Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

2. Students will use traditional instruments, electronic instruments, and a variety of nontraditional sound sources to create and perform music. They will use various resources to expand their knowledge of listening experiences, performance opportunities, and/or information about music. Students will identify opportunities to contribute to their communities' music institutions, including those embedded in other institutions (church choirs, industrial music ensembles, etc.). Students will know the vocations and avocations available to them in music.

In addition to the General Education performance indicators, students:

develop a classified and annotated directory of nearby music-related establishments such as instrument and music retailers, instrument makers and repair persons, recording studios, union representatives, etc. (a)
identify ways that they have contributed to the support of the musical groups of which they are members (b)
explain opportunities available to them for further musical growth and professional development in higher education and community institutions (c).

This is evident, for example, when students:

collect data on the music services available in the community such as recording studios, repair shops, retailers and instrument makers
volunteer to serve as music librarian ( or other necessary positions such as secretary) for a performing group in which they participate
via the Internet or a computer data base, generate a list of colleges that offer a particular program in a musical field (e.g., performance, instrument repair, electronics, arts production).