High School Fine Arts Nevada Standards

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

Perceive and analyze work.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation

Performing: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work: Present culminating presentation of completed work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Apply criteria to select music for a variety of purposes, justifying choices citing knowledge of the specified purpose and context.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Analyze how context can inform the expressive intent and meaning of a musical performance.

Analyze how music is affected by one’s knowledge outside the arts.

Compose and improvise ideas for arrangements, sections , and short compositions for specific purposes that reflect characteristic(s) of music from a variety of cultures studied in rehearsal.

Select and develop arrangements, sections, and short compositions for specific purposes that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music from a variety of cultures studied in rehearsal.

Preserve draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation, audio, or video recording.

Evaluate and refine draft arrangements, sections , short compositions , and improvisations based on personally-developed criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Share personally-developed arrangements, sections , and short compositions – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes.

Share personally-developed melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements individually or as an ensemble that address identified purposes.

Develop and apply criteria to select a varied repertoire to study and perform based on an understanding of theoretical and structural characteristics and expressive challenges in the music , the technical skill of the individual or ensemble, and the purpose and context of the performance.

Document and demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how compositional devices employed and theoretical and structural aspects of musical works may impact and inform prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate how understanding the style, genre , and context of a varied repertoire of music influences prepared and improvised performances as well as performers’ technical skill to connect with the audience.

Develop and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies to address individual and ensemble challenges in a varied repertoire of music, and evaluate their success.

Evaluate and refine draft arrangements, sections, short compositions, and improvisations based on personally-developed criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Demonstrate mastery of the technical demands and an understanding of expressive qualities of the music in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire representing diverse cultures, styles, genres, and historical periods.

Demonstrate an understanding of intent as a means for connecting with an audience through prepared and improvised performances.

Apply criteria to select music for a variety of purposes , justifying choices citing knowledge of the music and the specified purpose and context.

Explain how the analysis of structures and contexts inform the response to music.

Support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, (when appropriate) the setting of the text, and varied researched sources.

Evaluate works and performances based on research as well as personally- and collaboratively-developed criteria, including analysis and interpretation of the structure and context.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

Perceive and analyze work.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation

Performing: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work: Present culminating presentation of completed work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Apply criteria to select music for a variety of purposes, justifying choices citing knowledge of the specified purpose and context.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Analyze how context can inform the expressive intent and meaning of a musical performance.

Analyze how music is affected by one’s knowledge outside the arts.

Compose and improvise ideas for arrangements, sections , and short compositions for specific purposes that reflect characteristic(s) of music from a variety of cultures studied in rehearsal.

Select and develop arrangements, sections, and short compositions for specific purposes that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music from a variety of cultures studied in rehearsal.

Preserve draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation, audio, or video recording.

Evaluate and refine draft arrangements, sections , short compositions , and improvisations based on personally-developed criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Share personally-developed arrangements, sections , and short compositions – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes.

Share personally-developed melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements individually or as an ensemble that address identified purposes.

Develop and apply criteria to select a varied repertoire to study and perform based on an understanding of theoretical and structural characteristics and expressive challenges in the music , the technical skill of the individual or ensemble, and the purpose and context of the performance.

Document and demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how compositional devices employed and theoretical and structural aspects of musical works may impact and inform prepared and improvised performances.

Demonstrate how understanding the style, genre , and context of a varied repertoire of music influences prepared and improvised performances as well as performers’ technical skill to connect with the audience.

Develop and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies to address individual and ensemble challenges in a varied repertoire of music, and evaluate their success.

Evaluate and refine draft arrangements, sections, short compositions, and improvisations based on personally-developed criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Demonstrate mastery of the technical demands and an understanding of expressive qualities of the music in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire representing diverse cultures, styles, genres, and historical periods.

Demonstrate an understanding of intent as a means for connecting with an audience through prepared and improvised performances.

Apply criteria to select music for a variety of purposes , justifying choices citing knowledge of the music and the specified purpose and context.

Explain how the analysis of structures and contexts inform the response to music.

Support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, (when appropriate) the setting of the text, and varied researched sources.

Evaluate works and performances based on research as well as personally- and collaboratively-developed criteria, including analysis and interpretation of the structure and context.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

Perceive and analyze work.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation

Performing: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work: Present culminating presentation of completed work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Compose and improvise melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that reflect characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Select and develop draft melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Preserve draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisations based on knowledge, skill, and teacher-provided criteria.

Share personally-developed melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives – individually or as an ensemble – that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how knowledge of formal aspects in musical works inform prepared or improvised performances.

Identify expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music that can be demonstrated through prepared and improvised performances.

Use self-reflection and peer feedback to refine individual and ensemble performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Demonstrate an awareness of the context of the music through prepared and improvised performances.

Identify reasons for selecting music based on characteristics found in the music, connection to interest, and purpose or context.

Identify how knowledge of context and the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts inform the response to music.

Identify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, referring to the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Identify and describe the effect of interest, experience, analysis, and context on the evaluation of music.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

Perceive and analyze work.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation

Performing: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work: Present culminating presentation of completed work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisations based on knowledge, skill, and teacher-provided criteria.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Compose and improvise melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that reflect characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Select and develop draft melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

EI Preserve draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisations based on knowledge, skill, and teacher-provided criteria.

Share personally-developed melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives – individually or as an ensemble – that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

Select varied repertoire to study based on interest, music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of the structure of the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual or ensemble.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how knowledge of formal aspects in musical works inform prepared or improvised performances.

Identify expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music that can be demonstrated through prepared and improvised performances.

Use self-reflection and peer feedback to refine individual and ensemble performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Demonstrate an awareness of the context of the music through prepared and improvised performances.

Identify reasons for selecting music based on characteristics found in the music, connection to interest, and purpose or context.

Identify how knowledge of context and the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts inform the response to music.

Identify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, referring to the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Identify and describe the effect of interest, experience, analysis, and context on the evaluation of music.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

Perceive and analyze work.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation

Performing: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work: Present culminating presentation of completed work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Compose and improvise ideas for melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements for specific purposes that reflect characteristic(s) of music from a variety of historical periods studied in rehearsal.

Select and develop draft melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements for specific purposes that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music from a variety of historical periods studied in rehearsal.

Preserve draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Evaluate and refine draft melodies, rhythmic passages, arrangements , and improvisations based on established criteria , including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Share personally-developed melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes.

Share personally-developed melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives individually or as an ensemble that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

Explain the criteria used to select a varied repertoire to study based on an understanding of theoretical and structural characteristics of the music, the technical skill of the individual or ensemble, and the purpose or context of the performance.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how compositional devices employed and theoretical and structural aspects of musical works impact and inform prepared or improvised performances.

Demonstrate an understanding of context in a varied repertoire of music through prepared and improvised performances.

Develop strategies to address expressive challenges in a varied repertoire of music, and evaluate their success using feedback from ensemble peers and other sources to refine performances.

Evaluate and refine draft melodies, rhythmic passages, arrangements, and improvisations based on established criteria, including the extent to which they address identified purposes.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music representing diverse cultures, styles, and genres.

Demonstrate an understanding of expressive intent by connecting with an audience through prepared and improvised performances.

Apply criteria to select music for specified purposes , supporting choices by citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

Explain how the analysis of passages and understanding the way the elements of music are manipulated inform the response to music.

Explain and support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, (when appropriate) the setting of the text, and personal research.

Evaluate works and performances based on personally- or collaboratively- developed criteria , including analysis of the structure and context.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Utilize inquiry methods of observation, research, and experimentation to explore unfamiliar subjects through artmaking.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Compare uses of art in a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts and make connections to uses of art in contemporary and local contexts.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.

Plan personal artwork or design choosing from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form using various approaches.

Demonstrate awareness of ethical implications of making and distributing creative work.

Redesign an object, system, place, or design in response to contemporary issues.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, reengage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.

Presenting: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Perceive and analyze work.

Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.

Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Identify types of contextual information useful in the process of constructing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Determine the relevance of criteria used by others to evaluate a work of art or collection of works.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Synthesize knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and personal life with art-making approaches to create meaningful works of art or design.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Appraise the impact of an artist or a group of artists on the beliefs, values, and behaviors of a society.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.

Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

Demonstrate understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.

Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people's lives.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Reflect on, reengage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.

Presenting: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Analyze, select, curate, and present artwork for a specific exhibit or event.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Investigate, compare, and contrast methods for preserving and protecting art.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Curate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewer’s understanding of social, cultural, and/or political experiences.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Perceive and analyze work.

Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.

Determine the commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, timeframe, or culture.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Analyze differing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works in order to select and defend a plausible critical analysis.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Construct evaluations of a work of art or collection of works based on differing sets of criteria.

Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.

Apply and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art.

Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Develop art making skills and techniques while making/designing works of art comparing methods of spontaneous and deliberate design.

Explain how traditional and nontraditional materials may impact human health and the environment and demonstrate safe handling of materials, tools, and equipment.

Collaboratively develop a proposal for an installation, artwork, or space design that transforms the perception and experience of a particular place or idea.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress.

Describe the implications of practices, issues, and ethics of appropriation, fair use, copyright, open source, and creative commons as they apply to creating works of art and design.

Presenting: Realizing artistic work through interpretation and presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for portfolio, presentation and preservation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Analyze and evaluate the reasons and ways an exhibition is presented.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Analyze and describe the impact that an exhibition or collection has on personal awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs and understandings.

Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Perceive and analyze work.

Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.

Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Interpret an artwork or collection of works supported by relevant and sufficient evidence found in the work and its various contexts.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works.