Nev. Admin. Code § 389.6115

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 389.6115 - Music composition and theory: Pupils rated as proficient

If a public school offers a course of instruction in music composition and theory in high school for pupils rated as proficient 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 describe how sounds and musical ideas represent personal experiences, moods, visual images or storylines.

(b) Organize and develop musical ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Identify the development of sounds or short musical ideas in drafts of music; and

(2) Assemble sound or short musical ideas to express moods, images or storylines.

(c) Refine, complete and present musical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Apply criteria to evaluate and refine aspects of evolving drafts of music;

(2) Describe the context and performance medium for presenting works composed by the pupil and the impact of such context and performance medium on composition and presentation of the works; and

(3) Share music through notation, performance or technology to demonstrate how elements were used to achieve expressive intent.

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) Select excerpts of a musical work that express a personal experience, mood, visual image or storyline;

(2) Analyze how elements of selected works convey style and mood and the implications of style and mood on rehearsal or performance; and

(3) Explain how interpretive choices reflect the intent of the creator of a work.

(b) Develop and refine technique and performances, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Create plans for rehearsal and identify repetitions and variations within a musical work that require rehearsal to accurately convey the form of the work;

(2) Apply criteria and feedback to identify ways that a performance conveys the elements of music, style and mood; and

(3) Identify and implement strategies for improving the technical and expressive aspects of multiple works.

(c) Convey meaning through the presentation of music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:

(1) Explain how the elements of music are used to convey intent; and

(2) Identify how a composition is appropriately shaped for an audience or 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) Apply criteria to select music and describe the manner in which choices made by the composers of selected music can be used by the pupil as models; and

(2) Analyze the elements of musical works and describe how those elements foster growth in composers, performers and listeners.

(b) Interpret intent and meaning in music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to cite style, genre and the technical and expressive aspects of a work while developing and explaining interpretations of the work.

(c) Apply prescribed criteria to evaluate music, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to describe how critiques can be applied to the personal creative process.

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 describe, classify or explain relationships between music and other arts, disciplines and contexts of daily life.

Nev. Admin. Code § 389.6115

Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R043-18A, eff. 12/19/2018

NRS 385.080, 385.114 and 389.021