NASM Optional Supplemental Questions for Self-Study

This document contains several optional sets of questions that can be used in various ways in the course of the self-study process and/or as a basis for writing the Self-Study document. It is intended for institutions that wish to explore one or more issues in greater depth during the course of the Self-Study. No institution is required to use this document or the questions contained within it. Institutions are welcome to add, subtract, combine, and otherwise alter any question set to make it applicable to their specific needs.

• Download the NASM Optional Supplemental Questions for Self-Study (PDF).

All of the following titles may be downloaded or ordered from the Assessment and Policy Studies page within the Publications section of the website:

• • Supplement IV: Creating your Self-Study
  • Assessment of Undergraduate Programs in Music
  • Assessment of Graduate Programs in Music
  • Assessment of Community Education Programs in Music
  • Local Assessment of Music Libraries and Information Services: The Present and the Future
  • The Work of Arts Faculties in Higher Education
  • Local Assessment of Evaluation and Reward Systems for Arts Faculties in Higher Education
  • The Work of Arts Executives in Higher Education
  • An Overview of Health Issues for Performing and Visual Arts Students
  • Disciplines in Combination: Interdisciplinary, Multi-Disciplinary, and Other Collaborative Programs of Study
  • Distance Education and the Arts Disciplines
  • Outcomes Assessment and Arts Programs in Higher Education

All of the titles listed below may be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat PDF format from the Advisories for Music Faculty and Administrators page located under Brochures and Advisory Papers within the Publications section of the website:

Advisories for Music Faculty and Administrators — NASM Standards

• • Composition/Improvisation (applies to all professional undergraduate degrees in music and to all undergraduate degrees leading to teacher certification)
  • History and Repertory (applies to all professional undergraduate degrees in music and to all undergraduate degrees leading to teacher certification)
  • Performance (applies to all professional undergraduate degrees in music and to all undergraduate degrees leading to teacher certification)
  • The Liberal Arts Degree in Music (applies to degrees titled Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science unless these titles are used for professional degree content or for programs that lead to teacher certification)
  • Purposes [replaces the “Mission, Goals, and Objectives” title] (applies to all institutions irrespective of size, scope, or program offerings)
  • Notes for Music Faculty and Administrators:  Standards for Composition/Improvisation and History/Repertory in Undergraduate Professional Degrees in Music (may be used in conjunction with the above advisories on (1) Composition/Improvisation and/or (2) History and Repertory)