Skip over the parts that look fairly easy and go right to the parts that are more difficult. Remember, you have a FULL MINUTE to review your line of sight reading before you perform it.If you can choose whether to do sight reading or performance first, I would choose the sight reading first to get it out of the way.

Say hello to the judge, smile, and hand them the permit and your music.Take a huge breath and center yourself.Ingraining the song will insure your success. You know the song when you actually go through the whole song in your head without having to play it. Listen to the song over and over and OVER until you know it cold.

Try to find recorded versions of the song, professionally recorded if possible. This is fine, but if you are investing time and money, why not get the most you can out of it? Many students go for something they know, or something they think is easy. Pick a song that is challenging to you, as the whole point to NYSSMA is to improve your skills.

I highly recommend finding a piano teacher to help you with this. Select your solo piece as soon as possible. Students are usually given their sign up sheets in the end of January or the beginning of February. Here in Massapequa, testing is usually in March/April, and I start discussing it with students in September. Rubric to accompany SLO: RKS_Music_Performance_Rubric.6 months in advance is ideal, but most school teachers do it 3 months or so in advance.Students w/Moderate–Severe Cognitive and Language Delays: (Elise Sobol: Rosemary Kennedy School) Solo Performance: High School Women’s Choir Lessons (Marc Greene: Baldwin High School) Sight Reading Samples: Sight Reading Level 4 Sightreading – High School Women’s Choir Lessons (Marc Greene: Baldwin High School) This site is not designed to be definitive in terms of prescribed content or formatting of the assessments, but rather as a compilation for professional sharing. pdf files of assessments that you have created.links to assessment materials you have accessed online.links to assessment materials you have posted.In an effort to assist in these tasks, we ask that you share your best practices with NYSSMA members. Districts are also requiring links to Common Core Curriculum Standards. We recognize that many districts are focusing on music assessments in the process of evaluating music teachers as per NYSSMA recommendations. The NYSSMA® Curriculum Committee recognizes the need for support in generating assessments appropriate for the music classroom.

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