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Assessing the soundSCAPE Mellon/QEP Project EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT LEARNING Submitted by Brian Hulse, Music Department Basic Timeline: (summer
’08) soundSCAPE festival ® (fall ’08) Overall Learning Objective: To develop advanced knowledge in the creation, preparation, and presentation of new music [It would be useful to identify specific learning expectations that align with the learning experiences described below.] Learning Experiences: Composers will * Participate as part of a ‘class’ of
select undergraduate and graduate composers from around the world in the 10-day
soundSCAPE festival in * Study composition with soundSCAPE
faculty * Compose a work or works to be
performed by William & Mary students on the * Continue independent composition
studies with W&M faculty Performers will * Participate as part of a ‘class’ of
select undergraduate and graduate performers from around the world in the
10-day soundSCAPE festival in * Study performance with soundSCAPE
faculty * Perform a work or works by William
& Mary students on the * Continue independent performance
studies with W&M faculty Composers and Performers will * Found (inaugural year) or participate
in (subsequent years) the * Organize the annual * Participate in rehearsals of new music
(as composers and/or performers) as part of both the soundSCAPE Festival and the * Compete for awards in composition and
performance on the Other William
& Mary Students will * Join the * Compete for awards and scholarships
to the soundSCAPE Festival ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING Individual Assessment: Assessment
points * Faculty instruction and advising at
the soundSCAPE festival (in rehearsals, lessons, master-classes, etc.) * Faculty instruction and advising
through lessons and independent study at W&M * Coaching in rehearsals for * Juried evaluation by faculty committee
following Assessment
criteria
[Following from the
above example, these assessment criteria describe how the learning , as expressed in one or more compositions, will be
evaluated. For example: Students will develop composition skills
necessary to compose a work or works to be performed . . . .] For
composers * Originality * Clarity of expression * Development of ideas * Competence of
instrumentation * Preparation of
performance For performers * Clarity of expression * Interpretive insight * Technical control * Preparation of
performance * Demeanor and poise Project Assessment: Assessment point Faculty committee convened to
adjudicate Assessment
criteria * Quality of compositions * Quality of performances * Preparation of performances * Professionalism * Lasting impact (creation of
sustainable new music ensemble at W&M) * What worked? * What didn’t work? * How can this project/process be
improved? * Should this project/process be
sustained? If so, how? * How did the project experiences result
in meeting the overall learning objective (to develop advanced knowledge in the
creation, preparation, and presentation of new music)? |