Current through February 27, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in music
technology in high school for pupils rated as accomplished 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 composition or improvisation using digital
tools and resources.
(b) Organize
and develop musical ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil
to select melodic, rhythmic and harmonic ideas to develop into a larger work
that exhibits unity and variety using digital and analog tools and
resources.
(c) Refine, complete and
present musical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Develop and implement strategies to
improve and refine the technical and expressive aspects of draft compositions
and improvisations; and
(2) Share
compositions or improvisations demonstrating musical and technological
craftsmanship and the use of digital tools and resources for the creation and
organization of 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) Develop and apply criteria to select a
repertoire of music to perform based on the interest, structural and
theoretical characteristics and the technical and technological skill of the
pupil;
(2) Describe and demonstrate
how context, theoretical and structural aspects of music and digital tools
inform prepared and improvised performances of a repertoire of music;
and
(3) Demonstrate how
understanding the style, genre, context and use of digital tools influences
prepared and improvised performances of a repertoire of music and the ability
of the performer to connect with the audience.
(b) Develop and refine technique and
performances, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to identify and
implement rehearsal strategies to improve technical and expressive aspects of
prepared and improvised performances of a repertoire of music.
(c) Convey meaning through the presentation
of music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to demonstrate:
(1) Technical accuracy and expressive
qualities in prepared and improvised performances of music representing diverse
cultures, styles and genres; and
(2) Understanding of the manner in which the
expressive intent of music can be used to connect with an audience during a
prepared or improvised performance.
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) Select and critique contrasting musical
works and defend his or her opinions based on manipulation of the elements of
music, digital and electronic aspects of the music and the purpose and context
of the music; and
(2) Explain how
the structure, technical aspects and context of music informs the response to
the music.
(b) Interpret
intent and meaning in music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to
connect the influences of music, elements of music, digital and electronic
features of music, context and purpose of music and the relationship between
music and other art forms to the expressive intent of musical works.
(c) Apply prescribed criteria to evaluate
music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to evaluate music using
criteria based on analysis, interpretation, artistic intent, digital,
electronic and analog features and musical qualities.
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 demonstrate 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 understanding of the relationships between music and other arts,
other disciplines, varied contexts and daily life.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education by
R043-18A,
eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
385.080,
385.114 and
389.021