This experiential course is designed to help people of all skill levels learn to draw. Students learn the basics of perspective, shading, proportion, color, and compositional balance. The following books are included with this course:
Oak Meadow Integrated Drawing Syllabus
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Tarcher)

From early cave drawings to the nonrepresentational works of modern-day artists, students explore some of the great works of art in conjunction with corresponding or concurrent musical and architectural themes. In addition, students experience original works in art galleries, parks, streets, libraries, and concert halls in their local area. The following books are included with this course:
Oak Meadow The Study of Art Syllabus
The Story of Art (Phaidon Press)

This course is designed to foster an understanding and knowledge of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms within diverse historical and cultural contexts. Students examine and critically analyze major forms of artistic expression from the past and the present from a variety of cultures. In addition to visual analysis, this course emphasizes understanding works in context, considering such issues as patronage, gender, and the functions and effects of works of art. Prior art training is not a prerequisite, nor does the course cater exclusively to future Art History majors. This course was designed to meet the Advanced Placement Art History requirements.
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages (Wadsworth Publishing)

This course introduces students to both the theory and history of music, from monophonic chant to modern popular music. Experience with music or an instrument is not required. By studying and listening to music across the centuries, students gain a broad perspective on this art form that draws all humanity together. The first four lessons introduce the basic elements of music, including pitch and timbre, rhythm, instrument families, texture, and style. The history of music begins in the Middle Ages with Gregorian chant, and continues through the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods. Students listen to and study the work of Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and other prominent figures of music history.

In the second semester, students explore the Romantic period of the 19th century, when music expanded into many experimental forms, and then the 20th century, which saw an explosion of dramatic and confrontational styles including jazz, rock, and rap. These lessons feature the work of Franz Schubert, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and others. The course concludes with a study of nonwestern music, including Indian and African forms.

The following materials are required for this course, availiable in the Oak Meadow bookstore:
Music: An Appreciation, 6th Edition
Music: An Appreciation, 5-CD set