Assessment should provide information to students on an individual level that will provide them with clear direction toward improvement.
– Peter Hamlin from Smart Music
Below are various webpages and music selections I collected and organized from the public domain and Dr.Albert’s music library.
General
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework Arts
- p. 44 (Novice Solo & Ensemble Standards)
- p. 45 (Foundations Solo & Ensemble Standards)
- p. 46 (Proficient Solo & Ensemble Standards)
- p. 47 (Advanced Solo & Ensemble Standards).
Finding Music Resources: A Project of the Music Education program at Gettysburg College
http://www.findingmusicresources.com/
A huge database includes various resources and webpages for music classroom, administration tasks, solo and ensemble music, and more! Highly recommended!
Music Assessment Strategies
Samples of Assessments for Band and Orchestra
The documents below can only be served as a reference, please change the details accordingly to your own teaching needs.
Wellness resources
Brene Brown Daring Classrooms
Aspiring sources for educators. Brene Brown has a great collection of writing and resources focused specifically for educators.
Podcast on burn out
This podcast is about what causes burnout, what it does to our bodies, and how we can move through the emotional exhaustion.
Sample Budget Form
Music Publishers and More
Meredith Music Publications
It has excellent resources written by composers and clinicians for instrumental and choral music educators.
GIA Publications
https://www.giamusic.com/store/meredith-music
*It publishes the Teaching Music through Performance in Band/Chorus/Orchestra series.
J.W. Pepper Sheet Music
https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/welcome.jsp
GPG Music
This publisher contains lots of original music for marching band shows, indoor percussion shows, and concert music.
Tresona Music
A website for music licenses purchasing. (For recording, performing, and video publication)
Rongbing Shen 