Fine Arts at Michigan Tech

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Fine Arts at Michigan Tech

• What does it have to offer?

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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

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Minors in Fine Arts

• Technical Theatre
• Theatre Arts
• Music (General)
• Music Technology
• Jazz Idiom
• Art

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Fine 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

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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
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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.

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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.
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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

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Fine Arts Music

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

Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra
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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.

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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.

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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.
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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

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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.
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For more information

• Visit www.fa.mtu.edu
• Contact us at 487-2067
• Or visit us at 209 Walker

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