Theatre Arts (TH A) San Francisco State University Bulletin 2020-2021
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Theatre Arts (TH A) San Francisco State University Bulletin 2020-2021 TH A 210 Scenery and Properties Laboratory (Units: 2) THEATRE ARTS (TH A) Prerequisite: TH A 205 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of the instructor. TH A 101 Orientation to Theatre Arts (Units: 3) Examination of foundational skills and competencies for academic Practical experiences in technical work associated with university success in the discipline of theatre arts via an exploration of landmarks in productions in the areas of scenery and properties. Lecture, 1 unit; drama and topics related to creativity, ethics, safety, personal wellbeing, activity, 1 unit. May be repeated for a total of 4 units. [Formerly TH A 310] financial literacy, community awareness, and professional development. TH A 212 Costuming and Makeup Laboratory (Units: 2) TH A 122 Basic Music I: Piano (Units: 3) Prerequisite: TH A 205 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of the Open to all students without prerequisites. instructor. Development of basic skills in music fundamentals and piano. Lecture, 2 Practical experiences in technical work associated with university units; activity, 1 unit. Extra fee required. productions in the areas of costuming and makeup. Lecture, 1 unit; (This course is offered as MUS 122 and TH A 122 [Formerly a topic under activity, 1 unit. May be repeated for a total of 4 units. [Formerly TH A 312] MUS 120]. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) Course Attributes: TH A 213 Lighting and Sound Laboratory (Units: 2) Prerequisite: TH A 205 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of the • C1: Arts instructor. TH A 125 Movement I: Skills (Units: 3) Practical experiences in technical work associated with university Developing the actor's free and responsive body. Exercises, productions in the areas of lighting and sound. Lecture, 1 unit; activity, 1 improvisations, and the performance of movement studies used to unit. May be repeated for a total of 4 units. [Formerly TH A 313] develop physical awareness and range of movement. May be repeated for TH A 216 Scenic Painting Laboratory (Units: 2) a total of 6 units. (Plus-minus letter grade only) Prerequisite: TH A 205 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of the TH A 130 Acting Workshop I (Units: 3) instructor. The craft of acting. Improvisations, theatre games, and exercises to develop flexibility, imagination, agility, and expressiveness. (Plus-minus Practical experiences in technical work associated with university letter grade only) productions in the area of scenic painting. Activity. May be repeated for a Course Attributes: total of 4 units. [Formerly TH A 316] TH A 217 Production Run Crew for Live Performance (Units: 2) • C1: Arts Prerequisites: TH A 205 and one lab course: TH A 210, TH A 212, TH A 131 The Foundations of Music Theory (Units: 3) TH A 213, or TH A 216; or consent of the instructor. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in a basic piano class recommended. Practical experience in the onstage technical support associated with Comprehensive introduction to music fundamentals and development of university productions in the areas of scenery, properties, lighting, sound, aural skills. (Plus-minus letter grade only) costuming, or makeup. May be repeated for a total of 4 units. [Formerly (This course is offered as MUS 130 and TH A 131. Students may not TH A 317] repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) TH A 220 Creating, Designing, and Streaming Virtual Performances TH A 200 Introduction to the Theatre (Units: 3) (Units: 2) Examination of various theatrical arts: acting, directing, designing, Prerequisite: TH A 205 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of the playwriting; from the audience's and artist's point of view. Relation instructor. between theatre history and issues of contemporary concern. Contains a Practical experiences in technical tools and creative work associated live viewing component. [Formerly TH A 300] with virtual productions. Lecture, 1 unit; activity, 1 unit. May be repeated Course Attributes: for a total of 4 units. • C1: Arts TH A 221 Fundamentals of Ear Training and Musicianship I (Units: 2) Prerequisites: Satisfactory performance audition; knowledge of written TH A 205 Introduction to Technical Theatre and Design (Units: 2) scales, key signatures, rhythms, intervals, and triads; ability to sing Theory, terminology, and techniques in the areas of stage scenery, scales. properties, costuming, make-up, lighting, sound, construction, rigging safety, tools, materials, and equipment. (Plus-minus letter grade only) Ear training and sight singing. Melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation. TH A 206 Beginning Jazz/Pop Piano (Unit: 1) Laboratory. (Plus-minus letter grade only) Introduction to jazz and popular piano performance: left and right-hand (This course is offered as MUS 221 and TH A 221. Students may not chord voicings, right hand improvisation, and rhythmic comping in a repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) variety of stylistic idioms. May be repeated for a total of 3 units. TH A 223 Voice I: Skills (Units: 3) (This course is offered as MUS 206 and TH A 206. Students may not Prerequisite: Restricted to Theatre Arts majors and minors. repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) The actor's free and responsive voice. Exercises and performance of simple texts used to develop the full range of voice and its coordination with body and emotion. 1 San Francisco State University Bulletin 2020-2021 Theatre Arts (TH A) TH A 230 Acting Workshop II (Units: 3) TH A 314 The Design and Craft of Stage Properties (Units: 3) Prerequisite: TH A 130 or equivalent or consent of the instructor. Prerequisite: TH A 210. Actor training: beginning scene study and greater emotional Exploration of properties research and design, construction, and expressiveness. Topics to be specified in the Class Schedule. May be repair, including design and construction drawings, advanced building repeated for a total of 6 units when topics vary. Activity. (Plus-minus letter techniques, storage, and rental administration, special effects, production grade only) etiquette, and coordination between departments. Lecture, 1 unit; TH A 234 Modern Musicianship: Theory, Application, and Ear Training I laboratory, 2 units. (Units: 3) TH A 315 Theatre Production: Technical Laboratory and Crew (Unit: 1) Examination of music notation, terminology, rhythm, scales and modes, Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. key signatures and the circle of fifths, intervals, transposition, chords and chord progressions, figured bass, lead sheet notation, Roman numeral Practical experience in phases of technical work associated with analysis, and basic structures integrating the active performance of all university productions in the areas of scenery, scenic painting, properties, concepts. lighting, sound, costuming, or makeup. May be repeated for a total of 6 (This course is offered as MUS 234 and TH A 234. Students may not units. repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) TH A 318 Voice Major Applied Instruction (Unit: 1) TH A 235 Modern Musicianship: Theory, Application, and Ear Training II Prerequisites: Restricted to Music and Theatre Art majors; audition; MUS (Units: 3) majors must have concurrent enrollment in MUS 150, MUS 394, a vocal or Prerequisite: MUS 234 or consent of the instructor. choral ensemble as assigned; approval of the department. Continuation of MUS 234. Examination of non-diatonic scales, advanced Vocal study for the Music and Theater degrees. May be repeated for a chords, chord inversions and voicings, chord substitutions, nonharmonic total of 8 units for music performance majors; for other majors, may be tones, lead sheet notation, Roman numeral analysis, and basic repeated for a total of 2 units. (Plus-minus letter grade only) structures. Focus on the integration of written notation and active (This course is offered as MUS 313 and TH A 318. Students may not performance. repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) (This course is offered as MUS 235 and TH A 235. Students may not TH A 323 Light Board Operation (Unit: 1) repeat the course under an alternate prefix.) Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. TH A 301 Landmarks in Drama: Research and Writing for Theatre Majors Exploration and training in modern theatrical light board control. May be (Units: 3) repeated for a total of 3 units. Prerequisite: TH A 101. TH A 324 Light and Performance: Translating Real World Lighting Introduction to college-level writing, research, and critical analysis Environments to the Stage, Dance, and Opera (Units: 3) through an emphasis on landmarks of world theatre and dramatic Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. literature in historical context. (Plus-minus letter grade only) Examination of the way light changes space; investigation of lighting TH A 304 Focus on Acting (Unit: 1) requirements for dance, opera, and theatre; expansion of skills to Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor. communicate about light. Lecture, 2 units; laboratory, 1 unit. Examination and practice of a specific area/influence of theatre and TH A 330 Acting Workshop III (Units: 3) performance. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. May be repeated Prerequisites: TH A 125, TH A 223, TH A 230, audition. for a total of 3 units when topics vary. Creating roles through intensive scene study. Approaches to individual TH A 305 Design Graphics for Stage and Screen (Units: 3) actor problems. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. (Plus-minus letter Prerequisite: TH A 205 or consent of the instructor. grade only.) Design theory and graphics techniques used by set, lighting, and costume TH A 332 Asian Acting for Western Actors (Units: 3) designers to express creative ideas. Drafting, sketching, watercolor, Prerequisites: TH A 130 and audition or consent of the instructor. mechanical perspective, model-building, scenic painting. Principles of acting based on Asian models: physical training for TH A 307 The Singing Actor: Exploring Music through the Craft of Acting "Western" actors.