(1) The program requires that successful candidates:

(a) demonstrate ability to advise and encourage students about higher education and career opportunities related to the study and performance of music and music related fields;

(b) demonstrate competence in the appropriate use of current and emerging technologies in contemporary music education, such as music writing programs, music theory/skills programs, keyboard/midi, and recording technology;

(c) demonstrate proficiency on keyboard and fretted instruments in order to use the instruments for demonstration and rehearsal;

(d) perform solo and small to large ensemble repertoire at a high artistic level;

(e) perform in both vocal and instrumental ensembles;

(f) demonstrate competence in performing and teaching voice, winds, string, and percussion instruments in order to conduct choral and instrumental ensembles;

(g) arrange and/or transpose music for ensembles and classroom situations;

(h) demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of musical notation and language;

(i) demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and skill in conducting and score reading for choral and instrumental ensembles;

(j) demonstrate aural perception to distinguish tonal and temporal relationships;

(k) demonstrate an understanding of the elements of music, including melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, form, and style;

(l) analyze music aurally and visually in terms of musical elements;

(m) demonstrate knowledge of acoustics and the physics of sound;

(n) identify music stylistically and place it in an historical period;

(o) demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of past and present music of Montana's cultures, especially Montana American Indian cultures, and world cultures;

(p) demonstrate knowledge of the relationship of music to other performing and visual arts;

(q) demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetic, philosophical, and psychological aspects of music, and music's contribution to the individual and society; and

(r) demonstrate knowledge of the relationship of music to other disciplines outside the arts;

(s) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how children learn and develop with regard to music instruction;

(t) demonstrate understanding of the diversity of their students with regard to learning styles, backgrounds, and abilities, including American Indian cultures pursuant to 20-1-501, MCA;

(u) use a variety of instructional strategies to develop students' critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills;

(v) structure appropriate learning environments for K-12 music instruction;

(w) plan instruction based on their musical knowledge, their students, school, the community, and curriculum goals;

(x) demonstrate understanding and use varied assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure continuous musical development of students;

(y) evaluate the effects of their choices and actions on others; and

(z) develop understanding of relationships with colleagues, parents, and community members to support student learning.