Assessment in Music Education: from Policy to Practice

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Future Directions for Assessment in Music....Pages 1-7
Backwards Assessment Explanations: Implications for Teaching and Assessment Practice....Pages 9-19
Assessment in Music in the European Context: The Polifonia Project....Pages 21-37
Assessment in Music in the Australian Context: The AiM Project....Pages 39-54
Challenging Approaches to Assessment of Instrumental Learning....Pages 55-70
Bachelor of Music: Purpose, Desires and Requirements....Pages 71-86
Participants’ Perceptions of Fair and Valid Assessment in Tertiary Music Education....Pages 87-106
Assessment and Critical Feedback in the Master-Apprentice Relationship: Rethinking Approaches to the Learning of a Music Instrument....Pages 107-124
Assessing Music Performance Process and Outcome Through a Rubric: Ways and Means....Pages 125-139
Embedding Creative and Critical Thinking in Performance Studies – The Challenge....Pages 141-151
A Search for Balance: The Development of a Performance Assessment Form for Classical Instrumental Music in the Tertiary Context....Pages 153-170
Linking Assessment Practices, Unit-Level Outcomes and Discipline-Specific Capabilities in Contemporary Music Studies....Pages 171-193
New Wine in Old Bottles: Aligning Curricula, Pedagogy and Assessment Through Creative Practice in Classical and Contemporary Music....Pages 195-206
Assessments for Music Theory: Three Situations....Pages 207-219
The BoPMAT: Bachelor of Music Popular Music Program....Pages 221-235
The Amazing Marking Machine, A Process for Efficient, Authentic Assessment....Pages 237-250
Assessment and Feedback in Curricula Design for Contemporary Vocal Studies....Pages 251-268
Musical Theatre Assessment: Perspectives on the Efficacy of Continuous Assessment....Pages 269-277
Aligning Student Attitudes, Assessment, and Curriculum Design: A Case Study Using the “My Life as a Musician” Vocational Preparation Strand....Pages 279-292
Back Matter....Pages 293-296