Year 8 Music Assessment Tasks | Semester 1 | 2021 
 
 
Name: 
 
 
Class: Teacher: 
 
 
 
 
 
Task 1a  Guitar Performance  Term 1  35% 
Task 1b  Aural Presentation  Term 1  25% 
Task 2  Composition/Performance  Term 2  40% 

 
 
 
  
Music  
Year 8 
Assessment Task 1 
STUDENT   

TEACHER  Mrs Giorgiutti / Mr Gioiello / Mr  CLASS  8D, 8L, 8P, 8Y 
Gullotta 

Performance: /10  Performance: 35%  

MARK  WEIGHT 
Oral Presentation: /10  Oral Presentation: 25% 

DUE  Wednesday, 17th of March, Week 8,  8D and 8L: P2 

DATE  Term 1  8P and 8Y: P3  
 

ASSESSMENT TASK 
 

TASK DETAILS 
Unit Name:​ Rock Music 
Type of Task: ​Performance (Guitar) and Aural Analysis 
Task is to be completed:​ In class - in pairs and individually 
 

TASK DESCRIPTION​ (What do I have to do?)  

PART 1: PERFORMANCE 
● Students are to play a song studied in class using the chords D, G and A ​with another student 
as a duo. 
● Students are to apply a strumming pattern appropriate to the style.  
● Students will be guided through the practising process during class. 
● Play a chord progression from sight (with 2-5 minutes to prepare and no 
instruction from your teacher) 
● Develop your own arrangement of the song and devise a suitable strumming 
pattern to apply.  
Newman: 
● Incorporates various dynamics when playing chords (student informs teacher 
of various dynamic changes which they are playing). 
● Student applies various strumming patterns to different chords (the student 
informs the teacher of various strumming patterns which they are playing). 

PART 2: ORAL PRESENTATION 

● Students are to present an aural analysis of no longer than one minute discussing how the 
composer has used THREE concepts of music in the song chosen for performance in Part 1.  
● Students provide examples of techniques discussed, either aurally or on the 
Newman: 
guitar.  

 
PRESENTATION​ (How do I submit the task?)  
Students will perform their duet and present their aural analysis for their teacher on the due date 
during class time.  
 
 
 Music  
Year 8 
Assessment Task 1a 
 
STUDENT    TEACHER   
  
OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED 

Performs music using different forms of notation and different types of technology across a broad range 
4.2 
of musical styles 

4.3  Performs demonstrating solo and ensemble awareness 

 

Criteria for 
Assessing Learning 
Achievement Standards 
 

  ELEMENTARY  BASIC  SOUND  THOROUGH  EXTENSIVE  NEWMAN 

Students  1  2  3  4  5    

Perform a song on  You perform your  You perform your  You perform your  You perform your  You perform your 
guitar using chord  song. Few chord  song. Some chord  song. Most chord  song well. All chord  song with 
charts and different 
shapes are correct  shapes are correct  shapes are correct  shapes are correct  precision. All chord 
strumming patterns. 
and strumming  (some fingers may  and strumming  and strumming  shapes are correct 
patterns are the  be in the wrong  patterns are  patterns are  and strumming  As a soloist, 
simplest ones  position) and  correct with the  complex and  patterns are  performs a chord 
available to  strumming  occasional slip.  played in time.  accurate and  progression from 
students. It is not  patterns are simple    played in time. You  sight with only a 
a fluent  ones correct -    play your song with  few minutes to 
performance.  there might be  great confidence  prepare and 
some slips  and with a sense of  devises own 
rhythmically.  the Rock style.  arrangement of the 
piece.  
  1  2  3  4  5  Demonstrates 
accuracy with 
Perform as a duo  You perform your  You perform your  You perform your  You perform your  You perform your 
demonstrating  rhythmic 
song with a  song with a  song with a  song with a partner  song as a duo with  strumming 
ensemble awareness. 
partner. There is  partner. There is  partner. You  well. You  ensemble  (minimum of 4 
no interaction  some interaction  demonstrate good  demonstrate  precision. You  variations) and 
between  between members  communication  complex  demonstrate  dynamics whilst 
members and no  and an attempt at  between members  communication  confident  playing. 
demonstration of  creating a cohesive  and the song is  between members  communication    
cohesion.   performance.   played in time with  and cohesive  between members 
each other.  transitions through  and perform with a 
sections and  great sense of 
dynamic changes.   cohesion and style.  

NOT DEMONSTRATED 

❏ Assessment was not attempted  0 

❏ Work was not at a standard that could be assessed (non-serious 
attempt) 

Teacher feedback: 

 
/10  
 Music  
Year 8 
Assessment Task 1b  
 
 

OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED 
Demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through listening, observing, 
4.7 
responding, discriminating, analysing, discussing and recording musical ideas 

Demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through aural identification and 

4.8 
discussion of the features of a range of repertoire 
 
Criteria for 
Assessing Learning 
Achievement Standards 
 

  ELEMENTARY  BASIC  SOUND  THOROUGH  EXTENSIVE  NEWMAN 

Students  1-2  3-4  5-6  7-8  9-10   

Demonstrates an  Delivers an oral  Delivers a limited  Delivers a sound  Delivers a thorough  Delivers an  You are able to 
understanding of  presentation that  oral presentation  oral presentation  oral presentation  extensive oral  provide 
three musical  does not properly  that discusses how  that discusses how  that discusses how  presentation that  appropriate 
concepts through an  discuss three  the composer has  the composer has  the composer has  thoroughly  examples of the 
oral presentation.  concepts of music  used three  used three  used three  discusses how the  concepts discussed 
in the song chosen.  concepts of music  concepts of music  concepts of music  composer has used  in your oral 
in the song chosen.  in the song chosen.  in the song chosen.  three concepts of  presentation via 
music in the song  aural means or/and 
chosen.  on the guitar. 

NOT DEMONSTRATED 

❏ Assessment was not attempted  0 

❏ Work was not at a standard that could be assessed (non-serious 
attempt) 
 

 
Teacher feedback: 
 

 
/10 
 
 
 
 
   
 

Music  
Year 8 
Assessment Task 2  
 
STUDENT   

TEACHER  Mrs Giorgiutti / Mr Gioiello /   CLASS  8D, 8L, 8P, 8Y 
Mr Gullotta 

MARK  /10  WEIGHT  40% 

DUE DATE  Monday, May 24th, Term 2, Week 6 (by 3:00pm) 

 
EXAM NOTIFICATION - ASSESSMENT TASK 

TASK DETAILS
Unit Name:​ Indigenous Music
Type of Task: ​Composition/Performance
Task is to be completed:​ Individually

TASK DESCRIPTION
1. Using GarageBand, students will compose, perform and record multiple
microphone tracks (4-6) of different rhythm ostinatos and layer them to
create their final composition (polyrhythmic).
2. Students can record themselves playing/drumming rhythms on different
items around the house. For example; buckets, pots, pans, tables etc.
3. The duration of the composition is to be between 30 seconds to 1 minute.
4. Students will use a moderate tempo (andante) to perform their composition.

Newman Include a melodic layer in your composition that utilises the

Extension: notes of the pentatonic scale.

PRESENTATION
Your teacher will give you class time to go through how to use GarageBand. Please
also watch the following ​video​ for a GarageBand tutorial.
Students will use GarageBand to present their assessment.
In order to export and share the assessment, the following steps must be taken.
1. Go to ‘share’ at the top of the page.
2. Scroll down and select ‘export song to disk’
3. Choose mp3 format and save onto your desktop.
4. Upload it to Google Classroom.
 Music  
Year 8 
Assessment Task 2 
OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED 
Performs music using different forms of notation and different types of technology across a 
4.2 
broad range of musical styles 

4.6  Experiments with different forms of technology in the composition process 

 

Criteria for 
Assessing  Achievement Standards 
Learning 
 

  ELEMENTARY  BASIC  SOUND  THOROUGH  EXTENSIVE  NEWMAN 

Students  1  2  3  4  5   

Composes a  Composes, using  Composes, using  Composes, using  Composes, using  Composes, using 
polyrhythmic piece,  recording software  recording software  recording software  recording software  recording software 
using recording  technology, a piece  technology, a basic  technology, a good  technology, a  technology, a 
technology to assist in  with very limited use  polyrhythmic piece of  polyrhythmic piece  thorough  sophisticated 
the composition.  of rhythm. The  at least 4 contrasting  of 4-6 contrasting  polyrhythmic piece  polyrhythmic piece 
piece is rhythmically  layers. The  layers. The  of 4-6 contrasting  of 4-6 contrasting 
unclear.  contrasting layers are  contrasting layers  layers. The  layers. The 
  somewhat clear,  are reasonably clear,  contrasting layers  contrasting layers 
complex and  complex and  are clear, complex,  are clear, complex, 
syncopated.   syncopated.    syncopated and  syncopated and  Includes an 
interesting to the  very interesting to  additional melodic 
ear.  the ear.  layer of the 
pentatonic scale 
  1  2  3  4  5  that compliments 
and combines 
Performs their  Performs a  Delivers a basic  Delivers a good  Delivers a  Delivers a  harmoniously with 
polyrhythmic  composition of  performance of  performance of a  thorough  sophisticated  the polyrhythms to 
composition,  rhythms (less than 4)  composition of  composition of  performance of a  performance of a  achieve an 
consisting contrasting  and performing  contrasting rhythms  contrasting rhythms  composition of  composition of  aesthetically 
rhythmic patterns.   media. The rhythmic  (4-6) and performing  (4-6) and  contrasting  contrasting  pleasing piece. 
patterns are not  media. The rhythmic  performing media.  rhythms (4-6) and  rhythms (4-6) and 
clear, complex and  patterns are  The rhythmic  performing media.  performing media. 
in tempo.    somewhat clear and  patterns are clear  The rhythmic  The rhythmic 
It is not performed  in tempo.    and in tempo.    patterns are clear,  patterns are clear, 
confidently.   It is performed with  It is performed with  complex and in  complex and in 
limited confidence  a fair amount of  tempo.    tempo.   
confidence  It is performed  It is performed 
with confidence  with great 
confidence 

NOT DEMONSTRATED 
0 
❏ Assessment was not attempted 
❏ Work was not at a standard that could be assessed (non-serious attempt) 
 
Teacher feedback: 
 

 
/10