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Music Test Yourself

Test Yourself Question
 Scoring Guide
Student Responses

Score and description

DEVELOPED

Student writes any combination of notes or rests totaling four beats, with no technical notation errors (such as note heads not filled in properly, backward stems, or note heads on eighth notes not filled in).

ADEQUATE

One measure of the response is completely correct with no technical errors in notation. The other measure of the notation contains the correct number of beats but contains a technical error in notation.

PARTIAL

One measure of the response contains the correct number of beats with no technical errors in notation. The other measure is incorrect.

Or:

Each measure of the response has the correct number of beats but contains a technical notation error.

Examples of technical notation errors include backward stems or note heads on eighth notes not filled in appropriately.

VERY LIMITED

One measure of the response contains the correct number of beats but has a technical error in notation. The other measure contains an incorrect number of beats.

Examples of technical notation errors include backward stems or note heads on eighth notes not filled in appropriately.

INADEQUATE

Each measure of the response contains an incorrect number of beats.

Examples of technical notation errors include backward stems or note heads on eighth notes not filled in appropriately.