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Beginner's Guide to the Visual and Performing Arts of Western Civ. Pt. 1 (of 3)
Helen Dixon MA, BA (Humanities), BS (English Ed.)
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(7)
In this 3 1/2-week Humanities (arts) class, Pt. 1, students will learn the basics of the creative process, aesthetic experience and judgment, and elements of classical music, opera, and musical theater.
Class experience
This class is Part 1 of a 3-class semester course in the Humanities (arts and literature). These classes (Pts. 1, 2, and 3) are about the great visual, performing, and literary arts of Western Civilization. They are ABOUT the arts, not about MAKING art. Western Civilization refers primarily to the continental European countries, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Although my education did include courses about the arts in other cultures, Western Civilization was my emphasis...
If learners are open and engaged, they will become familiar with the basic elements of the major art forms of Western Civilization and will be exposed to great art and artists (all 3 classes). In Part 1 (this class), they will learn about the creative process (in part to create art and other creative works of their own) and the basics of aesthetic experience and aesthetic judgment. They will understand musical instruments, the orchestra, musical elements and form, opera, and musical theater.
I have bachelor's and master's degrees in Humanities, a study of the arts and literature (among other things--see my profile video). I also have a bachelor's in English Education, which comes into play in the literature section of class 3. I have been a teacher of both Humanities and English. I did most of my Humanities teaching when I was part-time faculty at a university; however, I did substitute for a Humanities class at the high school level and taught high-school English. I also taught art history and English at a middle school. Much of my material is taken from college lecture notes for a Humanities 101 class. I am well aware that college classes need to be modified for younger learners, and I feel I have done that successfully. My art song (Lieder) examples come from three 19th-century German women composers: Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Josephina Lang. I wrote my master's thesis on Josephina Lang after doing much original research (for example, reading diaries, letters, and musical manuscripts). Lieder are poems set to music. Also important to my expertise is that I have traveled a great deal in Europe and to a slightly lesser degree in the United States. I lived in Germany and Austria for about 2 1/2 years total. In these places I visited museums and great buildings and attended concerts and theatrical productions. I have always been a reader and have learned much about literary elements and analysis from my education, teaching, and my personal reading activities, including in a book club of many years.
Homework Offered
Homework for Class 1 includes a project, attendance at a musical event (filling out musical event guide), and watching a film on YouTube with a short writing assignment.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Informal assessments will occur throughout the class, and a letter grade will be given at the end. Informal assessments include quizzes (written and oral), assessment activities of other kinds, thumbs up and down, flash of five, etc. Homework and participation will determine the final letter grade.Grades Offered
paper and pen/pencil supplies for a project (to be determined by the learner) I will message learner with handouts, which will need to be printed out.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Christianity had a profound influence on the arts of Western Civilization. This course is not religious (as per Outschool policy), but it will sometimes concern Christian subjects and influences in the arts. Christianity will be treated only as it relates to the historical and other contexts of the arts. The media are not rated.
My own college lecture notes for a Humanities 101 class, modified. Unfortunately, I did not write down my source materials. Books Coming to Your Senses: Writing about the Arts by Jon Green Listen by Joseph Kerman Encore by Jack Boyd America's Musical Landscape by Jean Ferris The History of Western Music by Donald Jay Grout Norton Anthology of Western Music (2 vol) edited by Claude V. Palisca Arts and Ideas by William Fleming Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities by Lawrence Cunningham and John Reich The Western Humanities by Roy T. Matthews and DeWitt Platt Internet Archive (free use): musical examples and videos. Sarasate, Zapateado Saint-Saens, The Swan Bass virtuoso solo, (yet to be determined) Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A Major Mozart. Oboe Quartet in A Major Verese, Ionisation Vivaldi, Spring Mahler, Symphony Nr. 3 Stravinsky, Rite of Spring Ravel, Bolero (video) Orff, Carmina Burana Schubert, Impromptu in B Flat Beethoven, Symphony Pathetique Sonata Schoenberg, Moondrunk Gregorian chant Weelkes, As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending Bach, Little Fugue in G minor Haydn, Symphony 94 Haydn, Surprise Symphony Haydn, String Quartet in E-Flat Major, "The Joke" Beethoven, Symphony 5 Smetana, Moldau Chopin, Nocturne Vivaldi, Winter Handel, Messiah, "For Unto Us a Child is Born Schubert, Erlkoenig Puccini, Love Duet from La Boheme Rossini, Una voce poco fa Mozart Don Giovanni Bizet, Carmen Verdi, Aida (video) Wagner, Die Walkure Monteverdi, Orfeo Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Cabaret (video) Brigadoon (video) West Side Story (video) Oklahoma (video) An American in Paris (video) Les Miserables (video) Sweeny Todd (video) Starlight Express (video) YouTube (Creative Commons, free use) Small Jazz Combo with Louis Armstrong
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(7)
Back when I was doing my undergraduate degree in Humanities and getting secondary teaching minors in English and German, people used to ask me what I was going to do with a bachelor's in Humanities. I was completely truthful when I asked, "What...
Group Class
$126
for 8 classes2x per week, 4 weeks
90 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
1-8 learners per class
