(1) The benchmark for arts
content standard 3 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:
(a) use
arts materials, techniques, technology, and processes to create specific
products and responses to ideas;
(b) communicate
intended meaning through the interpretation of a subject;
(c) use
improvisation/experimentation to predict potential solutions to problems and
pose new problems;
(d) use
technical skills in:
(i) dance
by performing movements and rhythm patterns with appropriate range of dynamics
and expression;
(ii) music
by singing or playing music with expression and technical accuracy, exhibiting
a large and varied repertoire of vocal or instrumental literature;
(iii) theatre by using scenery, properties, sound, costume, make-up, and
lighting to communicate locale and mood; and
(iv) visual
arts by exploring and practicing skills to enhance communication with
consistency; and
(e) understand
and use symbol systems in:
(i) dance
by relating movement to a concept and explaining the connection;
(ii) music
by reading and using standard and nonstandard notation symbols through
participation in small and large ensembles;
(iii) theatre by understanding and applying stage direction and ground
plans; and
(iv) visual arts by understanding and applying
appropriate symbol language to maximize expression in a specific media.