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Grade 5 Student Expectations + Assessment
Band instruction begins in Grade 5 for all students at ESMS. Students have band class three times a cycle with Ms. Lansky.
*First Note Night is a necessary event for all Grade 5 students to attend - Thursday, September 26th from 6:15-8:00pm.
In Grade 5 Band, instruction is focused on the following areas:
> Proper playing and practice habits (in class and reinforced at home).
> Fundamentals of music (theory, note-reading, rhythm counting, etc).
> Rehearsal of music for performance both in class and at 2 band concerts (December + June).
> Instrument care and maintenance.
Report Card Assessment in Band
Students in Grade 5 are assessed in four main areas:
1. Music Language and Performance Skills - developing understanding of concepts, elements, and techniques for making music.
2. Creative Expression in Music - collaboratively and individually generating, developing, and communicating ideas in creating music for a variety of purposes and audiences.
3. Understanding Music in Context - connecting music to contexts of time, place, and community and developing understanding of making connections to culture and community.
4. Valuing Musical Experience - analyzing, reflecting, and constructing meaning in response to their own and others' music.
> Students are assessed on a regular basis throughout the year based on individual skill growth and understanding. If students practice on a regular basis at home, they will be successful. Practice efforts are evident in a student’s playing. If a student chooses not to practice or is unprepared for class or assessments, their personal skill evaluation will be reflective of this.
> Band is a participation-based subject and students need to rely on their own skills to perform their parts. No one else can learn your part!
> Students need to participate regularly, try their best, be prepared, practice at home, and set goals in order receive a “4” or a mark of 95-100%. Students can redo an assessment as many times as they wish to practice and try to improve their mark.
*First Note Night is a necessary event for all Grade 5 students to attend - Thursday, September 26th from 6:15-8:00pm.
In Grade 5 Band, instruction is focused on the following areas:
> Proper playing and practice habits (in class and reinforced at home).
> Fundamentals of music (theory, note-reading, rhythm counting, etc).
> Rehearsal of music for performance both in class and at 2 band concerts (December + June).
> Instrument care and maintenance.
Report Card Assessment in Band
Students in Grade 5 are assessed in four main areas:
1. Music Language and Performance Skills - developing understanding of concepts, elements, and techniques for making music.
2. Creative Expression in Music - collaboratively and individually generating, developing, and communicating ideas in creating music for a variety of purposes and audiences.
3. Understanding Music in Context - connecting music to contexts of time, place, and community and developing understanding of making connections to culture and community.
4. Valuing Musical Experience - analyzing, reflecting, and constructing meaning in response to their own and others' music.
> Students are assessed on a regular basis throughout the year based on individual skill growth and understanding. If students practice on a regular basis at home, they will be successful. Practice efforts are evident in a student’s playing. If a student chooses not to practice or is unprepared for class or assessments, their personal skill evaluation will be reflective of this.
> Band is a participation-based subject and students need to rely on their own skills to perform their parts. No one else can learn your part!
> Students need to participate regularly, try their best, be prepared, practice at home, and set goals in order receive a “4” or a mark of 95-100%. Students can redo an assessment as many times as they wish to practice and try to improve their mark.