Developing and Applying Assessments in the Music Classroom

"Developing and Applying Assessments in the Music Classroom provides information on how to use assessments in K-12 classrooms. It is a response to an ongoing need for K-12 teachers to be skilled in generating and using assessment data, by utilizing coursework and field experiences. This book deals with different areas of assessment appropriate for K-12 music settings, written in a way that first educates the reader with current scholarship, literature, examples, and information. Then, each chapter provides a series of discussion prompts, activities, questions, and assignments for readers to apply the content. Several experts in the field join the authors with contributed chapters, Philip Payne and Brian Wesolowski. Chapters begin with an overview, specified learning objectives and essential questions. The body of the content is followed by a summary, discussion prompts, activities, and in some instances, worksheet assignments, and in all chapters an expanded reference list. Examples come from all contexts of music settings; e.g., band, chorus, orchestra, general, elementary, jazz, and piano/guitar labs. The intention is to allow learners to explore and apply the material in authentic ways"--