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TEKS
for Music, Level I
§117.60. Music, Level I.
(a) General requirements. Students
may fulfill fine arts and elective requirements for graduation
by successfully completing one or more of the following music
courses: Band I, Choir I, Orchestra I, Jazz Band I, Instrumental
Ensemble I, Vocal Ensemble I, Music History I, Music Theory
I, Applied Music I (one credit per course).
(b) Introduction.
(1) Four basic strands--perception,
creative expression/performance, historical and cultural heritage,
and critical evaluation--provide broad, unifying structures
for organizing the knowledge and skills students are expected
to acquire. In music, students develop their intellect and
refine their emotions, understanding the cultural and creative
nature of musical artistry and making connections among music,
the other arts, technology, and other aspects of social life.
Through creative performance, students apply the expressive
technical skills of music and critical- thinking skills to
evaluate multiple forms of problem solving.
(2) By reflecting on musical
periods and styles, students understand music's role in history
and are able to participate successfully in a diverse society.
Students analyze and evaluate music, developing criteria for
making critical judgments and informed choices.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
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Perception.
The student describes and
analyzes musical sound and demonstrates musical artistry.
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The
student is expected to:
A) identify melodic and
harmonic parts when listening to and/or performing music;
(B) define concepts of
intervals, music notation, chord structure, rhythm/meter,
and musical performances using standard terminology;
and
(C) compare and contrast
elements of music through literature selected for performance
and/or listening.
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| (2) Creative
expression/performance.
The student sings or plays
an instrument, individually and in groups, performing
a varied repertoire of music.
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The student is expected
to:
(A) demonstrate independently
and in ensembles accurate intonation and rhythm, fundamental
skills, and basic performance techniques while performing
moderately easy to moderately difficult literature;
(B) perform expressively,
from memory and notation, a varied repertoire of music
representing styles from diverse cultures; and
(C) exhibit and explain
appropriate small- and large-ensemble performance techniques
for formal and informal concerts.
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| (3) Creative
expression/performance.
The student reads and writes
music notation.
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The student is expected
to:
(A) sight-read ensemble
parts;
(B) read and write music
that incorporates rhythmic patterns in simple, compound,
and asymmetric meters; and
(C) interpret music symbols
and terms referring to dynamics, tempo, and articulation
during solo and ensemble performances.
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| (4) Creative
expression/performance.
The student creates and
arranges music within specified guidelines.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) create a variety of
musical phrases; and
(B) arrange a variety of
musical phrases.
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| (5) Historical/cultural
heritage.
The student relates music
to history, to society, and to culture.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) listen to and classify
music by style and/or by historical period;
(B) identify and describe
the uses of music in society and culture;
(C) identify music-related
vocations and avocations within the community; and
(D) define the relationships
between the content, the concepts, and the processes
of the other fine arts, other subjects, and those of
music.
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| (6) Response/evaluation.
The student responds to
and evaluates music and musical performance.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) design and apply criteria
for making informed judgments regarding the quality
and effectiveness of musical performances;
(B) evaluate musical performances
by comparing them to exemplary models; and
(C) practice informed concert
behavior during live performances in a variety of settings.
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