Welcome to The Lively Arts!

Are you are interested in seeing a clip of Billy Taylor's Birthday at the Kennedy Center ? If so, scroll down to the January 20, 2002 performance of Eldar Djangirov (yes, that's the same kid he spoke about during lecture) and click on "Play this Performance"

There are several video clips of Billy's performances over the years on his website: Click here

The Lively Arts provides experience in the performing and visual arts through attendance at Fine Arts Center Performing Arts Series concerts of music and dance, as well as visits to University Gallery exhibitions of sculpture, photography, and drawings. Guest lecturers present weekly lectures about the structure and history of the arts. Discussion sections help students understand and apply information from weekly assignments, lectures, exhibitions, and concerts. The course is open to UMass students, Greenfield Community College students, and members of the community through Continuing Education.

Spring 2008 Course Syllabus

To our students: please know that there are dates on this syllabus and/or calendar which may be different than what your teacher tells you. Always defer to your teacher when questions arise about particular due dates.

How to Use OWL (Online Web-based Learning)

Logging On

• Open a web browser. Use Netscape or Internet Explorer version 4 or higher.
• Go to http://owl.oit.umass.edu/
• Select the appropriate department link. In this case, Music and Dance .
• You should be on the OWL User Login page for the department that you selected.
• Enter your Login. Your Login is your eight-digit student number (unless you are a GCC student. Then it will be your first initial and your last name, with no spaces).
• Enter your Password. Your password is your last name.
• Click on the LOG IN button. (You may have to scroll down the page.)
• If you see the Invalid Login page, read login information and then TRY AGAIN.
• If you continue to have problems, click on REPORT IT , and follow the directions.

First Time Information

• Carefully read the Welcome page, then click CONTINUE.
• Enter or correct your email and phone so that you can be contacted if necessary.
• Click CONTINUE .

Working on Your Assignments

• On the Course Menu page check that you are rostered in the correct OWL course. If it is incorrect , click Add/Switch Class to the left and follow the directions.
• Click on the underlined name (i.e. link) for your course.
• If there are any Course Notes , read them and then press the View Assignments button.
• Click on the link of the name of the assignment on which you want to work. It is important to do the tutorial first to learn to how to enter answers, including special formatting, correctly.
• Click on the link for the unit on which you want to work.
• If there is content material to read, follow the directions given.
• Press Next Item at the left to go on.
• When you get to a question, type in your answer(s), and then click CHECK ANSWER.
• Usually, your score, the correct answer(s), and feedback will be shown. (You may have to scroll down the page.)
• If you did not get the problem right, you may click Redo Question to the left ( if available ) to try the problem again. Otherwise you can try again during another attempt of the unit.
• When you are ready to move on to another question, either:
  1. choose a question number link from the status bar at the top of the page, or
  2. click Previous Item or Next Item to the left,
• Click Unit Menu to the left to return to the complete unit list.
• When you are done working, click Current Assign and check your current grade.
• Click the Logout button on the left side of the page to exit the OWL system.

Miscellaneous

• Click Past Due Assign to access assignments after their due date.
• Click User Info to change your email and phone information.
• Click Help for the User's Manual including the online tutorial, Browsing for Beginners.
• Click Send Message to report a problem or ask a question.