Music Performance Assessment

Music Performance Assessment for Schools

Assessing Music Performance: A Valid System for Measuring Student Performance and Growth brings professional adjudication methodology into the educational environment. McNulty's system like no other you've seen. You already know the rubrics. It's finding your standard by ranking that will reveal the only valid process developed over 50 years by adjudicators throughout the country.

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For Music Education

A practical common language for performance and growth.

Built from professional adjudication methods, the system helps music educators make expectations clearer for students and gives school leaders a more consistent way to follow performance over time.

For music teachers

Use a consistent process to assess students, sections and ensembles while keeping the focus on musical growth.

For school leaders

Give your music program a clear assessment approach that supports meaningful conversations about standards and progress.

For performance programs

Apply the system across bands, orchestras and choirs with records that make comparisons easier to understand.

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