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 117.322 - Musical Theatre, Level IV (One Credit), Adopted 2013

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General requirements. Students may
				  fulfill fine arts and elective requirements for graduation by successfully
				  completing Musical Theatre, Level IV (one credit). A suggested prerequisite is
				  Musical Theatre, Level III 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.