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Level 1 Written Tests

Eight written tests for a beginning percussion class, with an answer key for each

Each test checks what a student knows about one Level 1 topic, in 15 items. The items come in short sections: multiple choice, matching, short answer, error detection and labeling. Students write their answers on the printed page, and you score them with the answer keys at the back of the book.

  • On sale · one 30-page PDF
  • Print on US Letter and write by hand
  • Your name and order printed on every page

Level 1 Written Tests: $10 USD before applicable tax. One-time purchase.

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What's in the book

One 30-page PDF on US Letter. It is a separate product from the Level 1 Playing Checkpoints Kit, which is not on sale yet.

  • A teacher guide (1 page): how to give a test, the pages and items of each test, a draft score conversion, and which answers to accept
  • Eight written tests on 18 student pages, 15 items each
  • A class record for each student's current rating on all eight tests
  • A student record sheet for one student's first attempt, retake and current rating on each test
  • An answer key for each test: 8 pages at the back of the book
  • A cover, and no fillable forms or projector slides
Page 2, the teacher guide: how to give a test, a table of the eight tests with their pages and 15 items each, the scoring conversion, which answers to accept, and the license. Page 9, the first page of Written Test 4, Percussion Notation and Symbols: five printed symbols, an accent, a roll, a sticking, a choke and a repeat sign, to match to their meanings. Page 21, the class record: a row for each of twenty students and a column for each of the eight tests, to write each student's current written rating.

Print on US Letter at Actual Size. Screen-reader support in this PDF has not been verified.

The eight tests

Written Test 1

Keyboard Layout & Beginning Scales. 15 items on 2 pages.

Written Test 2

Snare Fundamentals Knowledge. 15 items on 2 pages.

Written Test 3

Basic Rudiments. 15 items on 2 pages.

Written Test 4

Percussion Notation & Symbols. 15 items on 3 pages.

Written Test 5

Equipment Care & Setup. 15 items on 2 pages.

Written Test 6

Ensemble Role & Rehearsal Skills. 15 items on 2 pages.

Written Test 7

Stroke Types Knowledge. 15 items on 2 pages.

Written Test 8

Mallet Choice Knowledge. 15 items on 3 pages.

The teacher guide gives a draft score conversion for the 15 items: 0–5 is a 1, 6–8 a 2, 9–11 a 3 and 12–15 a 4. A 5 needs separate evidence beyond the written test.

Package contents: this written-test book includes no projector slides.

Fits

Checking what a beginning percussion class knows about each Level 1 topic, beside playing checks and pass-offs.

What it is not

It does not test playing: a written score shows what a student knows, beside playing and pass-offs, not in place of them. This book has no alternate form for retakes. No student accounts: students write on paper.

License

One teacher's license. Print, copy and fill in the forms for your own students, every year you teach, and edit any projector slides included with your purchase for your classes. Do not give the files to other teachers or post them publicly; a school buys one copy for each teacher.

Questions: email support@praxispercussion.com.