2nd Grade Performance Assessments

Performing Independently National Standard 2 Criteria Rubric Students will sing Student will sing on pitch Student will sing correct rhythm Student will sing on beat Solo Singing Games Pentatonic Folk Songs Students will sing with the class Students will sing alone during solo sections

1 No singing voice No accurate pitches No consistent tempo No accurate rhythm, 9 or more errors

2 Yes singing voice Pitch 1-4 errors Yes consistent tempo Rhythm, 1-4 errors

3 Yes singing voice, good quality Pitch, 0 errors Uses tempo nuances Rhythm, 0 errors

Creating Music National Standard 3 & 4 Criteria Rubric Students will create movement that accompanies the music Students will change their movement to match changing music. Recordings of a variety of music

1 Minimal movement, no participation No change

2 Good movement, not connected to music Student is moving but does not change their movement with the new section

3 Movement matches music Movement changes to match change in music

Receiving and Responding National Standard 5 & 6 Criteria Rubric Students will improvise melodies using do, re, mi, so, la during a 4-beat solo section of a folk song Student will improvise quarter note and eighth note rhythms on pitched instruments during a 4beat solo section of a folk song. Students will improvise while maintaining the beat. Students will reflect on the similarities and differences between two different performances. Pitched Instruments Pentatonic Song Two performances of the same song

1 Did not participate Did not participate Did not participate Did not participate

2 Participated but did not use correct pitches Participated but did not use correct rhythms Participated but did not stay on beat ________________________

3 Used correct pitches Used correct rhythms Stayed on beat Participated in the discussion

Contextual Knowledge National Standard 7, 8, & 9 Criteria Rubric Students will echo clap the same rhythm they hear the teacher clap Students will say the rhythms they see on the flash cards. Students will clap the rhythms they see on the flash cards. Students will sing the melodies that the teacher signs Teacher will Echo Clap with the Class Rhythm flash cards using 4 beats of quarter note and eighth note patterns Teacher will use solfege hand signs

1 Did not echo clap the rhythm the teacher clapped Did not clap the rhythms on the cards correctly Did not sing the correct rhythm Did not sing the correct melody

2 Echoed with 1-3 mistakes Clapped the rhythms on the cards with 1-3 mistakes Sang the rhythm with 1-3 mistakes Sang the melody with 1-3 mistakes

3 Echoed the teacher correctly Clapped the rhythms on the cards correctly Sang the rhythm correctly Sang the correct melody

Grade 2 Performance Assessments

Performing Independently 1. 2. 3. 4. Student will sing Student will sing on pitch Student will sing correct rhythm Student will sing on beat 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

Creating Music 1. Student will create movement that accompanies the music 2. Student will change movement to match changing music 1 1 2 2 3 3

Receiving and Responding 1. 2. 3. 4. Students will improvise melodies Students will improvise rhythms Students will improvise while maintaining the beat Students will compare and contrast two performances 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

Contextual Knowledge 1. 2. 3. 4. Students will echo clap what the teacher claps Students will say rhythms they see on flash cards Students will clap rhythms they see on flash cards Students will sing melodies from solfege signs 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3