Needs Assessment Survey

Sean Keasling

Knowledge Survey
Jazz Appreciation Unit

1. How old is the target audience?

2. How many students are currently enrolled in any music classes?
3. In these music classes, is jazz music ever discussed?
4. In these music classes, is jazz music ever performed or rehearsed?
5. Does the school have a vocal jazz ensemble or instrumental jazz
ensemble?
6. Is any type of jazz studies offered in the curriculum?
7. What experience in jazz music do the music instructors have?
8. Has the instructor ever taught a unit on music appreciation?
9. Has the instructor ever taught jazz in a classroom setting?
10. What materials do the music instructors have on hand to teach
jazz appreciation?
11. Are jazz recordings on hand to be used by the instructor?
12. Is sound and video equipment available to be used in the music
room?
13. Do the music instructors have any jazz related music recordings?
14. Do the music instructors have time in their class period where a
short unit on jazz appreciation can be taught?
15. Which music standards are currently being taught in the
classroom on a daily basis?
16. Which music standards are not being addressed on a daily basis?
17. Does the target audience listen to music?
18. What type of music does the target audience listen to?
19. Do their parents listen to music?
20. What type of music does their parents listen to?
21. Can a music student name one jazz song title?
22. Can a music student name one jazz artist?
23. Can a music student name one jazz song?
24. Can a music student name a famous jazz composer?
25. Does a music student recognize the jazz song “In the mood”?
26. Have the music students ever heard of the name Duke Ellington, Louis
Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, and Benny
Goodman?
27. Does the target audience know who won the Grammy for record of the
year last year?
28. Play various jazz recordings and see if the target audience
recognizes any of them.
29. After this unit have the students answer the above questions
again to see if they can name a jazz artist, recognize names of jazz
artists, recognize jazz songs, know some famous jazz composers, and
name some jazz songs.