This course engages students in the techniques, theories, and practices of video production at an intermediate level. Building on the introductory skills taught in DD1082 (or other equivalent training) this course teaches students the detailed requirements of crew positions as well as challenges them to produce professional quality videos. It is designed to improve and nurture students' creative potential through the video media and guide students toward specialized skills. Students will work collaboratively to produce multiple video projects-engaging with all aspects of pre-production, production, and post-production. The course also includes the use of a professional audio studio as well as consultation with industry experts.

An introduction to active music listening and music literature. Focus is on developing listening skills and awareness of musical style. A brief survey of Western art (classical) music is included.

This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of painting. Students will focus on basic paint handling, application, colour mixing, and support preparation for acrylic and water-mixable oil paint. Compositionally students will focus on still lives, landscape, abstraction, and portraiture. Students will further develop their knowledge of colour theory and learn pigment identification, tool, and studio protocols.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of sculpture. Students will focus on the formal, material, and compositional strategies of three-dimensional form building and extend their knowledge of form, mass, volume, scale, and space. Material explorations will range from everyday materials, to cardboard, and soft sculpture to clay. Safe handling protocols will be practiced.

Speech and movement improvisation with an emphasis on imaginative development will be included. It will be an introduction to the process of acting and to dramatic form.

The course adopts a global perspective, examining art from prehistory through to the 15th century. It is not an exhaustive survey but focuses on major developments in art through case studies from past cultures and communities in diverse global regions. These case studies enable the exploration of examples from both non-Western and Western traditions. The course aims to enhance understanding and appreciation of visual art and art history methodologies, providing students with a foundational knowledge of art history and its pivotal moments.

The course examines art from the 15th century to the 20th century, focusing on various art forms with examples from both the non-Western and Western canons. It includes case studies from diverse regions, which explore a range of different forms of expression. This course will familiarize students with basic terms and concepts used in discussing art and cultural artifacts. While it is structured chronologically, it does not cover every period or geographical region. The purpose of the course is to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for further education by providing them with a foundational understanding of art history and some of its most significant moments.

A study of musical thought from classical Greek civilization and a historical survey of music from Medieval Period through the Renaissance. Students will be introduced to the musical terminology and concepts of the periods under study. They will develop skills of aural recognition, writing, research methods and correct bibliographic practices.

The origins and development of theatre art; introduction to theatre aesthetics; group exploration of some of the craft and experience of theatre performance; attendance at live theatre performances.

This course provides exposure to the techniques, theories, and practices of video production. It is designed to improve and nurture students’ creative potential through video media. Students will learn how to direct with a camera, work with actors, story boarding, lighting, sound, and the production of a student video project.

This is an introduction to music of the world and to ethnomusicology, the study of music in a cultural context. Case studies of music from several cultures and continents will be examined. The development of listening skills is an integral part of this course.

The jazz ensemble is a performing group consisting of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments that plays jazz band literature in at least two concerts per year. Students will gain experience performing ensemble literature from a variety of periods and genres. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (Timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

This is the second year of participation in jazz ensemble. The jazz ensemble is a performing group consisting of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments that plays jazz band literature in at least two concerts per year. Students will gain experience performing ensemble literature from a variety of periods and genres. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (Timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

This course will teach basic business concepts for the music professional to give them the resources to increase their potential growth opportunities and manage their careers. Through readings, lectures and assignments; students will learn about networking, promotion, publicity, publishing, royalties, intellectual property, contracts, ethics, finance, legal entities, project management and how to seek funding for their projects. Utilizing modern promotion, distribution and sales models via the Internet and other methods of commerce for artists will also be discussed.

This course focuses on theoretical and practical considerations for the recording of professional audio in a state of the art recording studio. Through readings, lectures, labs, and multitrack recording projects students will learn about the aesthetics of listening, recording studio design, room acoustics, analogue, and digital recording techniques. Digital Audio Workstation software, plugins, automation, synchronization, microphone selection and placement techniques, stereo techniques, using outboard effects, editing, mixing, Pre and Post Production, managing recording sessions, cabling and the use of standard audio equipment.

This course focuses on learning how to work with live musicians by capturing and reproducing their performances to best effect. Students will learn how to record and produce professional quality recordings of student, faculty, and visiting artist events at NWP. Considerations relating to preamps, microphone selection and placement, live stereo and surround sound techniques, live to two track vs multitrack, dealing with live venue acoustics, audio restoration, mixing and mastering. Students will also learn how to set up and run a sound system for live performances with considerations for microphones, DIs, stage monitoring, amplifiers and speakers, and using signal processing in a live situation. There will be readings and discussion around sound reinforcement theory, the various configurations used in music, multimedia, theatre and more advanced multichannel configurations at use today.

Students will develop a critical understanding of the use of the recording studio as an instrument to capture the creativity of performing artists. They will be expected to further develop their understanding of the tools available to the audio engineer and work towards developing a professional level of production skills. Students will learn resources and how to do research to further develop their skills and understanding of audio and recording arts. There will be an introduction to the techniques, theories, and practices of audio and video synchronization. The emphasis will be on the production of well mixed and mastered recording projects. Students will be required to take part in recording projects with internal and external clients taking place in the NWP Recording Studios.

This is a study of Common Practice harmony, including elementary analysis with discussion of elements of formal contrapuntal writing, chord progressions, and chorale textures.

This course continues the study of Common Practice harmony and elementary formal analysis.

The course is a continuation of the study of Common Practice harmony, including larger forms and writing in a variety of texture.