--- title: Teaching with Musicplay | Assessment description: Assessment | Elementary music lesson planning, Teaching tips and updates from the Musicplay team! --- [![musicplay-logo](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/musicplay-logo-2.png?width=2701&height=877&name=musicplay-logo-2.png "musicplay-logo")](http://musicplay.ca) Open main menu Close main menu # Teaching With Musicplay ##### Sign up for email notifications. New blog post weekly! [Sign up Here!](https://marketing.musicplay.ca/newsletter-sign-up-form) Select Category Assessment Blog Posts Boomwhacker Bucket Drumming Choral Classroom Management Games and Centers Holidays and Special Days Lesson Planning Literacy and Music Programs and Musicals Recorder Vocal Development What's New with Musicplay Posts about: ## Assessment [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) [Choral](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/choral) ### [Performance Assessments](https://blog.musicplay.ca/performance-assessments) Jun 3, 2019, 8:22:48 AM Are you doing assessments for your end of the year report cards?  One of the areas that I want to assess is how well children perform music in choirs, Orff ensemble, on unpitched instruments, recorder, ukulele or guitar. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/performance-assessments) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Timbre Assessments](https://blog.musicplay.ca/timbre-assessments) May 27, 2019, 9:28:29 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/timbre-assessments) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Assess Melody Reading and Writing](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-melody-reading-and-writing) May 10, 2019, 5:34:55 AM Are you doing assessments for your end of the year report cards?  One of the areas that I want to assess is how well children can read, write, hear and transcribe melodic patterns using solfege.  I use solfege only for note reading in Grades 1-2-3, then transition to a combination of solfege and absolute pitches in Grades 4-5-6. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-melody-reading-and-writing) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Assess Rhythm Reading and Writing](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-rhythm-reading-and-writing) May 10, 2019, 5:22:34 AM As we approach the end of the school year for some of our American friends, I wanted to share some easy and quick ways to assess the students’ ability to read and write rhythms. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assess-rhythm-reading-and-writing) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Recorder Solo Assessment Rubric](https://blog.musicplay.ca/recorder-solo-assessment-rubric) Mar 13, 2019, 8:01:14 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/recorder-solo-assessment-rubric) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [10 Easy Assessments for K-5 Music Classes](https://blog.musicplay.ca/10-easy-assessments-for-k-5-music-classes) Oct 29, 2017, 3:37:35 PM If you only see your K-6 music students for 30-60 minutes/week, you have very limited time to assess student progress. In this article, I want to give suggestions that will help you make the most of the limited time that you have. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/10-easy-assessments-for-k-5-music-classes) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) Lesson Planning ### [Musicplay K-5 Synopsis – What Does Musicplay Teach?](https://blog.musicplay.ca/musicplay-k-5-synopsis-what-does-musicplay-teach) Mar 31, 2017, 6:44:57 AM I had an email question from a teacher this week. She needed to give a synopsis of what she teaches in each grade to her principal. She asked if I had a synopsis of what’s taught in Musicplay, and I had never written it in this format. So here’s the synopsis. Of course how much you’re able to teach depends on the time allotted for music, the experiences your students come with, and a myriad of other factors. With Musicplay you treat the teacher’s guide like a menu – choose the song, choose the activities. If you do all the “core” activities, you will complete what’s in the synopsis with your students. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/musicplay-k-5-synopsis-what-does-musicplay-teach) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Rhythm Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/rhythm-assessment) Jun 14, 2016, 3:39:47 PM **Quick and Easy Ideas for assessing Rhythm Reading and Notation** **June 12, 2016** [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/rhythm-assessment) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Elementary Music Report Card Comments](https://blog.musicplay.ca/elementary-music-report-card-comments) May 30, 2015, 11:14:37 AM Some of my American teacher friends are already finished school, but for many teachers you are into the home stretch and looking forward to the end of the school year. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/elementary-music-report-card-comments) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Assessment of Performances](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assessment-of-performances) Dec 15, 2011, 9:15:37 AM **Assessment of Performances** [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/assessment-of-performances) ##### Sign up for email notifications. New blog post weekly! 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