M/J Keyboard 2 Test Blueprint
1301040_2016_BPSFE_MS_MUS_MJKEYBOARD2.fl.brevard
Course Information:
| Course Number | 1301040 | COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students build on prior piano experience to develop intermediate piano techniques and skills, and learn music repertoire from various styles and time periods. They explore musical creativity through improvisation and composition, and cultivate analytical listening and critical thinking skills associated with making informed musical decisions. Intermediate-level pianists also learn about the basic tools of music technology through such components as MIDI keyboards. Public performances may serve as a culmination of specific instructional goals. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. |
| Course Length: | 1 | |
| Course Level: | 2 | |
| SECTION A - RESPONDING ITEMS 30% of EXAM 30-40 minutes | Number of Items by Item Type | Pts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG IDEA % | WEIGHT E=essential I=important NTK=nice_to_know | DOK | Benchmark | Benchmark text | Selected Response 1 pt | Short Answer 2 pts | Extended Response 4 pts | Points 21-23 pts |
| C = 8% | I | MU.68.C.1.2 | Compare, using correct music vocabulary, the aesthetic impact of a performance to one's own hypothesis of the composer's intent. | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | |
| I | MU.68.C.2.2 | Critique, using correct music vocabulary, changes in one's own or others' musical performance resulting from practice or rehearsal. | ||||||
| H = 4% | I | MU.68.H.1.5 | Using representative musical works by selected composers, classify compositional characteristics common to a specific time period and/or genre. | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | |
| I | MU.68.H.2.3 | Classify the literature being studied by genre, style, and/or time period. | ||||||
| O = 8% | I | MU.68.O.1.1 | Compare performances of a musical work to identify artistic choices made by performers. | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | |
| S = 8% | E | MU.68.S.3.4 | Compare written notation to aural examples and analyze for accuracy of rhythm and pitch. | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | |
| E | MU.68.S.3.5 | Notate rhythmic phrases and/or melodies, in varying simple meters, performed by someone else. | ||||||
| NtK = 2% | NTK | MU.68.F.2.2 | Describe how concert attendance can financially impact a community. | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | |
| NTK | MU.68.F.3.2 | Investigate and discuss laws that protect intellectual property, and practice safe, legal, and responsible acquisition and use of musical media. | ||||||
| NTK | MU.68.H.1.2 | Identify the works of representative composers within a specific style or time period. | ||||||
| NTK | MU.68.H.3.1 | Identify connections among music and other content areas and/or contexts through interdisciplinary collaboration. | ||||||
| SECTION B - PERFORMING TASKS 70% of EXAM 15 minutes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Mode | DOK | Benchmark | Benchmark text |
| P = 56% | 4 | MU.68.S.3.1 | Sing and/or play age-appropriate repertoire expressively. |
| 4 | MU.68.S.3.2 | Demonstrate proper vocal or instrumental technique. | |
| O = 14% | 4 | MU.68.O.3.2 | Perform the expressive elements of a musical work indicated by the musical score and/or conductor, and transfer new knowledge and experiences to other musical works. |
| 4 | MU.68.S.3.3 | Sight-read standard exercises and simple repertoire. | |
| BEST ASSESSED IN CLASSROOM | |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Benchmark text |
| MU.68.C.1.1 | Develop strategies for listening to unfamiliar musical works. |
| MU.68.C.1.3 | Identify, aurally, instrumental styles and a variety of instrumental ensembles. |
| MU.68.C.2.1 | Critique personal performance, experiment with a variety of solutions, and make appropriate adjustments with guidance from teachers and peers. |
| MU.68.C.2.3 | Critique personal composition and/or improvisation, using simple criteria, to generate improvements with guidance from teachers and/or peers. |
| MU.68.F.1.1 | Create a composition and/or performance, using visual, kinesthetic, digital, and/or acoustic means to manipulate musical elements. |
| MU.68.H.2.1 | Describe the influence of historical events and periods on music composition and performance. |
| MU.68.H.2.2 | Analyze how technology has changed the way music is created, performed, acquired, and experienced. |
| MU.68.H.3.2 | Discuss how the absence of music would affect other content areas and contexts. |
| MU.68.O.2.2 | Demonstrate knowledge of major and minor tonalities through performance and composition. |
| MU.68.S.1.1 | Improvise rhythmic and melodic phrases to accompany familiar songs and/or standard harmonic progressions. |
| MU.68.S.1.3 | Arrange a short musical piece by manipulating melody, form, rhythm, and/or voicing. |
| MU.68.S.1.4 | Sing or play melodies by ear with support from the teacher and/or peers. |
| MU.68.S.1.6 | Compose a melody, with or without lyrics, over a standard harmonic progression. |
| MU.68.S.2.2 | Transfer performance techniques from familiar to unfamiliar pieces. |
