Vocal Ensemble 4 Honors Test Blueprint
1303470_2016_BPSFE_HS_MUS_VOCALENSEMBLE4HONORS.fl.brevard
Course Information:
| Course Number | 1303470 | COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students with extensive vocal ensemble experience refine their critical listening, music literacy, and ensemble skills through the study, rehearsal, and performance of high-quality, advanced literature. Students use reflection and problem-solving skills with increasing independence to improve their performance and musical expressivity. 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: | 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 | |
| I | 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 = 4% | I | MU.912.H.1.2 | Compare the work of, and influences on, two or more exemplary composers in the performance medium studied in class. | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | |
| I | MU.912.H.1.5 | Analyze music within cultures to gain understanding of authentic performance practices. | ||||||
| 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 | |
| I | 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. | ||||||
| E | MU.912.O.3.2 | Interpret and perform expressive elements indicated by the musical score and/or conductor. | ||||||
| S = 6% | I | MU.912.S.3.4 | Analyze and describe the effect of rehearsal sessions and/or strategies on refinement of skills and techniques. | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4 | |
| NtK = 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. | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | |
| NTK | MU.912.H.1.3 | Compare two or more works of a composer across performance media. | ||||||
| SECTION B - PERFORMING TASKS 70% of EXAM 15 minutes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Mode | DOK | Benchmark | Benchmark text |
| P = 56% | 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.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.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.2.4 | Examine the effects of developing technology on composition, performance, and acquisition of music. |
| MU.912.O.2.1 | Transfer accepted composition conventions and performance practices of a specific style to a contrasting style of music. |
| MU.912.S.1.3 | Arrange a musical work by manipulating two or more aspects of the composition. |
