Tape Class Assessment National Standard 1a

Choral Audio Tape Assessment During Rehearsals

Assessing the Nation Standards for Music Education From Performance Standards for Music - Strategies and Benchmarks for Assessing Progress toward the national Standards
	Content Standard	Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
	Achievement Standard 1a.	Students sing with expression and technical accuracy a large and varied repertoire of vocal literature with a difficulty level of 4, on a scale of 1 to 6, including some songs performed from memory.
	Assessment Strategy	Each semester, the student's individual performance is recorded during the rehearsal in a choral ensemble, or alternatively, in solo performances. The works may vary in level of difficulty from 3 to 5. They may be accompanied or unaccompanied. Each work has been rehearsed previously. The student is also asked to identify the composers of various works performed during the semester and to describe the works, using appropriate music terminology during class.