Most Assignments will be during lessons with Quarters 1 & 2 focused on Orchestra Karate skills and any concert music. These include:
Playing checkpoints
Note-reading checks
Posture/playing position checks
Small writing assignments, like bell ringers or knowledge checks
Most Assignments will be during lessons with the focus on concert music and skill-building. These include:
Playing checkpoints
Note-reading checks
Posture/playing position checks
Small writing assignments, like bell ringers or knowledge checks
How Students are graded:
Standards-Based Grading scale:
4 (EX): exceeds the standard/above grade level (rare)
3 (ME): meets the standard (goal for every student)
2 (AP): approaching the standard
1 (BL): needs improvement
In the gradebook, here are the current categories and how they apply to orchestra:
Performance: playing assessments
(I do not usually assign anything for other standards - Creating, Responding, and Connecting)
Self-directed Learner: attendance for lessons, instrument take-home checks, preparedness for class (i.e. having materials), behaviors during class
Collaborative Contributor: attendance to rehearsals/concerts, interactions with peers during lessons/performances