Band 6 Honors Test Blueprint
1302350_2016_BPSFE_HS_MUS_BAND6HONORS.fl.brevard
Course Information:
| Course Number | 1302350 | COURSE DESCRIPTION: This year-long, highly advanced course, designed for students with substantial experience in solo performance and larger performing ensembles, promotes significant engagement with and appreciation for music through performance of sophisticated wind and percussion literature. Study focuses on mastery of highly advanced music skills, techniques, and processes, as well as creativity through composition and/or arranging and use of current technology to enhance creativity and performance effectiveness. This course also provides significant opportunities for student leadership through peer mentoring, solo work, and participation as a performer or coach in a small or large ensemble. |
| Course Length: | 1 | |
| Course Level: | 3 | |
| Course Credit: | 1.0 | |
| Graduation Requirements: | Performing/Fine Arts (PF) | |
| 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 = 9% | I | MU.912.C.1.2 | Compare, using correct music vocabulary, the aesthetic impact of two or more performances of a musical work to one's own hypothesis of the composer's intent. | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | |
| E | MU.912.C.2.2 | Evaluate performance quality in recorded and/or live performances. | ||||||
| E | MU.912.C.3.1 | Make critical evaluations, based on exemplary models, of the quality and effectiveness of performances and apply the criteria to personal development in music. | ||||||
| H = 3% | I | MU.912.H.1.5 | Analyze music within cultures to gain understanding of authentic performance practices. | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | |
| I | MU.912.H.3.1 | Apply knowledge of science, math, and music to demonstrate, through an acoustic or digital performance medium, how sound production affects musical performance. | ||||||
| O = 9% | I | MU.912.O.1.1 | Evaluate the organizational principles and conventions in musical works and discuss their effect on structure. | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | |
| E | MU.912.O.3.1 | Analyze expressive elements in a musical work and describe how the choices and manipulations of the elements support, for the listener, the implied meaning of the composer/performer. | ||||||
| S = 8% | I | MU.912.S.3.3 | Transcribe aurally presented songs into melodic and/or rhythmic notation to show synthesis of aural and notational skills. | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | |
| E | MU.912.S.3.4 | Analyze and describe the effect of rehearsal sessions and/or strategies on refinement of skills and techniques. | ||||||
| NtK = 1% | NTK | MU.912.C.1.3 | Analyze instruments of the world and classify them by common traits. | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | |
| NTK | MU.912.F.3.2 | Summarize copyright laws that govern printed, recorded, and on-line music to promote legal and responsible use of intellectual property and technology. | ||||||
| NTK | MU.912.H.1.2 | Compare the work of, and influences on, two or more exemplary composers in the performance medium studied in class. | ||||||
| NTK | MU.912.H.1.3 | Compare two or more works of a composer across performance media. | ||||||
| NTK | MU.912.H.1.4 | Analyze how Western music has been influenced by historical and current world cultures. | ||||||
| SECTION B - PERFORMING TASKS 70% of EXAM 15 minutes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Mode | DOK | Benchmark | Benchmark text |
| P = 56% | 4 | MU.912.O.2.1 | Transfer accepted composition conventions and performance practices of a specific style to a contrasting style of music. |
| 4 | MU.912.O.3.2 | Interpret and perform expressive elements indicated by the musical score and/or conductor. | |
| 4 | MU.912.S.1.4 | Perform and notate, independently and accurately, melodies by ear. | |
| 4 | MU.912.S.2.1 | Apply the ability to memorize and internalize musical structure, accurate and expressive details, and processing skills to the creation or performance of music literature. | |
| 4 | MU.912.S.2.2 | Transfer expressive elements and performance techniques from one piece of music to another. | |
| 4 | MU.912.S.3.1 | Synthesize a broad range of musical skills by performing a varied repertoire with expression, appropriate stylistic interpretation, technical accuracy, and kinesthetic energy. | |
| 4 | MU.912.S.3.5 | Develop and demonstrate proper vocal or instrumental technique. | |
| O = 14% | 4 | MU.912.S.3.2 | Sight-read music accurately and expressively to show synthesis of skills. |
| BEST ASSESSED IN CLASSROOM | |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Benchmark text |
| MU.912.C.1.1 | Apply listening strategies to promote appreciation and understanding of unfamiliar musical works. |
| MU.912.C.2.1 | Evaluate and make appropriate adjustments to personal performance in solo and ensembles. |
| MU.912.C.2.3 | Evaluate one's own or other's compositions and/or improvisations and generate improvements independently or cooperatively. |
| MU.912.F.1.1 | "Analyze and evaluate the effect of ""traditional"" and contemporary technologies on the development of music." |
| MU.912.F.2.1 | Design or refine a résumé for application to higher education or the workforce that highlights marketable skills and knowledge gained through music training. |
| MU.912.F.2.2 | Analyze the effect of the arts and entertainment industry on the economic and social health of communities and regions. |
| MU.912.F.2.3 | Compare the organizational structure of a professional orchestra, chorus, quintet, or other ensemble to that of a business. |
| MU.912.F.3.1 | Analyze and describe how meeting one's responsibilities in music offers opportunities to develop leadership skills, and identify personal examples of leadership in school and/or non-school settings. |
| MU.912.F.3.3 | Define, prioritize, monitor, and successfully complete tasks related to individual musical performance or project presentation, without direct oversight, demonstrating skills for use in the workplace. |
| MU.912.F.3.4 | Design and implement a personal learning plan, related to the study of music, which demonstrates self-assessment, brain-storming, decision-making, and initiative to advance skills and/or knowledge. |
| MU.912.H.1.1 | Investigate and discuss how a culture's traditions are reflected through its music. |
| MU.912.H.2.1 | Evaluate the social impact of music on specific historical periods. |
| MU.912.H.2.2 | Analyze current musical trends, including audience environments and music acquisition, to predict possible directions of music. |
| MU.912.H.2.3 | Analyze the evolution of a music genre. |
| MU.912.H.2.4 | Examine the effects of developing technology on composition, performance, and acquisition of music. |
| MU.912.O.2.2 | Transpose melodies into different modalities through performance and composition. |
| MU.912.S.1.1 | Improvise rhythmic and melodic phrases over harmonic progressions. |
| MU.912.S.1.3 | Arrange a musical work by manipulating two or more aspects of the composition. |
