Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS
Section 92-24-006.33 - Instrumental Music

Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 24 ยง 006-33

Current through March 20, 2024

006.33A Grade Levels: K-6, 7-12.

006.33B Endorsement Type: Subject.

006.33C Persons with this endorsement may teach instrumental music in the grade levels of their endorsement (K-8, and/or 7-12).

006.33D Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement shall require a minimum of 26 semester hours for either the K-8 or 7-12 endorsement; or 38 semester hours if the two endorsements are earned at the same time. This coursework shall include theory and composition, music history and literature, conducting, instrumental performing, and techniques for the grade levels of the endorsement, and must include proficiency in at least one applied area.

006.33E Endorsement Program Requirements: Nebraska teacher education institutions offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.

THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS ENDORSEMENT.

Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution should prepare prospective teachers to:

A. Demonstrate skill in listening, analyzing, notating, arranging, composing, improvising, performing, rehearsing, and evaluating.

B. Demonstrate an understanding of the broad relationships among musical styles, musical forms, historical periods, and composers, including the value of various types of music;

C. Investigate the artistic and socio-political influences found in the music that is studied, including world cultures and non-western art forms;

D. Apply qualitative criteria in making judgments about the music selected for study and performance;

E. Utilize technology to facilitate instruction and enhance musicianship;

F. Integrate the understandings gained from music studies and creative activities in setting personal style and determining performance practice;

G. Develop creative skills in performance;

H. Develop sight-reading skills in learning new music quickly, accompanying others, and transposing music for classroom use;

I. Demonstrate knowledge of instrumental pedagogy and performance practice by modeling on piano, voice, and secondary instruments;

J. Detect errors in musical performance, demonstrate corrections, and prescribe appropriate remedial strategies;

K. Demonstrate conducting skills that illustrate musical sensitivity in gesture;

L. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of and need for music in society, and how music affects the human being;

M. Demonstrate the interconnectedness between music and the other disciplines in the curriculum.

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