Arts in the Schools
ACHF Arts Education
1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together with others on a simple one-string dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will perform with their dulcimer at the spring concert. 6. Students will compose and play a four measure melody for their dulcimer. The composition will be assessed using a rubric. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4. Goal 5 will be assessed by attendance at the concert. Goal 6 will be met with each students being assessed according to the dulcimer composition rubric.
I evaluated individual student performance during class when we were practicing and learning to use the dulcimers and in preparation for our concert. Students also evaluated themselves after our concert performance. We practiced using appropriate academic (music) language while discussing the performance. For instance, students said things like "Some people were using a faster tempo at the beginning of the song." 98% of fourth graders could play one or more parts (3 parts possible) of Boil Them Cabbage Down. We performed this piece for our concert at the end of March. 100% of fourth graders students performed on their dulcimers at the concert.