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 117.321 - Musical Theatre, Level III (One Credit), Adopted 2013
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 117.321
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 III (one credit). A suggested prerequisite is Musical Theatre, Level II 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) create theatrical, dance, and vocal music
preparation and warm-up techniques;
(B) develop stage movement, pantomime, and
dance skills in various genres such as ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, and
Broadway;
(C) develop acting
techniques in song, dance, and spoken dialogue;
(D) model professional audition techniques
such as musical selection, monologue performance, dance and movement, and the
relationship between accompanist and performer;
(E) analyze the dramatic structure of musical
theatre;
(F) perform a character
from a musical incorporating physical, intellectual, and emotional
dimensions;
(G) collaborate
effectively with all artistic partners in a musical theatre production;
and
(H) employ the language of
musical theatre such as stage terminology, elements of musical theatre, or
theatrical conventions.
(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) apply
appropriate safety measures in vocalization, dance movement, and theatrical
movement;
(B) appraise creativity
as it relates to self and ensemble in musical theatre;
(C) create and sustain believable characters
through acting, singing, and dancing;
(D) model proper voice usage and correct
vocal production skills such as vocal placement, vocal phrasing, vocal tone
production, and vocal consistency in a performance situation;
(E) analyze lyrics of a song as a monologue,
dialogue, or ensemble scene for interpretation, characterization, vocalization,
and dance; and
(F) collaborate to
produce material related to musical theatre such as monologues, scenes, lyrics,
or choreography to convey meaning to the audience through live performance or
other media forms.
(3)
Creative expression: production. The student applies design, directing,
choreography, and musical theatre production concepts and skills. The student
is expected to:
(A) model safe and effective
use of technical elements of musical theatre;
(B) create musical production plans such as
rehearsal plans, technical designs, blocking, choreography, and solo and
ensemble musical numbers;
(C)
demonstrate responsibility and creative problem solving as a leader in one or
more areas of musical theatre or musical media production such as actor,
director, choreographer, and musical director; and
(D) collaborate with others to perform a role
such as actor, director, choreographer, designer, technician, and editor in a
musical theatre or musical media production.
(4) Historical and cultural relevance. The
student relates musical theatre to history, society, and culture. The student
is expected to:
(A) articulate historical and
cultural influences and developments on musical theatre;
(B) examine the historical development of
musical theatre as a uniquely American art form;
(C) experiment with contemporary forms of
musical theatre such as new composers and their composition styles,
multicultural styles, practices and principles of contemporary musical theatre,
and popular musical theatre;
(D)
defend musical theatre as a reflection of life in particular times, places, and
cultures; and
(E) articulate 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) model appropriate audience
behavior at various types of performances;
(B) defend musical theatre as a creative art
form and evaluate self as a creative being;
(C) evaluate the interdependence of all
musical theatre elements such as dramatic spoken text, vocalized text, dance,
costuming, set design, lighting, and sound;
(D) evaluate self and peer performance using
constructive criticism;
(E) discuss
musical theatre, musical film, or other musical media using precise musical
theatre vocabulary;
(F) experiment
with a career opportunity in musical theatre, musical film, or other musical
media and analyze the training, skills, self-discipline, and artistic
discipline needed for personal success;
(G) relate musical theatre skills and
experiences to higher education and careers outside of the theatre;
and
(H) document and present
information in a clear and coherent manner using technology in a resume or
portfolio format.
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