Fun Baseline Assessment for years 7 and 8.

I have uploaded the baseline assessment I use for the very first lesson for year 7 and 8 and their exit lesson towards the end of the academic year.

The assessment for year 7 covers some generic music theory knowledge from note identification, to instrument identification both written and aurally, descriptions of elements of music and other listening activities.

The assessment for year 8 covers similar material but this time it is not testing what they know but testing what they should have learnt in year 7. It goes through the theoretical side like the year 7 assessment but also reflects on last years topics. Obviously this is specific to my SoW but there is nothing stopping you quickly altering that section, only a 5 minute job :-)

This download also comes with a teacher guide with the answers, great if you have a new starter or long term supply.

Some of the listening questions will require you to create the musical material. For instance, identifying if the music gets louder or quieter or stays the same. This can easily be done with some simple chords. Finally I use active inspire and so have included the instrument listening and extended questions in the flip chart. Enjoy :-)