Self-directed Study Sheet 21

Aaron plays the bells

  1. Observation: Think about what you see and hear in the video.
  2. Interpretation: What can you reasonably infer about the person's musical engagement?
  3. Formative assessment: Suggest a Sounds of Intent Level, Domain & Element
  4. Summative assessment: Suggest a summative assessment (Domain, Level, E•A•X)

Aaron’s playing approximates to the beat of the music, particularly at the end of the excerpt, expressed through changes in harmony and melody. Hence he can detect the regular pattern of change in the music, and can reproduce it, approximately.

Domain, Level, Element:

I.3.D … imitates simple patterns in sound made by another (through repetition, regularity and/or regular change)

Contribution to summative assessment:

Contributes to I.3.Excelling … copies another’s simple patterns in sound