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, sightseeing 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).