(c2) Category 2: Musicianship Skills and Knowledge
(C) Creative Musicianship Students demonstrate creative musicianship skills at all stages of development, including the ability to improvise variations of rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic patterns, within the traditions and standards of a variety of genres and practices: arrange and compose melodies and harmonies according to specific criteria and guidelines.
3.1 Rhythmic: Students layer individual rhythmic phrases to create an original group piece.
3.2 Tonal (Melodic and Harmonic): Students create solos using the notes of the scale as stepping stones between chord tones.
3.3 Textural: Students translate a visual or experiential narrative into original sounds on their instruments and add rhythmic components (rhythmic focus).
3.4 Composition: Students add a second instrument to their original scores.
3.5 Creative Leadership: Student conductors lead extemporaneous sound stories using nonverbal signals.
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