1645. MUSIC - INSTRUMENTAL (K-12)

1645 MUSIC - INSTRUMENTAL (K-12) 1645.1 In addition to the general and professional education requirements, for certification in music (instrumental), coursework in the following representing forty-five (45) semester hours shall be required: (a) Content and skills to include the following: (1) Conducting orchestral or band ensemble on all levels and select appropriate literature; (2) Music history and literature to include African American/multicultural emphasis; (3) Instruments (string, woodwind, brass, percussion); (4) Accompaniment on piano to simple melodies; (5) Music theory or comprehensive musicianship which would include written harmony, keyboard harmony, sightsinging and ear training, counterpoint, form and analysis, orchestration including scoring and arranging for band and orchestral ensembles; and (6) Performing in an instrumental ensemble; and (b) An audition before a professional panel coordinated by the music department to include the following: (1) Conducting a simple as well as complex band or orchestra composition; (2) Performance on a major instrument; (3) Performance on one instrument from each family (i.e. violin, clarinet, trumpet and snare drum); (4) Sight reading at a moderate tempo a selection found in a methods book; (5) Harmonizing on piano a simple melody; and (6) Playing on piano a simple accompaniment. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6926-27 (October 1, 1993).