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HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT ITEMS

 

Submitted by Jim D. Kirkpatrick, Winston-Salem/Forsyth Schools

Title:
Interval Check-Off

Grade Level or Course:
Instrumental Music IV (Band, 9-12)

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

  • 1.02 Use singing to support instrumental study.
  • 1.03 Show respect for the singing efforts of others.

Link with other subjects:

N/A

Type of Assessment:
x Diagnostic
x Monitoring
x Summative

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

 

Assessment Item:

Students are expected to recognize and sing the following intervals:

  • M2
  • M3
  • P4
  • P5
  • 8va

Scoring Information:

Students are expected to, with only 2 listenings, identify intervals. Each interval would be worth two points, for a total of ten points per listening test.
Students are expected to sing the top pitch of any interval after given the bottom pitch. Each interval is worth one point for a total of five points.
A student should score no less than a total of eight to receive a passing score. If the student scores lower than an eight, the student will have to re-take the test the following day.
A cumulative average will be created to give the student his or her final grade.

Teacher notes:

Students should have spent at least 2 weeks of regular ear training before completing this assessment.

 

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