Assessment Design

Unit:

This unit will cover notation and music theory. This unit will enable the
understanding of the structure of any musical composition. Students will first become
familiar with recognizing, reading and writing basic musical notation. They will learn how
to transfer note names and lengths on to staff paper. All students will learn sixteenth,
eighth, quarter, half, whole and dotted rhythms and notations. Along with understanding
basic rhythm using sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half and whole notes, students will listen
to various pieces of music and clap rhythm patterns in a call and response manner to
test their aural skills. This will be done at first using Kodaly syllables followed by
understanding and learning how rhythm is counted mathematically. Students will then
transfer rhythmic patterns using notation they heard on to staff paper.

Students will learn the importance of scales to build intervals and chords which
they will identify as well as create. To learn the purpose of key signatures, students will
learn the order of sharps and flats and be able to notate them individually. Once this is
learned, differentiation of major and minor scales will be practiced both aurally and
visually. Students will be able to notate major and minor scales up to three sharps and
three flats on staff paper. They will understand the use of scales when writing intervals
and triads which they will later identify aurally. Students will then be able to aurally and
visually identify broken and blocked chords.

Students will grasp an understanding of basic music terminology and how it is

associated with notation. They will examine and identify the application of time
signatures and key signatures when putting together rhythmic and melodic patterns.
Music terminology will consist of tempo markings, dynamics, and articulation. This
terminology will also be memorized along with the accompanying definitions and
abbreviations. Students will be able to differentiate terminology to include the
appropriate markings during melodic and rhythmic dictation. Through this, students will
be able to aurally and visually identify contrasting musical styles.

Test:

The test will serve as a summative assessment covering their music theory unit.
Students will be provided with staff paper for musical and rhythmic dictation to practice
their notation skills. Students with disabilities will have the option to take the written
portion of the test individually using magnetic notes on the white board and
kinesthetically demonstrate the rhythmic notation portion.
Standards:

1.0 Artistic Perception

Students read notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information,
using the terminology of music.

1.1 Read, write, and perform intervals and triads.

1.2 Read, write, and perform rhythmic and melodic notation, using standard
symbols for pitch, meter, rhythm, dynamics, and tempo in duple and triple
meters.

1.3 Transcribe simple aural examples into rhythmic notation.

Questions:

Standard: 1.1 Read, write, and perform intervals and triads.

On the provided sheet of staff paper, notate the following intervals and identify the key
signature:

1. D – F#
2. C–G
3. F–D
4. G – B-flat
5. A–D

Each question will be worth 4 points.

Standard: 1.2 Read, write, and perform rhythmic and melodic notation, using standard
symbols for pitch, meter, rhythm, dynamics, and tempo in duple and triple meters.

On the provided sheet of staff paper, notate these pitches:

1. Quarter note F#
2. Quarter note E natural
3. Quarter note D
4. Half note A-flat
5. Half note B

Each question will be worth 2 points.

Standard: 1.3 Transcribe simple aural examples into rhythmic notation.

On the provided sheet of staff paper, rhythmically dictate each pattern in 4/4 time.

Each pattern will be played twice on a different indicated note:

Each question will be worth 4 points.