THTR 363: Introduction to Sound Design INSTRUCTOR: Richard K. Thomas, 494-8050
[email protected] OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., Thursday, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. PAO 2184 CLASS SCHEDULE: Fall 2011 August 23 Intro to Course (Music As a Foundation, pp. 1 - 6) 25 Lecture: Music Language and Theatre (Music As a Foundation, pp. 6 - 25) 30 Music as a Foundation of Theatre: Origins September 1 Lecture: Primal Elements of Music (Music As a Foundation, pp. 25 – 45) 6 Lecture: Primal Elements of Music (Cont.) 8 Lecture: Primal Elements of Music (Cont.) 13 Lecture: Dramatic Time and Space 17 Lecture: The Function of the Soundscape 20 Group Presentations: General Overview of Design Elements 22 Group Presentations: General Overview of Design Elements (cont.) 27 Watch “More to Live For” in studio (No Rick) 29 No Class: Rick at IRT October 4 Color DVDʼs DUE 6 Color Projects DUE 11 Color (Cont) 13 Octoberbreak 18 Color Composition DUE 20. Time DVDʼs Due 25 Time Projects DUE 27 Time (Cont.) November 1 Time Composition DUE 3 Mass DVDʼs DUE 8 Mass Projects DUE 10 Mass (Cont.) 15 Mass Composition DUE THTR 363 Syllabus: Fall, 2011 Page 2 17 Space DVDʼs DUE 22 Space Projects DUE 24 THANKSGIVING BREAK 29 Space Compositions DUE December 1 Line DVDʼs DUE 6 Line Projects DUE 8 Line (Cont) Final Exam Period: Sonnet Projects Due NOTE: THIS SYLLABUS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!! Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to an aesthetic vocabulary of design elements that is useful in both visual and auditory design.