Bb Readings (Byo)

Pat Tregoning
MUS 23241
3-9-11

[Byo, James L. September, 2001, Designing substantive playing tests, MEJ, pp.39-44]


     In this article, Byo talks about ways that you can come up with good playing test "rubrics". Byo talks about how these rubrics will help the kids understand what exactly they need to do to get the most successful grade that they can. He also gives example rubrics for playing tests. 
     I have one personal connection to playing tests, that being coming up with rubrics for my TE's in my Music Teaching As a Profession class. I always assumed that rubrics could just be thrown together in pass-fail style.
     I personally agree with what Byo talks about with the structuring of these rubrics and how they become very helpful in the progression of your students. I definitely plan to refer to this whenever I start to make a rubric.