Download or read book Assessment and Grading in the Beginning Band Classroom written by Michael D. Antmann and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While much attention has been given to the need for assessment and accountability in education, little research has been done showing how to assess and grade music students effectively. There is very little research or information about the grading and assessment in the beginning band, a stage that might possibly be the most important concerning instrumental music. The study sought to determine how and what successful middle school band directors are assessing in beginning band, and how that information is being used when grading students. Surveys were sent to band directors at middle schools with "successful" middle school band programs. The survey asked the participants to rate how often they used various assessment tools, how often they used various assessment tools in determining a student's grade, how important various categories are in a performance assessment, and how often various musical skills are assessed in a beginning band class. For this study, "successful" middle school band programs were defined as band programs who have received a "superior" rating at the Florida Bandmasters Association district concert band music performance assessment with at least one band each of the last four years (N = 59). Surveys were returned by 27 directors (45.8%). Results found that performing on instruments and reading/notating music were the most commonly assessed skills by the participants. The most commonly used assessment tool was found to be the individual playing test. The participants rated posture and air support as the two most important criteria in a beginning band student performance assessment. Finally, the participants rated playing tests, concert attendance, conduct/discipline, and participation as the most important factors in determining a student's final grade.
Download or read book Starting Out Right written by John Si Millican and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting Out Right: Beginning Band Pedagogy is the only complete resource for organizing, planning, and teaching beginning woodwind, brass, and percussion students. The book covers every aspect of teaching beginning band students from the first sounds on the instruments through the first full-band performances. It is the only comprehensive reference that offers step-by-step guidelines for teaching each beginning band instrument, as well as organizing and running a successful beginning band program. Based on the public school teaching experience of the author, the book is designed for use in undergraduate methods and pedagogy classes as well as for clinics and workshops at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This book is also designed to be a reference for the many novice teachers who lead beginning bands or those teachers whose expertise is not in the band realm. While the focus of the book is on teaching beginning band, much of the book can be of use to band instructors at any grade level. The book is divided into several parts, which cover the sound-to-sign-to-theory approach to teaching musical literacy; child development as it relates to teaching music; recruiting and retaining students; developing fundamental sounds and skills on each woodwind, brass, and percussion instrument; teaching students to read tonal and rhythmic music notation; and selecting and rehearsing beginning band solo, ensemble, and full-band music. The book also addresses curriculum design, scheduling, and staffing of band programs. Ideas about managing student records, inventory, and equipment are also given special attention. Written in a casual narrative style, the book features real-world examples of how the principles in the book might be applied to actual teaching situations. Another special feature of the book is a set of early field-experience application exercises. Starting Out Right guides readers as they explore a comprehensive individual and ensemble approach to teaching each woodwind, brass, and percussion instrument.
Download or read book The Practice of Assessment in Music Education written by Frank Abrahams and published by GIA Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Music Assessment for Better Ensembles written by Brian P. Shaw and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessment is central to ensemble music. Yet, teachers do not always have the expertise to harness its potential to improve rehearsals and performances, and promote and document student learning. Written specifically for band, choir, and orchestra teachers at all levels, this book contains all of the information necessary to design and use assessment in a thriving music classroom. The first section addresses foundations such as learning targets, metacognition, and growth mindset. Assessment jargon such as formative assessment, summative assessment, Assessment for Learning, self and peer assessment, and authentic assessment is clarified and illustrated with music examples. Readers will learn practical strategies for choosing which concepts to assess, which methods to use, and how to use results to provide accurate and effective feedback to students. The second section brings assessment fundamentals into the music room. Filled with practical advice, each chapter examines a different facet of musicianship. Sample assessments in all performance areas are provided, including music literacy, fundamentals and technique, terminology, interpretation, evaluation and critique, composition and improvisation, beliefs and attitudes, and more. There is an entire chapter devoted to tips for applying assessment and feedback strategies in rehearsals, which can result in a fresh and effective approach to performance preparation. The final section is an examination of grading practices in music classes. Readers will gain information about ensemble grades that communicate what students know and are able to do, rather than whether they remembered their black socks. A variety of approaches, including Standards-Based Grading, are evaluated in light of music teachers' unique situations. The book concludes with ways for music educators to take their first steps toward implementing these strategies in their own teaching, including the use of instructional technology. Assessing like an expert is possible, and this book is just what teachers need to get started.
Download or read book Teaching Music Through Performance in Band written by Larry Blocher and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recordings of works composed for band and suitable for grades 2-5.
Download or read book Grading and Assessment in the Performance Based Music Classroom written by Aaron Noe and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era of standardized tests and the demand for concrete data to justify student progress and accomplishment. Many music educators are left with the question of "How can I accurately measure the participation of my students in a performance based classroom?" Grading & Assessment in the Performance-Based Music Classroom offers the music educator:Over 70+ Pages7 Ready-to-Use Rubrics to Accurately and Objectively Assess and Grade:Student PerformanceClassroom/Rehearsal ParticipationConcert PerformancePerformance Tests Give your students accurate feedback on their participation in class!
Download or read book Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band written by Richard B. Miles and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...includes analyses of 52 grade one works, breaking each piece down into entry level, intermediate level, and advanced level repertoire categories. Each analysis includes information about the composer, the composition, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic considerations, form and structure, and suggested recordings and references..."--inside flap.
Download or read book Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work written by Robert J. Marzano and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2006-12-08 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work, Robert J. Marzano provides an in-depth exploration of what he calls "one of the most powerful weapons in a teacher's arsenal." An effective standards-based, formative assessment program can help to dramatically enhance student achievement throughout the K-12 system, Marzano says. Drawing from his own and others' extensive research, the author provides comprehensive answers to questions such as these: * What are the characteristics of an effective assessment program? * How can educators use national and state standards documents as a basis for creating a comprehensive, topic-based assessment system? * What types of assessment items and tasks are best suited to measuring student progress in mastering information, mental procedures, and psychomotor procedures? * Why does the traditional point system used for scoring often lead to incorrect conclusions about a student's actual knowledge? * What types of scoring and final grading systems provide the most accurate portrayal of a student's progress along a continuum of learning? In addition to providing teachers with all the tools they need to create a better assessment system, Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work makes a compelling case for the potential of such a system to transform the culture of schools and districts, and to propel K-12 education to new levels of effectiveness and efficiency.
Download or read book The New ASBDA Curriculum Guide written by The American School Band Directors Association and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New ASBDA Curriculum Guide has been revised, updated, and in many areas completely rewritten. Topics include: The Performance Based Curriculum, Evaluation Procedures, Scheduling, Classroom Management, Administering the Band Program, Organizing the Physical Complex, and Budget and Finance. It's a terrific reference book for university students in instrumental methods classes, the new band director instituting, revamping, or maintaining a program, the experienced director who needs to rewrite the band curriculum, and the choral (or other) director placed in a band situation.
Download or read book Grading and Group Work written by Susan M. Brookhart and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2013 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Group work is a growing trend in schools, as educators seek more complex, more authentic assessment tasks and assign projects and presentations for students to work on together. The Common Core State Standards call for increased student collaboration in various subject areas, and collaboration is considered one of the 21st century skills that students need to master in order to succeed in school and beyond. Many teachers, though, are uncomfortable giving group grades, which may or may not actually reflect an individual student's learning. How else to proceed? Assessment expert Susan M. Brookhart offers practical advice, strategies, and examples to help teachers understand the following: What the differences are between group projects and cooperative learning. How to assess and report on (but not grade) learning skills and group interaction skills. How to assess and grade individual achievement of learning goals after group projects. Why having students work together is a good thing--but group grades are not"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Documenting Fifth grade Band Students Experiences in a Kod ly centered Beginning Band Curriculum written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT Based on the work of Hungarian composer and educator Zoltán Kodály, the Kodály method, a sound-to-symbol approach to music-making and literacy stemming from an aural and auditory entry point, forms an integral aspect of many elementary level general music curricula in the United States. In this process-oriented, experiential approach, students hear and explore music kinesthetically, aurally and through folk and art song before visual concepts in the form of notes in formal notation are introduced. In contrast, traditional beginning band methodologies tend not to incorporate a sound-to-symbol approach, teaching the intricacies of a complex new instrument in conjunction with the primary steps of music reading/literacy. A large body of research supports vocalization in instrumental classrooms and the benefits of singing while learning an instrument, yet, to date, only a handful of researchers have developed a band method incorporating a sound-to-symbol approach; still fewer have developed band methods based on the Kodály method. The purpose of this study was to document twenty-eight fifth-grade students' yearlong experience in a beginning band class taught in a Kodály-centered sound-to-symbol approach. The beginning band method, Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series, as well as additional supplementary Kodály materials, were used in the study. Classroom methodology consisted of Kodály-based aural musical presentations, patterning, and improvisation leading to literacy. Students were formally assessed four times throughout the academic year, and a randomly selected group of students was chosen to participate in an Exit Interview. The interviews were analyzed for emergent themes and code word frequency. The data collected provided insight into the impact of the study and supported the need and importance for continued research in the area of sound-to-symbol or rote-to-note approaches in instrumental education. Exit Interview results indicated that students recognized and valued both the transfer of musical content and skills from their Kodály experiences in elementary general music to the band classroom, as well as the sound-to-symbol approach to learning their band instrument. Further recommendations for research in a Kodály-centered band curriculum were given.
Download or read book Formative Assessment Standards Based Grading written by Robert J. Marzano and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn everything you need to know to implement an integrated system of assessment and grading. The author details the specific benefits of formative assessment and explains how to design and interpret three different types of formative assessments, how to track student progress, and how to assign meaningful grades. Detailed examples bring each concept to life, and chapter exercises reinforce the content.
Download or read book Scale Your Way to Music Assessment written by Paul Kimpton and published by GIA Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Assessment Policy and Practice in Music Education written by Timothy Brophy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the music classroom, instructors who hope to receive aid are required to provide data on their classroom programs. Due to the lack of reliable, valid large-scale assessments of student achievement in music, however, music educators in schools that accept funds face a considerable challenge in finding a way to measure student learning in their classrooms. From Australia to Taiwan to the Netherlands, music teachers experience similar struggles in the quest for a definitive assessment resource that can be used by both music educators and researchers. In this two-volume Handbook, contributors from across the globe come together to provide an authority on the assessment, measurement, and evaluation of student learning in music. The Handbook's first volume emphasizes international and theoretical perspectives on music education assessment in the major world regions. This volume also looks at technical aspects of measurement in music, and outlines situations where theoretical foundations can be applied to the development of tests in music. The Handbook's second volume offers a series of practical and US-focused approaches to music education assessment. Chapters address assessment in different types of US classrooms; how to assess specific skills or requirements; and how assessment can be used in tertiary and music teacher education classrooms. Together, both volumes of The Oxford Handbook of Assessment in Music Education pave the way forward for music educators and researchers in the field.
Download or read book Charting a Course to Standards Based Grading written by Tim R. Westerberg and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's the best way to ensure that grading policies are fair, accurate, and consistent across classrooms? How can schools transition to a grading system that better reflects what students are actually learning? Tim R. Westerberg makes this journey easier by offering a continuum of options, with four "destinations" on the road to improved grading and assessment. Destination 1 critically examines such popular grading mechanisms as the zero, extra credit, the "semester killer" project, averaging, mixing academic performance with work ethic, and refusing to accept late work, and explains how they undermine objectivity and instead result in widely divergent grades for comparable work--with major consequences for students. Destination 2 invites educators to put assessment and grading into the larger context of a districtwide guaranteed and viable curriculum and lays out the organizational conditions and necessary steps to accomplish this goal. Destination 3 brings parents and others on board with a multiyear implementation plan and community engagement strategies for introducing report cards that indicate student achievement by standards rather than--or in addition to--letter grades. Destination 4, competency-based education, involves a total rethinking of the nature and structure of school, leading to individualized education for all students. However far they choose to go, administrators and teacher leaders can turn to Charting a Course to Standards-Based Grading for the quick wins and long-term support and guidance they need to make the trip well worth the effort.
Download or read book Charting a Course to Standards based Grading written by Tim Westerberg and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2016 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim R. Westerberg guides educators to four key destinations on the road to improved grading and assessment.
Download or read book Effective Grading written by Barbara E. Walvoord and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Effective Grading—the book that has become a classic in the field—provides a proven hands-on guide for evaluating student work and offers an in-depth examination of the link between teaching and grading. Authors Barbara E. Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson explain that grades are not isolated artifacts but part of a process that, when integrated with course objectives, provides rich information about student learning, as well as being a tool for learning itself. The authors show how the grading process can be used for broader assessment objectives, such as curriculum and institutional assessment. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes a wealth of new material including: Expanded integration of the use of technology and online teaching A sample syllabus with goals, outcomes, and criteria for student work New developments in assessment for grant-funded projects Additional information on grading group work, portfolios, and service-learning experiences New strategies for aligning tests and assignments with learning goals Current thought on assessment in departments and general education, using classroom work for program assessments, and using assessment data systematically to "close the loop" Material on using the best of classroom assessment to foster institutional assessment New case examples from colleges and universities, including community colleges "When the first edition of Effective Grading came out, it quickly became the go-to book on evaluating student learning. This second edition, especially with its extension into evaluating the learning goals of departments and general education programs, will make it even more valuable for everyone working to improve teaching and learning in higher education." —L. Dee Fink, author, Creating Significant Learning Experiences "Informed by encounters with hundreds of faculty in their workshops, these two accomplished teachers, assessors, and faculty developers have created another essential text. Current faculty, as well as graduate students who aspire to teach in college, will carry this edition in a briefcase for quick reference to scores of examples of classroom teaching and assessment techniques and ways to use students' classroom work in demonstrating departmental and institutional effectiveness." —Trudy W. Banta, author, Designing Effective Assessment
