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All performance and written tests given during each nine week grading period will be “pass-offs.”
The  purpose of objective pass-offs is to encourage students to retry a test or written assignment until they have mastered the concept. Upon the first unsuccessful attempt at passing off an objective, the student will receive a grade of 0 for that objective. If, on a subsequent unsuccessful attempt, they are able to demonstrate improvement, but not mastery, the grade may be moved up to a 50 at the teacher’s discretion.  Pass-off grades will remain a 0 or a 50 until the student has mastered the objective in accordance to the rubric on the right. Once passed off, the grade for that objective is a 100. Students have until the end of the 9 weeks to pass-off each objective. 

 Students will be required to write down their required objectives in the spaces provided on back of their practice log. Parents and students should use this space to keep track of which objectives they still need to pass off

Domains for Performance Objectives

Below is a list of each domain we are checking to see if a student has passed off, or mastered, an objective.  To be passed off, the student must score in the red area of each domain.

Domain

Tone and Articulation 

  1. Mature and characteristic sound; articulation is consistently correct.

  2. Sound and articulation lacking in maturity or consistency

  3. Sound not very full and/or focused; incorrect articulation.

  4. Sound unfocused; articulation not audibly present.

Posture 

  1. Correct in all aspects.

  2. Inconsistent or needs minor attention.

  3. Inappropriate or poor. 

Hand Position

  1. Hands are soft, natural, and placed appropriately.

  2. Hands are slightly tense; one or more fingers may be misplaced.

  3. Hands in incorrectly placed and/or tense. 

Technique 

  1. All or nearly all notes played accurately.

  2. Minor mistakes affecting the performance.

  3. Numerous wrong notes.

  4. Serious errors; almost or wholly unrecognizable.

Rhythm 

  1. No noticeable errors.

  2. Minor errors affecting the performance.

  3. Numerous errors.

  4. Serious errors; almost or wholly unrecognizable.

Tempo

  1. Steady and appropriate.

  2. Appropriate, but with some variance.

  3. Noticeably incorrect or varied.

  4. Tempo uncharacteristic for this selection.