Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 117 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR FINE ARTS
Subchapter C - HIGH SCHOOL
Section 117.319 - Musical Theatre, Level I (One Credit), Adopted 2013
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 117.319
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General requirements. Students may fulfill fine arts and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing Musical Theatre, Level I (one credit). Prerequisite suggested in two of the following disciplines: theatre, dance, or music or by audition.
(b) Introduction.
(1) The fine arts incorporate the study of
dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique experiences and
empower students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas. These
disciplines engage and motivate all students through active learning, critical
thinking, and innovative problem solving. The fine arts develop cognitive
functioning and increase student academic achievement, higher-order thinking,
communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine arts applicable to
college readiness, career opportunities, workplace environments, social skills,
and everyday life. Students develop aesthetic and cultural awareness through
exploration, leading to creative expression. Creativity, encouraged through the
study of the fine arts, is essential to nurture and develop the whole
child.
(2) Four basic
strands--foundations: inquiry and understanding; creative expression;
historical and cultural relevance; and critical evaluation and
response--provide broad, unifying structures for organizing knowledge and
skills students are expected to acquire. Through the foundations: inquiry and
understanding strand, students develop a perception of self, human
relationships, and the world using elements of drama and conventions of
theatre. Through the creative expression strand, students communicate in a
dramatic form, engage in artistic thinking, build positive self-concepts,
relate interpersonally, and integrate knowledge with other content areas in a
relevant manner. Through the historical and cultural relevance strand, students
increase their understanding of heritage and traditions in theatre and the
diversity of world cultures as expressed in theatre. Through the critical
evaluation and response strand, students engage in inquiry and dialogue, accept
constructive criticism, revise personal views to promote creative and critical
thinking, and develop the ability to appreciate and evaluate live
theatre.
(3) Musical Theatre will
expose students to a wide range of on-stage performance disciplines, including
acting performance, vocal performance, and dance performance. The course will
also provide an atmosphere in which students benefit from a teaching and
learning experience in these performance disciplines of musical theatre.
Students will receive comprehensive and rigorous instruction so that they may
make informed choices about the craft, college, and the profession. The course
will enhance and cultivate the creative gifts of each student while encouraging
a sense of self-confidence. The course will enable students to study and
perform the varied styles of musical theatre with special attention to the
principles of stage movement, stage vocal technique, stage choreography,
acting, characterization, and other aspects of a musical production.
(4) Statements that contain the word
"including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the
phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Foundations: inquiry and understanding.
The student develops concepts about self, human relationships, and the
environment using elements of drama, dance, music, and the conventions of
musical theatre. The student is expected to:
(A) develop and practice theatrical, dance,
and vocal music preparation and warm-up techniques;
(B) recognize stage movement, pantomime, and
dance skills in various genres such as ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, and
Broadway;
(C) identify acting
techniques in song, dance, and spoken dialogue;
(D) recognize the professional audition
process;
(E) compare the dramatic
structure of musical theatre to musical film and musical television
productions;
(F) define and give
examples of the language of musical theatre such as stage terminology, elements
of musical theatre, or theatrical conventions; and
(G) describe the interdependence of all
theatrical elements.
(2)
Creative expression: performance. The student interprets characters through
acting, singing, and dance using voice and body expressively and creates
dramatizations called for in a musical script. The student is expected to:
(A) identify appropriate safety measures in
vocalization, dance movement, and theatrical movement;
(B) define creativity as it relates to
personal expression in musical theatre;
(C) recognize characterization in musical
theatre and scripts of various genres and styles;
(D) identify proper voice usage and correct
vocal production skills such as vocal placement, vocal phrasing, vocal tone
production, and vocal consistency in a performance situation; and
(E) interpret lyrics for characterization,
vocalization, and dance.
(3) Creative expression: production. The
student applies design, directing, choreography, and musical theatre production
concepts and skills. The student is expected to:
(A) recognize safe and effective use of
technical elements of musical theatre;
(B) identify the responsibilities of the
director, musical director, and choreographer to the composer and librettist's
intent;
(C) recognize musical
production plans such as rehearsal plans, technical designs, blocking,
choreography, and solo and ensemble musical numbers; and
(D) perform a role and collaborate with
others to tell a story through live musical theatre or media
performance.
(4)
Historical and cultural relevance. The student relates musical theatre to
history, society, and culture. The student is expected to:
(A) study historical and cultural influences
on musical theatre;
(B) identify
the historical development of musical theatre as a uniquely American art
form;
(C) identify historical and
cultural developments in musical theatre;
(D) identify the contemporary development of
musical theatre as an international art form such as new composers and their
composition styles, multicultural influences, practices and principles of
contemporary musical theatre, advances in the creation of contemporary or
popular musical theatre, and impact of musical theatre on the world's economic
and performing arts scene;
(E)
appreciate musical theatre as a reflection of life in particular times, places,
and cultures; and
(F) recognize the
influences of musical theatre forms such as theatre, television, and film on
past and present society.
(5) Critical evaluation and response. The
student responds to and evaluates musical theatre performances. The student is
expected to:
(A) analyze and apply
appropriate audience behavior at various types of performances;
(B) recognize musical theatre as an art form
and evaluate self as a creative being;
(C) offer and receive constructive criticism
of peer performances;
(D) evaluate
musical theatre in written and oral form with precise and specific observations
on intent, structure, effectiveness, and value using appropriate evaluative
theatre vocabulary;
(E) explore
career and avocational opportunities in musical theatre, musical film, and
musical television, justifying choice(s) and analyze the training, skills,
self-discipline, and artistic discipline needed for success;
(F) connect musical theatre skills and
experiences to higher education and careers outside of the theatre;
and
(G) recognize the value of
presenting information in a clear and coherent manner using technology in a
resume or portfolio format.
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