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Skills

University

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The creation of culture is no easy task, but those enrolled in a Fine Arts degree understand the importance of such a task. Through the study of the painting, photography, and violin skills, the program hopes to imbue the creative spirit of creation in all its students.

Painting

Violin

Photography

Regular

Foxbury Institute

Floral Designer (Gardener Career)

Master of the Real (Painter Career)

Musician (Entertainer Career)

Stylist (Style Influencer Career)

Freelance Artist

Distinguished

University of Britechester

Description:

Students will begin with an introductory painting class, giving them an overview of technique, style, and art history to prepare them for creating a large amount of original artwork as they pursue their Fine Art degree.

Skill:

Painting

Class:1:30pm – 2:55pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

With digital art on the rise, this course starts students with traditional painting on canvas, but quickly moves to a virtual space where artists can paint an infinite number or brush types on canvases as large as the imagination.

Skill:

Painting

Class:9:30am – 10:55am

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Give a Presentation!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

This course provides a history of the violin since it was first introduces as an instrument, with details on how its form and creation has evolved. Students will also play music pieces written for violin throughout its life, from the earliest folk songs to avant-garde modern arrangements.

Skill:

Violin

Class:3:00pm – 4:25pm

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Submit a Term Paper!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

This introductory music theory class assumes some amount of student knowledge with the violin, using a variety of standard pieces for the instrument to demonstrate concepts in classical music. Students will attempt to pen their own short violin pieces to show what they’ve learned.

Skill:

Violin

Class:8:00am – 9:25am

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

In a world where everyone walks around with a camera in their pockets, how does the art of photography change? This course looks at the stage of photography with modern phones with high-quality embedded cameras, and explores the rise of the selfie and how it relates to our historical fascination with portrait photography.

Skill:

Photography

Class:9:30am – 10:55am

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Give a Presentation!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

With the majority of photography being taken digitally nowadays, it’s easy to adjust a few pixels through filters, algorithms, or manual retouching. As consumers have become more familiar with different photo styles, learning digital photo enhancement software has become a necessary skill for any budding photographer.

Skill:

Photography

Class:8:00am – 9:25am

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

In collaboration with the physics department, this course looks at the specific ways in which stringed musical instruments make sound. Students will explore the basics of how sound travels through space, how our ears and brains interpret sound, and the slip-stick physics of stringed instruments.

Skill:

Violin

Class:1:30pm – 2:55pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Most consider the fiddle and violin to be the same instrument, with the musical genres that instrument plays determining what to call it. This course explores music beyond the classical that is played by the violin, along with an examination of the differences in actual playing method when encountering fiddle music.

Skill:

Violin

Class:11:00am – 12:25pm

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Submit a Term Paper!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Taking painting outside of the studio environment, this class looks at the many spaces that public art occupies, as well as teaching students the skills necessary to make art in venues where the artist may have less control and unconventional materials.

Skill:

Painting

Class:3:00pm – 4:25pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Can a well-written program help create new works of art? In collaboration with the Computer Science department, this course teaches artists the basic building blocks of coding and allows them to experiment with using the medium to help create algorithmic artwork that may inspire a painting from their hands.

Skill:

Painting

Class:8:00am – 9:25am

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Submit a Term Paper!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Stripping the color away from a photograph can place a larger focus on its subject. This course uses black and white photography as a tool to teach students how to find compelling photograph subjects first and worry about color palette second.

Skill:

Photography

Class:9:30am – 10:55am

Tues, Thurs

Coursework:

Give a Presentation!

Daily Task:

Homework

Description:

Having now painted a plethora of pieces in different sizes, styles, and expressions, students are taught how to look amongst their work for cohesive themes. This course also gives tips on how to pick pieces for a portfolio that will highlight an artist’s distinctive skills and range.

Skill:

Painting

Class:11:00am – 12:25pm

Mon, Wed, Fri

Coursework:

Take Final Exam!

Daily Task:

Homework