December 5

Music Expectations and Assessments

Below are the expectations for music class and the music assessments given to every student. These assessments are used for our grades in music class.

Music Room Rules

Be Respectful

Be Positive

Be a Good Listener

Follow Directions

Be a Participant

Be Kind

Music Room Assessments by Grade Level

Kindergarten

Area of Concern (4)

Progressing (3)

Meets

Expectations (2)

Masters

Expectations (1)

Verbal

Rhythmic Accuracy

Student is learning to echo patterns.

Student echoes some of the pattern accurately but out of context of tempo and meter.

Student echoes entire pattern with minor errors such as hesitating or small inconsistencies with tempo and meter.

Student echoes pattern accurately within the context of tempo and meter.

1st Grade

	Area of Concern	Progressing	Meets Expectations	Masters Expectations
Rhythmic Notation Accuracy	Student needs help to compose measure.	Composes measure with more than 1 error.	Composes measure with one error.	Composes 1 measure rhythm with no mistakes.
Beat Performance Accuracy	Student does not keep a steady beat or is only able to be successful with help from the teacher.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has major inconsistencies such as speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student keeps the beat as demonstrated by the teacher but has minor inconsistencies such as speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student keeps the beat as demonstrated by the teacher.
Syllable Accuracy	Student does not perform or only performs with help from the teacher	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with major errors	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with minor errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with no errors.

2nd Grade

	Area of Concern	Progressing	Meets Expectations	Masters Expectations
Rhythmic Notation Accuracy	Student needs help to compose measure.	Composes measure with more than 1 error.	Composes measures with one error.	Composes 2 measure rhythm with no mistakes.
Beat Performance Accuracy	Student does not keep a steady beat or is only able to be successful with help from the teacher.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has major inconsistencies such as speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has minor inconsistencies such as minimal speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student keeps the beat demonstrated by the teacher with no mistakes.
Syllable Accuracy	Student does not perform or only performs with help from the teacher.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with major errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with minor errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with no errors.

3rd Grade

	Area of Concern	Progressing	Meets Expectations	Masters Expectations
Rhythmic Notation Accuracy	Student needs help to compose measure.	Composes measures with more than 1 error.	Composes measures with one error.	Composes 2 measure rhythm with no mistakes.
Beat Performance Accuracy	Student does not keep a steady beat or is only able to be successful with help from the teacher.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has major inconsistencies such as speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has minor inconsistencies such as minimal speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student keeps the beat demonstrated by the teacher with no mistakes.
Syllable Accuracy	Student does not perform or only performs with help from the teacher.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with major errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with minor errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with no errors.

4th Grade

	Area of Concern	Progressing	Meets Expectations	Masters Expectations
Rhythmic Notation Accuracy	Can only compose with help from the teacher.	Composes 4 measures with major errors or composes less than 4 measures.	Composes 4 measures with minor errors.	Composes 4 measure rhythm accurately.
Beat Performance Accuracy	Student does not keep a steady beat or is only able to be successful with help from the teacher.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has major inconsistencies such as speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has minor inconsistencies such as minimal speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student keeps the beat demonstrated by the teacher with no mistakes.
Syllable Accuracy	Student does not perform or only performs with help from the teacher.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with major errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with minor errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with no errors.

5th Grade

	Area of Concern	Progressing	Meets Expectations	Masters Expectations
Rhythmic Notation Accuracy	Can only compose with help from the teacher.	Composes 4 measures with major errors or composes less than 4 measures.	Composes 4 measures with minor errors.	Composes 4 measure rhythm accurately.
Beat Performance Accuracy	Student does not keep a steady beat or is only able to be successful with help from the teacher.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has major inconsistencies such as speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student does not keep the beat as demonstrated by the teacher or has minor inconsistencies such as minimal speeding up, slowing down or hesitating.	Student keeps the beat demonstrated by the teacher with no mistakes.
Syllable Accuracy	Student does not perform or only performs with help from the teacher.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with major errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with minor errors.	Student speaks the composition using rhythmic syllables with no errors.