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
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Instrumental Ensembles
Vocal Ensembles
General Music Courses
Performance Courses
• Art
– General Art Courses
– Studio Courses
Minors in Fine Arts
•Technical Theatre
•Theatre Arts
•Music (General)
•Music Technology
•Jazz Idiom
•Art
Fine Arts: Theatre
• Minors
– Technical Theatre
– Theatre Arts
• The Troupe
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Improvisation
Comedic scenarios
Sketches for children
Productions
• Tibetan Book of the
Dead
• Courses
– Technical Theatre
– Mainstage Theatre
• Crew & Acting
– Design
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• Scenic, Sound, Lighting
& Costume
Theatre Appreciation
Dramatic Literature
Techniques of Acting
American Musical
Theatre
Theatre 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 artistic
and practical complement to engineering,
computer science, or other technical degrees.
The student will have a basic understanding of
stagecraft, stage electrics, and design for theatre.
Practical experience crewing and designing for
live productions reinforces theoretical course
and lab work.
Theatre Arts Minor
The student who completes the minor in theatre
arts will have a basic understanding of the art,
principles, and techniques of theatre. The broad
range of knowledge covers dramatic literature,
performance, and design. Practical experience
through live productions reinforces theoretical
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
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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,
and performance, students will develop their
musical abilities and will receive a foundation
for music as a serious avocation.
Students who complete a minor in general music
will demonstrate a basic competency in music
theory and history and a broad-based knowledge
of various genres.
Musical Technology
Students who complete a minor in music
technology will gain a basic competency
in music theory and history, and a facility
with MIDI instruments, notation and
sequencing software, and recording and
sound reinforcement technology.
Jazz Idiom
Students who complete a minor in jazz idiom
will develop competency in music theory, an
awareness of the historical, social, and musical
relevance of jazz, and will attain performance
fluency in both jazz improvisation and jazz
arranging.
Quic k Ti me™ and a GIF dec ompres s or are needed t o s ee thi s pi c ture.
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
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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 developed
their creative and visual skills, will understand
the elements and principles of design, will have
an understanding of the history of civilization
through their study of art, and will have the tools
and incentives for life-long learning.
Qu i ck Ti me ™a nd a GIF d ec omp res so ra re ne ed ed to s ee th i s pi c tu re.
For more information:
•Visit www.fa.mtu.edu
•Contact us at 487-2067
•Or visit us at 209 Walker
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