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If you give credit for music lessons, do you assign a grade on the transcript? If so, how do you come up with a grade. Is this question making any sense? What I mean is, most classes that students get credit for on a transcript have a grade listed with them. I don't know how the public schools grade music students. Do they get a grade for showing up, practicing, and doing tests? I have no idea. Anyway, can I give it a "satisfactory" or something on the transcript if I am giving credit or does it have to have a grade? Thanks, I know I'm rambling a bit.

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Hi. I was in choir, show choir, and drama in high school and received an A+ in all of them. But then again, I was always there, made I's in solo and ensemble, got an award in the one act play, was an officer in choir and drama, so I would hope so. My oldest does piano and practices nearly an hour a day, more as competitions come closer. I gave him an A last year and plan to this year if he practices like he did. In homeschool tracker I had a piano practice lesson. If he slacked off (which was rare) I gave him a lower grade on that day. Basically everyone I knew in music and drama made an A, but none of them were slackers either.

 

Christine

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Unless the private instructor offers a grade -- with criteria for how he or she determined it -- I would issue only a Pass/Fail. The credit still would stand. If reading a transcript for something so subjective, and knowing that the parent issued the grade, I would not place much stock in a letter grade. If the instructor issues a grade, I would note that in an addendum to the transcript.

 

(I am a musician, but would place more credence in a grade assigned by my dd's music teacher.)

 

Maybe not the kind of answer you wanted.

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... public schools grade music students. Do they get a grade for showing up, practicing, and doing tests?

 

My experience way back when was yes, everyone who showed up and participated actively got an A. Even the tone-deaf got A's so long as they participated with a good attitude.

 

Now, private instruction is different in that most private instructors aim for mastery on an individual track, rather than just participation and attitude.

 

Suggestion off the top of my head: you could develop grade standards something like this: For an A, student must (1) practice every day (2) complete all theory exercises (3) maintain good attitude with teacher (4) participate in x number of recitals, contests, etc. for a B, student must (1) practice 5 days per week (2) complete majority of theory exercises (3) maintain good attitude with teacher (4) participate in y number of recitals, etc. ... and so forth and so on. Anyway, that's just a thought that floated into my head ... fwiw.

 

You might ask the instructor(s) how they would grade a student. I'd put more stock in their suggestions than in mine LOL.

 

Hope thsi helps,

Karen

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