(a) General requirements. Students may fulfill fine
arts and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing
Musical Theatre, Level I (one credit). Prerequisite suggested in two
of the following disciplines: theatre, dance, or music 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.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Foundations: inquiry and understanding. The student
develops concepts about self, human relationships, and the environment
using elements of drama, dance, music, and the conventions of musical
theatre. The student is expected to:
(A) develop and practice theatrical, dance, and vocal
music preparation and warm-up techniques;
(B) recognize stage movement, pantomime, and dance
skills in various genres such as ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, and
Broadway;
(C) identify acting techniques in song, dance, and
spoken dialogue;
(D) recognize the professional audition process;
(E) compare the dramatic structure of musical theatre
to musical film and musical television productions;
(F) define and give examples of the language of musical
theatre such as stage terminology, elements of musical theatre, or
theatrical conventions; and
(G) describe the interdependence of all theatrical
elements.
(2) Creative expression: performance. The student interprets
characters through acting, singing, and dance using voice and body
expressively and creates dramatizations called for in a musical script.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify appropriate safety measures in vocalization,
dance movement, and theatrical movement;
(B) define creativity as it relates to personal expression
in musical theatre;
(C) recognize characterization in musical theatre and
scripts of various genres and styles;
(D) identify proper voice usage and correct vocal production
skills such as vocal placement, vocal phrasing, vocal tone production,
and vocal consistency in a performance situation; and
(E) interpret lyrics for characterization, vocalization,
and dance.
(3) Creative expression: production. The student applies
design, directing, choreography, and musical theatre production concepts
and skills. The student is expected to:
(A) recognize safe and effective use of technical elements
of musical theatre;
(B) identify the responsibilities of the director,
musical director, and choreographer to the composer and librettist's
intent;
(C) recognize musical production plans such as rehearsal
plans, technical designs, blocking, choreography, and solo and ensemble
musical numbers; and
(D) perform a role and collaborate with others to tell
a story through live musical theatre or media performance.
(4) Historical and cultural relevance. The student
relates musical theatre to history, society, and culture. The student
is expected to:
(A) study historical and cultural influences on musical
theatre;
(B) identify the historical development of musical
theatre as a uniquely American art form;
(C) identify historical and cultural developments in
musical theatre;
(D) identify the contemporary development of musical
theatre as an international art form such as new composers and their
composition styles, multicultural influences, practices and principles
of contemporary musical theatre, advances in the creation of contemporary
or popular musical theatre, and impact of musical theatre on the world's
economic and performing arts scene;
(E) appreciate musical theatre as a reflection of life
in particular times, places, and cultures; and
(F) recognize the influences of musical theatre forms
such as theatre, television, and film on past and present society.
(5) Critical evaluation and response. The student responds
to and evaluates musical theatre performances. The student is expected
to:
(A) analyze and apply appropriate audience behavior
at various types of performances;
(B) recognize musical theatre as an art form and evaluate
self as a creative being;
(C) offer and receive constructive criticism of peer
performances;
(D) evaluate musical theatre in written and oral form
with precise and specific observations on intent, structure, effectiveness,
and value using appropriate evaluative theatre vocabulary;
(E) explore career and avocational opportunities in
musical theatre, musical film, and musical television, justifying
choice(s) and analyze the training, skills, self-discipline, and artistic
discipline needed for success;
(F) connect musical theatre skills and experiences
to higher education and careers outside of the theatre; and
(G) recognize the value of presenting information in
a clear and coherent manner using technology in a resume or portfolio
format.
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