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HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT ITEMS

Submitted by Rebecca Green and Margaret Rehder, Winston-Salem/Forsyth Schools

Title:
Rhythm Test

Grade Level or Course:
Instrumental and Vocal Music I (9-12)
*May be adapted for other levels/grades of instrumental, vocal, or general music.

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

Read whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 3/8, 2/2, and mixed meters.

Link with other subjects:

Mathematics- relationships of parts to whole (fractions)

Type of Assessment:
x Diagnostic
x Monitoring
x Summative

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

Alignment with NC High School Exit Exam:

Processing Information

12- organize tasks to accomplish an objective

Problem Solving

15- plan logical steps and organize resources to accomplish a task within a given time frame

Using Numbers and Data

22-apply real number operation and relationships (e.g., absolute value, radical expression, exponents) to solve problems related to home, work, and the environment.
26- use relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents to demonstrate understanding of mathematical and scientific concepts.

Assessment Item:

See the rhythm test at the end of this item.

Scoring Information:

Five points per test item (for a possible total of 100 points)

RHYTHM TEST

Student Name: ________________________ Date: ____________________

Draw the following notes and rests:

NoteRest

1. whole
2. half
3. quarter
4. eighth
5. sixteenth

Fill in the blanks:

a) how many beats per measure
b) what kind of note equals one beat

6. 2/4 a.____ b.____
7. 3/4 a.____ b.____
8. 5/2 a.____ b.____
9. 3/8 a.____ b.____
10. 12/16 a.____ b.____
11. 4/4 a.____ b.____
12. 2/2 a.____ b.____
13. C a.____ b.____
14. 6/8 a.____ b.____
15. 9/8 a.____ b.____

For numbers 16 - 20, draw the correct notes or rests (your choice of notes and rests) over the corresponding counting numbers and add the bar lines.

16.
4
4
1    2    3    4    1    2    3    4    1    2    3    4    1    2   3    4    1    2    3    4

17.
4
4
1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

18.
2
4
1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a

19.
3
8
1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3

20.
C
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

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