CHOIR GRADING POLICY
Concerts – 15 %
(Common Summative Assessment) Concert Performance Attendance and Concert Reflection Summary
State Standards: Performing; Responding
Each Concert Cycle is a Unit
Unit 1: October Concert
Unit 2: Winter Concert
Unit 3: February Concert
Unit 4: Spring Concert
At the end of each unit, students will submit a Concert Reflection Summary. CONCERT REFLECTION RUBRIC
Class Participation – 45%
(Common Formative Assessment)
State Standard: Connecting
Students will receive a daily 6 point scale participation grade based on their self-evaluation of the following rehearsal norms: SUPPORTIVE/RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER AND WHOMEVER IS LEADING; ENGAGED WHILE REHEARSING; PREPARED WITH ALL MUSIC AND A PENCIL; RESPECTFUL OF WHOMEVER IS SPEAKING IN REHEARSAL; LEFT NEGATIVITY AT THE DOOR; FOCUSED WHEN REHEARSAL SEGMENTS STARTED
Homework- 30%
State Standard: Connecting
Homework assignments are 10–25 points and consist of written worksheets, online exercises, and Sight Reading Factory. Homework assignments are designed to help students develop an understanding of the language of music and the ability to analyze music notation. The content of the homework includes defining music vocabulary, recognizing intervals in music through ear training, analyzing, notating and labeling rhythms, and understanding musical scores.
Singing assessments and Quizzes - 10%
(Common Formative Assessment)
State Standard: Performing; Connecting
Singing Assessments are based on a 50 point scale. SINGING ASSESSMENT RUBRIC. Students are expected to practice daily and be prepared on pieces. The music theory quizzes are based on a 10 –25 point scale and help students develop an understanding of the language of music and the ability to analyze music notation. The content of these quizzes include defining music vocabulary, recognizing intervals in music through ear training, analyzing, notating and labeling rhythms.
MPS Honors Assignments
(Common Summative Assessment) Option for Juniors and Seniors only
State Standard: Creating; Performing
During the first quarter, students audition for ILMEA All-District Festival. During the second quarter, students transcribe a Choral arrangement of a selected composition (32 measures minimum). During the third quarter, students perform at the IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest. During the fourth quarter, students compose 4 part Choral Composition.
UNIT: WINTER CONCERT: OPERA
Summative Performance: CONCERT FEBRUARY 18
Summative Performance: Concert Attendance and CONCERT REFLECTION RUBRIC
Formative Assessments throughout unit: PARTICIPATION SELF EVALUATION
2-Part assessments
Weekly homework/quizzes: Intervals, Key Signatures (Major and Minor), 16th notes, Opera Genre, IPA for foreign Languages, Meaning of Foreign Language used in texts, Sight Reading Factory.
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