1. (a) To be considered for a music teacher Statement of Eligibility as outlined in Ed 505.05, a candidate shall have at least a bachelor's degree.

2. (b) To be eligible for licensure as a music teacher under any of the pathways described in Ed 505.04 through Ed 505.06 a candidate shall have the following skills, competencies, and knowledge:

   1. (1) Personal musicianship and performance ability including:

      1. a. Performing from notation with artistic expression and technical accuracy, either vocally or instrumentally, as a soloist and as a member of a musical ensemble;
      2. b. Improvising to a structured harmonic accompaniment, idiomatically in at least one medium and style, including but not limited to jazz;

      3. c. Performing and transposing on:

         1. 1. Piano; and
         2. 2. Guitar or other harmonic instrument;
      4. d. Conducting various types of repertoire with accuracy, clarity, and musicianship; and
      5. e. Researching, planning, and presenting a musical performance;

   2. (2) Aural skills and theory including:

      1. a. Hearing, analyzing, and correcting individual performances during rehearsals and classes;
      2. b. Aurally recognizing a variety of historical and contemporary musical forms and genres;
      3. c. Sight singing;
      4. d. Notating music from listening;

      5. e. Reading and writing music in:

         1. 1. Traditional notation using a variety of clefs; and
         2. 2. Non-traditional notation;
      6. f. Making common transpositions;
      7. g. Analyzing formal and expressive elements in written music; and
      8. h. Composing and arranging music which exhibits appropriate instrumentation, voicing, level of difficulty, and style;

   3. (3) Music history and culture including:

      1. a. Describing the development of the Western music arts beginning with The Middle Ages;
      2. b. Analyzing the role of music in a variety of cultures; and
      3. c. Describing the music of a variety of cultures;

   4. (4) K-12 general music pedagogy including:

      1. a. Developing in students the ability to read and write music in traditional and non-traditional notation;
      2. b. Guiding students to express themselves musically through singing, playing instruments, moving purposefully, improvising, composing, and arranging;
      3. c. Developing in students the ability to describe, analyze and evaluate music and musical performances through a variety of methods including guided listening;
      4. d. Creating sequential instruction in music history, its role in culture, and its relationship to other disciplines; and

      5. e. Using current technologies and multimedia to:

         1. 1. Plan and prepare instruction;
         2. 2. Deliver instruction;
         3. 3. Provide opportunities for music students to create, perform, and respond; and
         4. 4. Amplify and augment performance; and

   5. (5) K-12 music performance pedagogy including:

      1. a. Developing in students the ability to sing and perform expressively alone and with others at a beginning level in healthy, age-appropriate ways including:

         1. 1. Tone production in the general and extended ranges of the voice including the changing voice;
         2. 2. Vocal techniques, including, but not limited to diction, breathing, and posture; and
         3. 3. Varied repertoire;

      2. b. Developing in students the ability to play and perform expressively alone and with others at a beginning level on classroom instruments, beginning band, and orchestra instruments in healthy, age-appropriate ways including:

         1. 1. Tone production;
         2. 2. Articulation;
         3. 3. Fingerings; and
         4. 4. Transposition for commonly used instruments; and

      3. c. Instructing, rehearsing, assessing and refining either:

         1. 1. Vocalists throughout their school career and in performances of choral music with knowledge of advanced techniques of:

            1. (i) Tone production in the general and extended ranges of the voice including the changing voice;
            2. (ii) Vocal techniques, including, but not limited to diction in English and in other world languages; and
            3. (iii) Varied repertoire, including music of four or more parts, accompanied or a cappella; or

         2. 2. Instrumentalists throughout their school career in performances including advanced techniques of:

            1. (i) Tone production;
            2. (ii) Articulation;
            3. (iii) Fingerings, including alternate fingerings; and
            4. (iv) Transposition for less commonly used instruments.

Source. #7924, eff 7-24-03; amd by #9306, eff 10-25-08; ss by #9939, INTERIM, eff 6-9-11, EXPIRED: 12-6-11 New. #10130, eff 5-18-12; renumbered by #12603 (formerly Ed 507.38), EXPIRED: 5-18-22; ss by #13487, eff 11-11-22