Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 130 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Subchapter C - ARTS, AUDIO/VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNICATIONS
Section 130.92 - Digital Audio Technology II (One Credit), Adopted 2015
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 130.92
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 10-12. Prerequisite: Digital Audio Technology I. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education
instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and
relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education
and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and
Communications Career Cluster focuses on careers in designing, producing,
exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content, including
visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment
services.
(3) Digital Audio
Technology II was designed to provide additional opportunities and skill sets
for students interested in audio production careers such as audio for radio and
television broadcasting, audio for video and film, audio for animation and game
design, and music production and live sound. Digital Audio Technology II does
not replace Audio Video Production courses but is recommended as a single
credit, co-curricular course with an audio production technical emphasis. This
course can also be paired with Digital and Interactive Media (DIM). Students
will be expected to develop an understanding of the audio industry with a
technical emphasis on production and critical-listening skills.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in
extended learning experiences such as career and technical student
organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) 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) The student demonstrates professional
standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The
student is expected to:
(A) participate in
training, education, or certification for employment;
(B) demonstrate professional standards and
personal qualities needed to be employable such as oral and written
communication, leadership, teamwork, appreciation for diversity, conflict
management, customer service, work ethic, and adaptability;
(C) demonstrate skills related to seeking and
applying for employment; and
(D)
create a resume and cover letter/letter of interest to document information
such as work experiences, licenses, certifications, and work samples.
(2) The student applies academic
knowledge and skills in audio and video projects. The student is expected to:
(A) apply English language arts knowledge and
skills by demonstrating use of content, technical concepts, and vocabulary;
using correct grammar, punctuation, and terminology to write and edit
documents; and composing and editing copy for a variety of written documents
such as scripts, captions, schedules, reports, and manuals; and
(B) apply mathematics knowledge and skills in
invoicing and time-based mathematics by demonstrating knowledge of arithmetic
operations and applying measurement to solve problems.
(3) The student understands professional
communications strategies. The student is expected to:
(A) adapt language such as structure and
style for audience, purpose, situation, and intent;
(B) organize oral and written
information;
(C) interpret and
communicate information, data, and observations;
(D) deliver formal and informal
presentations;
(E) apply active
listening skills;
(F) listen to and
speak with diverse individuals; and
(G) exhibit public relations
skills.
(4) The student
understands and examines problem-solving methods. The student is expected to:
(A) employ critical-thinking skills
independently and in groups; and
(B) employ interpersonal skills in groups to
solve problems.
(5) The
student applies technology applications and processes. The student is expected
to:
(A) use technology applications such as
social media, email, Internet, writing and publishing, presentation, and
spreadsheet or database applications for audio production projects;
and
(B) use processes such as
personal information management, file management, and file sharing.
(6) The student understands the
evolution and current trends of the audio industry. The student is expected to:
(A) summarize the history and evolution of
the audio production industry; and
(B) analyze the current trends of the audio
production industry.
(7)
The student applies safety regulations. The student is expected to:
(A) implement personal and workplace safety
rules and regulations; and
(B)
follow emergency procedures.
(8) The student develops leadership
characteristics. The student is expected to:
(A) employ leadership skills;
(B) employ teamwork and conflict-management
skills;
(C) participate in
meetings; and
(D) participate in
mentoring activities.
(9) The student applies ethical decision
making and complies with laws and regulations regarding use of technology in
audio production. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate an understanding of ethical
conduct related to interacting with others and providing proper credit for
ideas;
(B) model respect for
intellectual property;
(C) analyze
the ethical impact of the audio production industry on society;
(D) understand and comply with all copyright
and fair use laws; and
(E)
understand and comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
associated governing authority such as the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), local school district, or client.
(10) The student develops career-building
characteristics. The student is expected to:
(A) create a career portfolio to document
information such as work experiences, licenses, certifications, and work
samples;
(B) examine and employ
professional networking opportunities such as career and technical student
organizations, professional social media, and industry professional
organizations; and
(C) examine
employment opportunities in entrepreneurship.
(11) The student applies technical skills for
efficiency. The student is expected to:
(A)
employ planning and time-management skills to complete work tasks;
and
(B) use technology to enhance
productivity.
(12) The
student develops a basic understanding of the audio production industry. The
student is expected to:
(A) identify various
career pathways and job opportunities in the audio production
industry;
(B) understand the roles
of various industry audio professionals such as producers, editors, engineers,
and talent as they apply to specific audio production career
pathways;
(C) understand the
history, current practices, and future trends for audio production careers such
as radio and television broadcasting, video and film, animation and game
design, music production, and live sound;
(D) describe how the changing technology is
impacting the audio industry; and
(E) define and appropriately use terminology
associated with the audio production industry.
(13) The student develops a basic
understanding of audio production equipment. The student is expected to:
(A) use types and applications of microphones
such as dynamic, condenser, ribbon, pressure zone (PZM), universal serial bus
(USB), and wireless;
(B) use
pick-up patterns and applications of microphones such as cardioid,
omni-directional, and figure eight;
(C) demonstrate the operation and application
of audio consoles (mixers) such as broadcast consoles, live sound consoles, and
recording consoles;
(D) demonstrate
the operation and application of audio processing equipment or software such as
equalizer (EQ), dynamic compressor, noise gate, band pass filters, reverb, and
delays;
(E) demonstrate the
operation and application of analog and digital audio recording devices such as
handheld recorders, USB interfaces, multi-track devices, and digital audio
workstations (DAW);
(F) demonstrate
the application of audio interconnect cabling and connectors such as XLR
balanced, TRS balanced, TS unbalanced, RCA, 1/4" TRS/TS, and mini
TRS/TS;
(G) demonstrate the
operation and application of additional audio hardware such as musical
instrument digital interface (MIDI) controllers, direct boxes, audio splitters,
and analog to digital converters as needed; and
(H) use the types and applications of audio
speakers such as broadcast monitors, studio monitors, and live sound
speakers.
(14) The
student develops an understanding of audio production elements. The student is
expected to:
(A) consistently identify key
elements (stems) of an audio production such as dialogue, sound effects, music,
and environmental;
(B) use music
styles, sound effects, or vocal performances to create a specific emotional
impact;
(C) use key technical
elements of audio production for effect such as panning, ducking, track
doubling, retiming, and auto-tune; and
(D) use digital audio codecs and compression
standards such as Waveform Audio (WAV), MP3, and advanced audio coding
(AAC).
(15) The student
identifies, creates, and obtains required assets for audio production projects.
The student is expected to:
(A) use key
elements required in audio scripts;
(B) consistently apply writing skills to
develop an audio script; and
(C)
create or obtain required audio assets through recording, synthesis, or
permissions.
(16) The
student develops a basic understanding of a DAW and audio editing. The student
is expected to:
(A) demonstrate how to record
or import various types of audio content such as audio files, MIDI data, or
automation;
(B) use types and
application of audio tracks such as audio track, instrument track, master
track, auxiliary track, and global attributes track;
(C) use audio editing tools and transitions
such as cut, trim, and fade;
(D)
demonstrate the use and application of software plug-ins such as EQ, dynamic
compression, reverb, and software instruments;
(E) demonstrate the use and application of
software automation; and
(F) use
the various delivery formats such as disk, broadcast, cellular, portable
device, electronic, and online delivery.
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