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Sharpen your pencils and mark with the examiners.


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 Examiners" consisted of a series of presentations modeled after the meetings held each session by the Theoretical Examiners in preparation for marking examination papers.

Sharpen Your Pencils sessions were presented in the following subject areas:

* Advanced Rudiments: Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1930 — August 3, 1983) was an American actress, she is best remembered for playing the role of Morticia Addams in the classic TV Series The Addams Family.  and Susan Steele, examiners

* History 1: An Overview: Joe Ringhofer and Peteris Zarins, examiners

* Basic Harmony: Maria Case and Kathleen Wood, examiners

* Advanced Harmony: Alexander Rapoport, examiner

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 in Composition and Theory: Alexander Rapoport, examiner

At each of these interactive sessions a senior member of the College of Examiners outlined the procedure and guidelines for marking the examinations in the given subject area.

Participants received copies of student papers (real examinations written by students in the December 2006 session) along with an "official" red pen. They were invited to mark the papers, indicating errors, strengths and weaknesses and assigning marks for each question.

Next, the examiners shared their comments and marks and answered questions about how the grades were determined.

Due to the wide variety of subject areas, each of these sessions had a different flavor. Of special interest was the session devoted to the ARCT in composition and theory, a unique diploma offered by the RCM RCM Reliability-Centered Maintenance
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. One participant observed that preparing for this diploma would be the "ultimate study of composition" due to the many broad styles that would have to be covered.

Participants left these sessions with a better sense of what the "real examiners" are looking for Looking for

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 when marking their students' papers and with new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track.  about how to prepare their students more effectively for these examinations.
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Title Annotation:Pedagogy Friday: Exploring Evaluation and Assessment
Publication:American Music Teacher
Date:Oct 1, 2007
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