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Summative Assessment Rubric - Criterion A - Knowledge and Understanding Cong ratulations Year 8 Hope, you have just successfully completed your Music exam. This exam will be marked according to the Criteria A - Knowledge and Understanding There were 3 sections (A, B and C) and each section revisited those concepts we have been studying in the past 2 months. __**Section A**__ tested your ability to remember concepts and explaining and using the appropriate vocabulary for definitions. __**Section B**__ tested your skill and understanding in writing a drum score and __**Section C**__ tested your skills at analyzing a drum score with some basic theory knowledge. Below is the rubric used to mark and grade your exam. Assessment Rubric Developmental Workbook Assessment Rubric African Research Assignment

Hello Young Year 8 Hope Musicians.. Our music course this year will be 10 - 12 week long. During this time we will be looking at the following Musical Concepts
 * 1) Criterion A - understanding rhythmic concepts (describing syncopation, meter, tempo, poly-rhythms, rhythmic texture, ostinato, call and response)
 * 2) Criterion A - developing and understanding for an African culture by researching a specific African country and defining how music is used in their culture
 * 3) Criterion B - writing a drum score for 4 or more independent parts using appropriate notation, articulation format and layout
 * 4) Criterion B - a 2 minute group performance of the written drum composition in front of an audience
 * 5) Criterion C - using the Developmental Workbook to record all thought processes, development of musical ideas, recording teacher and peer feedback
 * 6) Criterion D - personal engagement and enthusiasm, commitment and self-motivation throughout the 12 week period

**Mr Karena's Assessment Tasks and Assessment Dates**
 * |||||||| Victoria Shanghai Academy - African Drumming ||
 * Mr Karena's Year 8 Music - Assessment Tasks and Dates ||
 * Assessment Task || Description || Criteria || Date ||
 * 1 || Research an African || Students are required to research and present ||  ||   ||
 * || culture || a poster of an African culture with reference to: ||  || Week of ||
 * ||  || - ways music is used in the African culture || Criteria A || 29-Sep ||
 * ||  || - identifying important musical features ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || - the use of correct terminology ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || - music connecting to cultural identity ||   ||   ||
 * 2 || Group Performance || Students are expected to perform in a group ||  ||   ||
 * ||  || Each performance should show a variety of ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || musical rhythmic concepts such as ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || - syncopation || Criteria B || 3-Nov ||
 * ||  || - polyrhythms ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || - call and response ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || - steady pulse ||   ||   ||
 * 3 || Summative Assessment || A written test on writing a drumscore. ||  ||   ||
 * ||  || A written test on specific musical terms related ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || to a variety of rhythmic concepts || Criteria A || Week of ||
 * ||  || Questions will also include a variety of || Criteria B || 14-Nov ||
 * ||  || concepts learned from the "Drum Work - ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || book" which was handed out in Sept ||   ||   ||
 * 4 || Developmental Workbook || Students are required to maintain a well - ||  ||   ||
 * ||  || organized developmental workbook. The DW ||   || week of ||
 * ||  || should contain relevant documentation, ||   || 10-Oct ||
 * ||  || worksheets, handots and other relevant || Criteria C || Week of ||
 * ||  || documents for their Music protfolios. ||   || 14-Nov ||
 * ||  || Students are required to evaluate, reflect and ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || use feedback to indicate their learning ||   ||   ||
 * 5 || Personal Engagement || Students are expected to develop commitment ||  ||   ||
 * ||  || to rehearsing musical repertoire. There is ||   || Throughout whole ||
 * ||  || also an expectation for students to be self || Criteria D || trimester ||
 * ||  || motivated by completing all assignments on time ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || and contribute to group work throughout the unit ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || also an expectation for students to be self || Criteria D || trimester ||
 * ||  || motivated by completing all assignments on time ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || and contribute to group work throughout the unit ||   ||   ||