5th Grade General Music - SLO– Final Assessment 1 (Teacher Guide)

Student Learning Objectives Test I

5th Grade
Lee Eaton Elementary

Standards:

5 CE - Identify elements of music including tonality, dynamics, tempo and meter, using music
vocabulary.
(13-20)

1 PR - Sing a varied repertoire with accurate rhythm and pitch, appropriate expressive qualities,
good posture and breath control (Singing Performance)

4 PR - Read, write and perform rhythm patterns (e.g., 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 meter) using sixteenth
through whole notes including dotted half-note and syncopated rhythms.
(Numbers: 1-4, 16-18, and Rhythm Sight Reading)

5 PR - Read, write and perform diatonic melodies and the major scale on the treble staff.
(Numbers: 5-12 and Vocal Scales)

*Standards are marked after each section.

Student Name ________________________________________ HR___________________ Date______

Final Score

Written _____/20 X 2 = _____/40

Performance _____/40

Total _____/ 80 = _____%

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SECTION 1: Rhythm Reading – Standard 4PR

Student Directions: Write the letter of the rhythm you are hearing. You can use any letter
more than once.
Teacher Directions: Teacher claps/plays each rhythm 2 times. Students clap the rhythm back.
Teacher plays/claps the rhythm one more time. Students clap it back. Students identify the
correct rhythm.

1. _________

2. _________

3. _________

4. _________

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SECTION 2: Melodic Identification – Standard 5PR

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Student Directions: Write the letter of the melody you are hearing. You can use any letter
more than once.
Teacher Directions: Teacher sings each melody (using solfege names) 2 times. Students sing the
melody back. Teacher sings the melody one more time. Students sing it back. Students identify
the correct melody.

5. _________

6. _________

7. _________

8. _________

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Student Directions: Write the letter of the melody you are hearing. You can use any letter
more than once.
Teacher Directions: Teacher sings each melody (using the word “loo”) 2 times. Students sing the
melody back using the word “loo”. Teacher sings the melody one more time. Students sing it
back. Students identify the correct melody.

9. _________

10. _________

11. _________

12. _________

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SECTION 3: Time Signature Identification, Rhythm Writing, and Dynamics - Standard

5CE (numbers 13-20); 4 PR (numbers 16-18).
13-15. Student Directions: Read the directions next to the chart. Identify the time
signature for numbers 15-17.

16-18. Use any of the notes below to place the correct amount of beats in every measure. You
can use any note more than once.

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19-20. Student Directions: Circle what you are hearing. You should be listening for
VOLUME/DYNAMICS NOT PITCH:
Teacher Directions: Teacher plays a major scale on the xylophone, applying the correct dynamic
marking. Each scale is played 3 times. Students identify the dynamic.

19.
A. B.
All Piano (p) Crescendo

C. D.
All Forte (f) Decrescendo

20.
A. B.
All Piano (p) Crescendo

C. D.
All Forte (f) Decrescendo

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Section 4:Performance Based Assessments

RHYTHMIC SIGHT READING (4PR):
Teacher Directions: Students will choose one of the following three rhythms to read from sight. He or she
will read the rhythm twice. The first time the student will say the pneumonic name for the rhythms. The
second time they will clap the rhythm while saying the pneumonic name. The teacher will assess the
second reading using the rubric below.

Student Directions:
1) Read the following rhythm using your rhythm nick-names (ta, ti-ti, etc.).
2) Clap the rhythm while you read it using you rhythm nick-names (ta, ti-ti, etc).

Rhythm Reading Rubric

4-Excellent 3-Proficient 2-Developing 1-Limited or Score
Emerging
Rhythm Rhythms and tempo are Rhythms are mostly Rhythms are Rhythms are mostly
accurate throughout the accurate with 1-2 performed with 2-4 inaccurate (more than
Accuracy
selection. errors OR rhythms are errors. 4 errors).
accurate, but tempo
too fast or slow

**maintains accurate tempo **tempo was slightly **tempo was accurate **tempo was too fast
and rhythms throughout slower or faster, but with one or more or too slow with
the rhythms were rhythm errors rhythm errors
accurate

Rhythm Rhythm names are all Rhythm names contain Rhythm names contain Rhythms names are
accurate 1-2 errors 2-4 errors mostly inaccurate
Names
(more than 4 errors)
Total /8

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VOCAL SCALES (5PR):

Teacher Directions: Teacher will sing an ascending and descending D major scale to students using scale-
degree numbers. Students will be asked to repeat the scale. From this, teacher can use the rubric to
assess pitch, tone, breath control, and posture. Teacher will ask then students to sing the same scale
using solfege names starting on “do”). The teacher will then assess the solfege names. See rubric below.

Vocal Scales Rubric

4-Excellent 3-Proficient 2-Developing 1-Limited or Score
Emerging
Pitch Sings entire selection Sings the majority of Sings with accurate Sings with an
starting and ending on the selection with melodic contour, inaccurate melody
the correct pitch with accurate pitches but higher or lower
outstanding intonation with one interval in pitch.
between all intervals. slightly out of tune.
** Pitch was ** Pitch was very
** Pitch is very accurate ** Pitch has an generally too high or inaccurate such that
throughout. isolated interval too low, but the it did not have the
that is out of tune melodic contour was same melodic
but the rest is basically correct. contour
entirely accurate.
Solfege Name Sings accurate solfege Sings mostly Sings some accurate Solfege names with
names through the scale. accurate solfege solfege names with more than 4 errors.
names with 1-2 3-4 errors names.
errors.
Tone/Breath Light, resonant, clear Mostly light, Some light, Shout-singing or
Control tone quality throughout resonant, clear tone resonant, clear tone singing that is
the selection quality quality mixed with much too soft
either shout-singing
Low, supported breath Mostly low, or singing that is too Lack of breath
throughout the selection supported breath soft. control/support

Mostly lacks of
breath
control/support.
Posture -Sitting/standing straight -Missing one -Missing two or -Missing all
& tall. comment to the left. three components components to the
-Spine/legs straight to the left. left.
-Feet flat on floor/risers
-Shoulders relaxed.

TOTAL /16

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SINGING PERFORMANCE (1PR):
Teacher Directions: While each student sings, the teacher will use the rubric below to evaluate the
performance.
Students Directions: Sing the song Frere Jacque with accurate pitch and rhythm as well as appropriate
tone, breath control, and posture/technique.
Song Title: Frere Jacque
Singing Performance Rubric
4-Excellent
Pitch Sings entire selection
starting and ending on the
correct pitch with
outstanding intonation
between all intervals.
** Pitch is very accurate
throughout.
Tone/Breath Light, resonant, clear tone
quality throughout the
Control
selection
Low, supported breath
throughout the selection
Rhythm Rhythms and tempo are
accurate throughout the
selection.
**maintains accurate tempo
and rhythms throughout
Posture -Sitting/standing straight &
tall.
-Spine/legs straight
-Feet flat on floor/risers
-Shoulders relaxed.
TOTAL
3-Proficient 2-Developing 1-Limited or Score
Emerging
Sings the majority of Sings with accurate Sings with an
the selection with melodic contour, but inaccurate melody
accurate pitches with higher or lower in
one interval slightly pitch.
out of tune.
** Pitch was generally ** Pitch was very
** Pitch has an too high or too low, inaccurate such that it
isolated interval that is but the melodic did not have the same
out of tune but the rest contour was basically melodic contour
is entirely accurate. correct.
Mostly light, resonant, Some light, resonant, Shout-singing or
clear tone quality clear tone quality singing that is
mixed with either much too soft
Mostly low, supported shout-singing or
breath singing that is too soft. Lack of breath
control/support
Mostly lacks of breath
control/support.
Rhythms are mostly Rhythms are Rhythms are mostly
accurate with one or performed with two to inaccurate (more than
two errors OR rhythms four errors. four errors).
are accurate, but
tempo too fast or slow
**tempo was slightly **tempo was accurate **tempo was too fast
slower or faster, but with one or more or too slow with
the rhythms were rhythm errors rhythm errors
accurate
-Missing one comment -Missing two or three -Missing all
to the left. components to the components to the
left. left.
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