Grade 1 Unit 3 Assessments

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1. **Lesson 1 Assessment Rubric: Kinesthetic Awareness**

– Assessing: Singing and Pointing Accuracy (Rhythmic).
– Focus: First phrase of “Snail, Snail.”

2. **Lesson 2 Assessment Rubric: Aural Awareness**
– Assessing: Identifying and Describing Pitches on Beats 1 and 2 (Melodic).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Snail, Snail.”

3. **Lesson 3 Assessment Rubric: Visual Awareness**
– Assessing: Creating a Picture of Melodic Contour (Visual).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Snail, Snail.”

4. **Lesson 4 Assessment Rubric: Labeling the Sound/Initial Practice**
– Assessing: Singing with Solfège Syllables and Hand Signs (Rhythmic).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Snail, Snail” and other songs.

5. **Lesson 5 Assessment Rubric: Presenting Notation/Initial Practice**
– Assessing: Reading from Rhythmic Notation with Solfège and Hand Signs (Rhythmic).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Snail, Snail” and other songs.

6. **Application of Knowledge Assessment Rubric: Reading**
– Assessing: Reading and Performing so mi in Known Songs with Solfège and Hand Signs (Rhythmic).
– Focus: so mi in known songs.

7. **Application of Knowledge Assessment Rubric: Writing**
– Assessing: Writing the First Phrase on the Staff with so on the Fourth Line and the Third Space (Writing).
– Focus: First phrase of “Snail, Snail.”

8. **Application of Knowledge Assessment Rubric: Improvisation**
– Assessing: Selecting and Performing Response Phrases with so mi (Improvisation).
– Focus: Response phrases to questions or responses performed by teacher or students.

  • Assessment rubrics are included with each unit. They are intended to evaluate students’ progress in understanding musical concepts and elements. They have been structured to assess student learning and chart progress. 
  • Assessment rubrics are essential teaching tools to share with administrators.