Benchmarks in action : a guide to standards-based assessment in music / edited by Carolynn A. Lindeman. - Reston, VA : MENC, the National Association for Music Education c2003. - xii, 148 p. : music ; 28 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) - Benchmark student performances in music . - Benchmark student performances in music. .

Accompanying compact disc contains benchmark student responses and music used in administering the assessment tasks.

Includes list of selected resources (p. 139-144).

Standard 1: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music -- Standard 2: Performing on instruments alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music -- Standard 3: Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments -- Standard 4: Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines -- Standard 5: Reading and notating music -- Standard 6: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music -- Standard 7: Evaluating music and music performances -- Standard 8: Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts -- Standard 9: Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

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Music--Instruction and study--United States.

MT3.U5 / B378 2003