ARTS EDUCATION TEACHER HANDBOOK

ELEMENTARY ASSESSMENT ITEMS

Submitted by Christi O Davis, Cumberland County Schools

Title:
Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi

Grade Level or Course:
Second Grade Music

Targeted Goals and Objectives from the 2000 North Carolina Arts Education Standard Course
of Study and Grade Level Competencies, K - 12:

Goal 1: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.03 Sing phrases or simple songs with increased pitch accuracy.
1.04 Match pitch within a developmentally appropriate vocal range, using head tones.

Goal 5: The learner will read and notate music.

5.03 Read simple melodic notation with increased accuracy.
5.06 Use symbols (icons) to notate simple musical patterns.
5.07 Show respect for the reading and notating efforts of others.

Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze and describe music.

6.04 Discuss music using appropriate terminology.
1.01 Respond through purposeful movement to prominent music characteristics while listening to music.
6.07 Show respect while listening to and analyzing music.

Link with other subjects:

Dance:1.02 - Demonstrate and identify the element of space in dance, i.e. shape, level, and direction
Language Arts:2:08 - ?Interpret information from diagrams and charts.
Mathematics: 2.05 - Use spatial visualization to solve problems; demonstrate visual memory
Mathematics: 3.05 - Identify and correct errors in geometric patterns

Type of Assessment:
_ Diagnostic
x Monitoring
_ Summative

Type of Item:
_ Selected Response
x Written Response
x Performance
x Conversation
x Observation

Assessment Item:

Introduction: During introduction, teacher will informally assess student understanding of melody by listening to their pitch while singing and observing their upward, downward and repeating body motions to previously learned song.

Activity 1 and 2: Informal observation of how the sounds produced match the movement of the light beam or the arm movements of the students.

Activity 3: Written evaluation of several students on the overhead chart to show examples to the class followed by individual written evaluations on personal slates by all class members.

Activity 4: Performance of songs containing sol-mi pitches with teacher and students monitoring accuracy of pitch.

(See description of activities that are being assessed in lesson plan that aligns with this assessment item)

Scoring Information:

Documentation of Activity 3 could be in the form of a worksheet to be kept in a portfolio.
Documentation of Activity 4 could be in the form of a checklist of pitch accuracy administered by the teacher

Teacher notes:

Students should have had previous experience in melodic movement such as higher, lower and repeating tones. These are then refined to upward and downward motions. This lesson focuses on iconic representations of melodies and then moves to basic symbolic notation of two pitches.

Other related items:

The transparencies of call charts from the Silver Burdett series can be adapted for varying grade levels and musical concepts. "Dance of the Snowflake" can be used as a review from this lesson, then lead into notating "la".

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