Y8+Care+Music

Summative Assessment Rubric - Criterion A - Knowledge and Understanding Cong ratulations Year 8 Care, 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 for African Drumming Assessment for the Developmental Workbook Hello Young Year 8 Care 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


 * Assessment Dates and Criteria **
 * |||||||| 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 ||   ||   ||