LARGE GROUP PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
The performance evaluation program sponsored by the Georgia Music Educators Association is an evaluation process for musical performance and sight-reading abilities for individual students, performing groups, and teachers. Performance Evaluation participation affords valuable opportunity and motivation for learning during an extended period of time prior to the event as part of regularly scheduled schoolwork or in private studios in courses taught by accredited teachers.
Recognized authorities in the field of music education critique the participation of each performance evaluation performance during a planned performance evaluation schedule, and provide their written and/or oral opinions in terms of:
- A standard rating of excellence in performance and sight-reading.
- Comments and suggestions for improvement.
- Suggestions to the individual teacher to aid in personal teaching and/or conducting techniques in the belief that musical performance is the most crucial of learning situations in our subject area, that the proper evaluation of these situations is of inestimable value to the individual school and its music education program, and that the preparation for LGPE performance provides added incentives and stimuli to the teaching and learning of music in our schools.
The goals of performance evaluation participation are:
- To promote the development of musical knowledge as expressed in performance through evaluation, advice, and suggestion
- To raise the standards of musicianship, instrumentation, technical knowledge, and literature selection of performers
- To offer students and teachers the opportunity of extended listening to the best work of peer groups from other schools.
Recognized events for large group performance evaluations include band, chorus, string, and full orchestra performances.
