Current through February 27, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in
harmonizing instruments in high school for pupils rated as novice pursuant to
NAC 389.6105, such instruction must
be designed so that pupils meet the following standards of performance by the
completion of the course:
1. Creation
of new music by conceiving and developing music, alone and with others, which
must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize musical ideas
and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to generate melodic,
rhythmic and harmonic ideas for simple melodies and chordal
accompaniments.
(b) Organize and
develop musical ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to
document melodic, rhythmic and harmonic ideas for simple melodies and chordal
accompaniments.
(c) Refine,
complete and present musical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil
to:
(1) Apply a rubric to critique, improve
and refine drafts of simple melodies and chordal accompaniments; and
(2) Present final versions of simple melodies
and chordal accompaniments in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of
the development and organization of personal musical ideas.
2. Performance of music
that involves interpretation and presentation of music, alone and with others,
which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Select, analyze and interpret music for
presentation, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Describe and demonstrate how a varied
repertoire of music is selected for performance based on personal interests,
ability to read music and technical skill and the context of the
performance;
(2) Identify prominent
melodic and harmonic characteristics, including, without limitation, melody and
chordal accompaniments, by reading standard notation; and
(3) Demonstrate and describe interpretations
and understanding of context and expressive intent in a varied repertoire of
music.
(b) Develop and
refine technique and performances, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil
to apply criteria to critique individual performances of varied repertoires and
apply strategies for practice that address challenges relating to
performances.
(c) Convey meaning
through the presentation of music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil
to perform music with expression and technical accuracy while demonstrating an
understanding of the concepts of audience and context.
3. Understanding and evaluating, alone and
with others, how music conveys meaning, which must be determined by evaluating
the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Perceive and
analyze music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Demonstrate and describe reasons for
selecting music based on characteristics of the music and connections between
the music and purpose or personal interests or experience; and
(2) Explain, citing evidence for his or her
explanation, the use of repetition, similarities and differences in musical
works and the manner in which the context of a musical work informs the
response to the work.
(b) Interpret intent and meaning in music, as
demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to interpret the expressive intent and
meaning of musical selections while referring to the elements of music, context
and setting.
(c) Apply prescribed
criteria to evaluate music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to
describe how interests, experiences and context affects the evaluation of
music.
4. Using external
context when creating, evaluating and finding personal meaning in music, which
must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Apply and relate knowledge and personal
experience to music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to describe
how interests, knowledge and skills relate to personal choices and intent when
creating, performing and responding to music.
(b) Analyze music in light of societal,
cultural and historical context to create a deeper understanding of the music,
as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to demonstrate how interests,
knowledge and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating,
performing and responding to music.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education by
R043-18A,
eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
385.080,
385.114 and
389.021