Assigning grades in the choir classroom can be difficult. When that parent calls you and asks about their child's grade you need to be able to have a clear explanation. Let's face it: What IS the difference between the grade of "94" and a "95"? I wrestled with this monster for several years, and what I came up with is 15 "goals" that each singer works toward regardless of the concert cycle, complexity of the music, level of musicianship in the ensemble, theory concept, or sight-reading difficult