Grading
“30 years from now, it won’t matter what grades you got.
What will matter is what you learned and how you used it.”
I hope that I made it clear in my welcome letter that my goal for HMS chorus students is to create lifelong lovers of music. My hope is that these grading procedures reflect this goal. Unfortunately, this is a tough thing to place a letter grade on. The grade you receive in this class will reflect your progress as a musician.
The goal of our choir program is to provide all students the opportunity to succeed. The grading policy is used to evaluate a student’s mastery of music, thus the grade reflects the student’s progress as a musician.
The student’s grade is based on 100%, divided differently depending on whether or not there is a concert performance during the grading period.
Grading periods with a Performance…
25% - Rehearsal Skills
20% - In Class Work
20% - Tests and Quizzes
35% - Performance assessment
Grading periods without a performance…
35% - Rehearsal Skills
30% - In Class Work
35% - Tests and Quizzes