ProArts Pleased to Announce an Exciting Expansion of its Cross Registration Program for Spring 2006

The Professional Arts Consortium (ProArts), an association of six neighboring institutions of higher education in the Boston area dedicated to the visual and performing arts, is pleased to announce several new cross registration opportunities. These opportunities are available to students at Berklee College of Music, The Boston Architectural Center, The Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art, and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Following is the basic information about these opportunities:

• Each school in the consortium has reserved seating for ProArts students in the selected courses listed below
• Pre-registration is now open for all courses
• To reserve a seat for these courses, please visit your home registrar
• Registration is open Nov. 28 – Dec. 12

For the full catalog of courses available for cross registration for spring 2006, please visit the ProArts website or consult the hard copy of these catalogs at your registrar’s office. Cross registration for the courses listed in these catalogs begins in January, 2006. Seats in these courses are granted on a space-available basis only and carry no reserved seats for ProArts students.

Cross Registration Opportunities

Berklee College of Music

Introduction to Music Business MB-101-002, 2 credits
Tuesdays, 6-8, Uchida Building (921 Boylston), Room 411
Teacher: Sky Traughber
20 seats reserved for students from ProArts schools

This course will provide a survey of the music industry, highlighting those areas where music and business intersect. The focus will be on career possibilities in the music industry, the development of business-related knowledge and skills necessary for effectively maintaining a professional music career, the vocabulary and terminology of the music industry, and the distinction between music and business at the corporate level. The course will serve both the student wishing to increase his/her understanding of common business practices related to the music industry, and the student who is considering further study of music business/management.

The Boston Architectural Center

AutoCADI/2D Drawing, 1½ Credits
Fridays, 9:00 – 12:00, BAC (320 Newbury St.), Room 401
Teacher: Michael Keane
10 seats reserved for students from ProArts schools

This course in computer-aided drafting introduces the basic concepts and operation of AutoCAD, emphasizing two-dimensional computer-aided drafting concepts, conventions and documentation production. The course provides hands-on instruction in AutoCAD.

The Boston Conservatory

Introduction to Musical Theater Styles, 1 credit
Fridays, 3-5 pm, Location TBD
Teachers: Bill Casey & Neil Donohoe
8 seats reserved for students from ProArts schools

This course will encompass the various styles of musical theater during the latter years of the 19th century through contemporary musical theater. The styles will be selected and songs assigned according to the talents of each individual student. Although we will discuss the changing musical theater art form throughout the 20th century, primarily, this course is a practical performance course in interpretation- vocal technique and the application of the tenets of acting to musical theater.

Each student will be assigned and will develop two songs during the course- one dramatic, one comedic. Students are expected to be present at every class to contribute to the discussion of fellow students' work. This includes initial vocal coachings.

Students will be expected to bring songs to the first class that show individual vocal capabilities. Those choosing this course must be individuals who feel confident in their abilities as singers. While there will no audition process--and the instructors are prepared to work individually with vocalists at different levels--students in the course need to feel utterly comfortable about sharing their own work in a group setting.

Emerson College

WP211H, Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction, 4 credits
Fridays, 10:00 – 1:45, Location TBD
Teacher: Matthew Pearl
12 seats reserved for students from ProArts schools

This course focuses on the basic vocabulary, techniques, and traditions of the Fiction genre. The course will include a discussion of published work. Students will practice their writing craft through exercises and other assignments, many of which will be shared with the class in an introductory workshop setting.

Matthew Pearl is the award winning author of The Dante Club (2003) – a New York Times Bestseller, #1 Boston Globe Bestseller, International Bestseller, and current or upcoming publication in forty countries and thirty languages.

IN308, Invisible Cities, 4 credits
Tuesdays, 6:00 – 9:45, Location TBD
Teachers: Eric Gordon and Amber Davis

10 seats reserved for students from ProArts schools

This is a studio-oriented course that will bring artists into a practical workshop, tutorial and critique environment. Students will undertake projects in groups; collecting, editing and presenting images, sound files and text. As the student’s immediate shared resource and environment, the city will offer subject matter and a shared context for writing and reflection. The city will be used as a workspace and a presentation forum as students move to various locations in their presentation of public projects. In this course, students will intervene into existing modes of communication and observation within the city of Boston.

Invisible Cities, now offered for the third consecutive year, is a team-taught course featuring faculty from both Emerson College and the Massachusetts College of Art. Click here to view the website from last Spring’s course.

Massachusetts College of Art

PH 2X2 01 Intermediate Black and White Photography for Non-Majors, 3 credits
Fridays 9:10-1:30, Kennedy Building Room 616
Teacher: TBD
10 seats reserved for students from ProArts schools

Students taking the intermediate photo class will need a regular adjustable 35mm Film camera and should have only a basic experience working in a black and white darkroom. This course is designed to enhance

ones skills in the art of black and white photography. The course will consist of hands on lab work as well as demonstrations, lectures and critique. Students enrolled in this class at MassArt will have access to the darkroom and all lab equipment associated with the class. All students have the same lab sign-up privileges for darkroom access.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts

DRW 1022-01 Beginner Drawing, 1½ credits
Fridays, 9:00 – 12:00, Mission Hill Building, Room C117 (Drawing Studio)
Teacher: Katherine Desjardins
11 seats reserved for students from ProArts schools

Drawing is a fundamental skill that plays an important role in all areas of visual art. Discover some of its secrets while exploring the key elements and methods that form the foundation of the drawing process. During this course, our focus will include an investigation of the role of line, shape, tonal values, and volume in an environment that encourages your personal creativity. Working from objects and the figure, you will learn how to estimate shapes, see relationships, and measure proportions. Imagination will be used to develop visualization skills and create inventive images. Structured guidance and in-class demonstrations will let you experiment with the tools that are essential for finding your own voice in the art world. Drawings from this course will be suitable for portfolios.