Music commencement assessments

Students in Grade 12 who have completed 10 semester credits in a single art form (dance, music, theater, or visual arts) are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. Each art form has its own test (assessment), and each assessment has three components: 1) Performance Task, 2) Exit Project & Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This collection contains music commencement assessment information that can help students, teachers, and administrators plan for success in the music commencement assessments.

Please note, dates on resources in this collection are for the 2018-19 school year.  2019-20 school year dates coming soon. 

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Students in Grade 12 who have completed 10 semester credits in a single art form (dance, music, theater, or visual arts) are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. Each assessment has three components: 1) NYSSMA Solo Adjudication, 2) Exit Project and Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This music commencement assessment teacher information packet can support teachers in planning student music instruction in preparation for the music commencement assessment.

Please note, dates on this resource are for the 2018-19 school year.  2019-20 school year dates coming soon.  

Students in Grade 12 who have completed 10 semester credits in a single art form (dance, music, theater, or visual arts) are eligible to take an Arts Commencement Assessment. Each assessment has three components: 1) NYSSMA Solo Adjudication, 2) Exit Project and Reflective Essay, and 3) Written Assessment. This music commencement assessment student information packet can support students in preparing for the music commencement assessment.

Please note, dates on this resource are for the 2018-19 school year.  2019-20 school year dates coming soon. 

Standards:
Danielson Framework for Teaching 1a: Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and PedagogyDanielson Framework for Teaching 1c: Setting Instructional OutcomesDanielson Framework for Teaching 1e: Designing Coherent InstructionDanielson Framework for Teaching 1f: Designing Student AssessmentsQuality Review Indicators 2.2 Assessment Instructional CoreQuality Review Indicators 4.1 Teacher Support and SupervisionAcademic Programming Take Courses and Meet Requirements for Post-secondary Readiness
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