Assessment Blueprint

Tone

Tone uses appropriate breath support Tone displays an age-appropriate level of resonance, energy, focus, and aesthetics

State Objective: C.1 Engage in full iterative cycles* of the artistic/creative process by problem seeking, exploring, making analytical, application, aesthetic, and design choices, before completion.

Course Objective: Students will improve their musical, technical, and ensemble skills by preparing instrumental pieces to a performanceready level. State Objective: C.1 Engage in full iterative cycles* of the artistic/creative process by problem seeking, exploring, making analytical, application, aesthetic, and design choices, before completion.

Pitches Pitches are correct. Pitches display an age-appropriate level of intonation.

Course Objective: Students will improve their musical, technical, and ensemble skills by preparing instrumental pieces to a performanceready level. Rhythmic Elements Note and rest values are executed correctly. Consistent rhythmic energy and obvious sense of steady pulse are evident, and minor inconsistencies are corrected. Attacks and releases are performed correctly. Appropriate tempi are observed. State Objective: C.1 Engage in full iterative cycles* of the artistic/creative process by problem seeking, exploring, making analytical, application, aesthetic, and design choices, before completion.

Course Objective: Students will improve their musical, technical, and ensemble skills by preparing instrumental pieces to a performanceready level. State Objective: C.1 Engage in full iterative cycles* of the artistic/creative process by problem seeking, exploring, making analytical, application, aesthetic, and design choices, before completion.

Articulation Articulation is clean, light, and has air behind it. Articulation markings are observed.

Course Objective: Students will improve their musical, technical, and ensemble skills by preparing instrumental pieces to a performance-

ready level. Musicality Phrasing is appropriate to the melodic line. Dynamics are observed. Performance is stylistically appropriate. State Objective: C.1 Engage in full iterative cycles* of the artistic/creative process by problem seeking, exploring, making analytical, application, aesthetic, and design choices, before completion.

Course Objective: Students will improve their musical, technical, and ensemble skills by preparing instrumental pieces to a performanceready level.