Grade 1 Unit 5 Assessments

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1. **Lesson 1 Assessment Rubric: Kinesthetic Awareness**
– Assessing: Singing and Pointing Accuracy (Melodic).
– Focus: First phrase of “Bounce High Bounce Low.”

2. **Lesson 2 Assessment Rubric: Aural Awareness**
– Assessing: Identifying and Describing Highest Pitch (Melodic).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Bounce High Bounce Low.”

3. **Lesson 3 Assessment Rubric: Visual Awareness**
– Assessing: Creating Melodic Contour Picture (Visual).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Bounce High Bounce Low.”

4. **Lesson 4 Assessment Rubric: Labeling the Sound/Initial Practice**
– Assessing: Singing with Solfège and Hand Signs (Melodic).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Bounce High Bounce Low.”

5. **Lesson 5 Assessment Rubric: Presenting Notation/Initial Practice**
– Assessing: Reading from Notation with Solfège and Hand Signs (Melodic).
– Focus: Phrase 1 of “Bounce High Bounce Low.”

6. **Application of Knowledge Assessment Rubric: Reading**
– Assessing: Reading and Performing with Solfège and Hand Signs (Melodic).
– Focus: Reading and singing phrases with hand signs from staff notation, rhythmic notation, and solfège syllables in “Bounce High Bounce Low.”

7. **Application of Knowledge Assessment Rubric: Writing**
– Assessing: Writing First Phrase on Staff (Writing).
– Focus: First phrase of “Bounce High Bounce Low.”

8. **Application of Knowledge Assessment Rubric: Improvisation**
– Assessing: Selecting and Performing Response Phrases (Improvisation).
– Focus: Responses to questions.

  • 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.