Abstract
1997, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report ':,l, assessed eighth-grade music students throughout the United States on their ability to perform, creae! and respond to music. The next assessment in music is scheduled for 2008. If this assessment is to pride a realistic and useful look at what students in the US know and can do in music, music teachIr need to get involved in the process now, as the NAEP is making plans. We need to look carefully at the 1997 NAEP assessments, determine what could make the next assessment more valuable to the music education community, and make our voices heard to those who can make decisions regarding the upcoming assessment. This article provides information on the design of the NAEP and offers ideas for improving the assessment to make it more useful to the music education community.
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