Grading Policy

Band Grading Policy 2023-2024

Major Summative (60%)

Concerts, Contests, and Festivals 

 - Major performances are considered long term projects and cannot be reassessed.

Written and Performance End of Unit Tests

Objectives

Minor Summative (40%)

All classroom assessment criteria, included but not limited to:

Music Theory

Fundamentals

Weekly Playing Quizzes

Technique/Counting Exercises

Rhythmic Dictation

Sight-reading

Scales

Sectional Performance

Sectional Playing Quizzes

Practice Assessments

After School Rehearsal Performance

**Any student receiving a 90 or above on any assignment, may not reassess. Any student receiving less than a 90 on any assignment may reassess, however, the maximum grade will be no higher than a 90 after reassessment.