist Residency– Cheng-Khee Chee (2002)– Vera Dickerson (2004)

• Courses Offered– Drawing I & II– Watermedia I & II– Two-Dimensional Design– Three-Dimensional Design– Sculpture– Life Drawing– Art History I & II– Advanced Studio in Drawing,

Watermedia, or Sculpture

Art

Students with a minor in art will have developedStudents with a minor in art will have developedtheir creative and visual skills, will understandtheir creative and visual skills, will understandthe elements and principles of design, will havethe elements and principles of design, will havean understanding of the history of civilizationan understanding of the history of civilizationthrough their study of art, and will have the toolsthrough their study of art, and will have the toolsand incentives for life-long learning.and incentives for life-long learning.

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