Learning Goal: Students will compose a piece of music in Rondo (ABACA) form

Self and Peer Cooperation Rubric

Learning Objectives:

National Standard for Music Education 4: Composing and arranging music within specified guidelies

National Standard for Music Education 5: Reading and notating music.

National Standard for Music Education 7: Evaluating music and music performances

Assessment Tool - Rubric

Assessment Activity

Standard 4: Student composition has 3 different sections (A,B and C) both rhythmically and tonally.

Standard 5: Final work is submitted in Finale (or some other readable notation format) as a complete composition.

Standard 5: Composition contains at least 5 of the following elements – treble clef, double bar line, dynamics, 4 measures in each section, correct number of beats in each measure, time signature, and ends on the note ‘C’.

Standard 7: Completes the peer cooperation rubric for self and others; accepted a role and completed assigned tasks. Adds to Wiki at least twice each week.

Activity

Students will randomly choose A, B or C.

Each group of three students will compose 4 measures of music using a software notation program such as Finale

Sections will be put together in Rondo form (ABACA pattern) to create a complete piece of music.

Students will provide ongoing communication via the Wiki as evidence of team cooperation.

Student team will submit final composition.

Students will submit a self and peer cooperation rubric upon completion of assignment.