Middle School Band District-Developed End-of-Course (DDEOC) Exam Study Guide Division of Academic Support, Office of Academics & Transformation Miami-Dade County Public Schools 2014-2015
Contents Frequently Asked Questions... 1 Practice Test Questions... 3 Musical Terms Words Bank... 6 Musical Styles/Cultural Associations... 6 Composers/Suggested Works to be Familiar With... 7 Copyright Law... 7
1 Frequently Asked Questions Q: Where can I find the Florida State Standards? A: CPalms: http://www.cpalms.org/public/search/standard Q: Are the Performing Arts Assessment questions based on the Florida State Standards? A: Yes. Assessment items (questions) were developed for many of the standards. Q: Will sample test guides or study guides be provided? A: Yes. Study guides will be available before the winter break. Q: What time of the year will the assessment be administered? A: Testing will occur in the spring. The timeline will run from late April through early May. Q: How many questions will be asked? A: Approximately 25-30 for elementary, 40-50 for both middle and high school. Q: What types of questions will be asked? A: Multiple-choice items only will be administered for the baseline year. Q: What information will be covered on the assessment? A: Elements and principles of music, techniques, styles, item identification, and copyright laws. Q: Who is responsible for developing the test form? A: The district will develop all course test forms. Q: Who will administer this assessment? A: The performing arts specialist will administer the assessment. School site test chairs will work with the art specialist on assessment preparations and administration. Q: How will the assessment be administered? A: On computers (through schoolnet software). Q: How long does the assessment take? A: Approximately 60 minutes. Q: Will students who partake in interventions participate in the assessment? A: Yes, however these students assessment results will not be calculated in the baseline scores.
2 Q: Will accommodations be made for students participating in ESE, ESOL, MTSS, and all students with exceptionalities? A: Yes. Q: How will students who are enrolled in the wheel or semester classes be assessed? A: For this baseline year, semesterized EOC will only be offered for term 2 courses. For example, an performing arts course that ends in January (term1) will not be assessed this year. Students enrolled in the performing arts course during term 2 will take the exam in May. However next year, the expectation will be that students will take the exam at the completion of their course. For term 1 courses that end in January, students would sit for those exams then. Q: How does this affect my teacher evaluation? A: Refer to records form number 7317 (IPEGS), front cover. Note: at least 50% of an instructional personnel s evaluation must be based on student learning growth assessed annually and measured by statewide assessments Florida State Statutes 1008.22 - Student assessment program for public schools. http://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/1008.22 1012.34 Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria. http://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/1012.34 What are Item Specifications? Item Specifications documents define the content and format of the assessment and the assessment s items for item writers and reviewers, and indicate the alignment of items with the Florida State Standards. They also serve as a source of information for educators and the general public.
3 Practice Test Questions * Denotes correct answer Standard MU.68.C.2.2 Critique, using correct music vocabulary, changes in one's own or others' musical performance resulting from practice or rehearsal. Compare the two recordings. AUDIO 1: 15-30-second flute solo lacking quality tone consistent with poor breath support and incorrect embouchure. AUDIO 2: 15-30-second flute solo of the same melody demonstrating characteristic tone. Which aspect in Example #2 contains the greatest improvement? A. Steady Beat B. Intonation C. Phrasing D. Tone* Standard MU.68.F.3.2 Investigate and discuss laws that protect intellectual property, and practice safe, legal, and responsible acquisition and use of musical media. Your band director played a copyrighted recording for the class. Which action would be a legal way to obtain a copy of the recording? A. Buy the CD or purchase online* B. Ask the band director to make a copy C. Download (no cost) from a file sharing site D. Borrow the CD and import it to your computer
4 Standard MU.68.H.1.2 Identify the works of representative composers within a specific style or time period Listen to the musical example. (AUDIO: Organ recording of the first 30-45 seconds of Toccata and Fugue in d minor by J.S. Bach.) Many of this composer s pieces focused on themes that are repeated in many different forms throughout the work. Who is the composer? A. J.S. Bach* B. Wolfgang Mozart C. Orlande De Lassus D. Ludwig Van Beethoven Standard MU.68.H.2.3 Identify connections among music and other content areas and/or contexts through interdisciplinary collaboration. Listen to the musical example. (30-45 seconds of a standard march such as Semper Fidelis.) What style does this music represent? A. Chorale B. March* C. Rock D. Swing
5 Standard MU.68.H.3.1 Identify connections among music and other content areas and/or contexts through interdisciplinary collaboration. Listen to the music example. (AUDIO: 30-45 sec. audio version of When Johnny Comes Marching Home played by a small instrumental ensemble in the fife and drum tradition.) During which event in American history was this song first made popular? A. American Revolution B. War of 1812 C. Civil War* D. World War I
6 Musical Terms Words Bank Scales (major, minor, chromatic) Dynamics Romantic/Classical/Baroque Timbre Coda Accent Swing Legato Articulation Allegro Staccato Marcato Intonation Musical Styles/Cultural Associations Students should be able to listen to and recognize what part of the world a particular style of music comes from. Visit http://divisionoflifeskills.dadeschools.net/asp/mu_resources.asp for instructional resources. Caribbean Chinese Japanese Mexican West African Native American United States (jazz, march, patriotic) Scotland
7 Composers/Suggested Works to be Familiar With Mozart: Symphony No 40, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis Beethoven: 5 th Symphony, 9 th Symphony Joplin: The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story Duke Ellington: It Don t Mean a Thing, Caravan Louis Armstrong: Wonderful World, West End Blues Grieg: In The Hall of The Mountain King, Peer Gynt John Williams: Multiple Movie Score i.e. Star Wars Dvorak: New World Symphony, Symphonies (multiple) Copyright Law Visit http://divisionoflifeskills.dadeschools.net/asp/mu_resources.asp for instructional resources.