ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
Music Performance Rubric (Winds/Voice) Note Accuracy
Intonation/Pitch
Rhythmic Accuracy Timbre/Tone Quality
Style
Advanced
5
The student performs The student’s The student performsThe student’s tone is full, The student performs free from error, intonation is accurate no rhythm errors in anrich and characteristic of correct tempi, intended overall accurate throughout in all ranges overall accurate the instrument/voice in dynamic contrasts, desired performance. and registers. performance. all ranges and registers. articulations, expressive elements, phrasing, and with and understanding of cultural context.
Goal
4
The student performs The student’s The student performs The student’s tone is The student performs a few incorrect notes intonation is accurate a few rhythm figures characteristic in most many correct tempi, that did not detract and demonstrates incorrectly, including ranges but distorts intended dynamic from the overall minimal intonation short continuous occasionally. contrasts, desired performance. difficulties, but the sections of articulations, expressive student fails to adjust imprecision. elements, phrasing, and on isolated pitches. with and understanding of cultural context.
Proficient
3
The student performs The student’s The student performs The student’s tone The student performs some incorrect notes intonation is mostly some rhythm figures exhibits some flaws (i.e. some correct tempi, that detract at times accurate, but includes incorrectly, including slightly thin and intended dynamic from the overall out of tune notes. The short continuous unfocused sound, contrasts, desired performance. student does not adjust sections of somewhat forced, air not articulations, expressive problem pitches to an imprecision. always used efficiently). elements, phrasing, and acceptable standard. with and understanding of cultural context.
Basic
2
The student performs The student’s The student frequently The student’s tone has The student performs a many incorrect notes intonation exhibits a performs rhythm several major flaws in few correct tempi, that substantially basic sense of figures incorrect that basic production (i.e. intended dynamic detract from the intonation, yet has detracts from the consistently thin and contrasts, desired overall performance. significant problems overall performance. unfocused sound, forced, articulations, expressive and the student makes Student was unable to air not used efficiently). elements, phrasing, and no attempt to adjust complete passage(s). with and understanding of problem pitches. cultural context.
Below Basic
1
The student performs a significant number of note errors.
The student’s The student performsThe student’s tone is notThe student performs little intonation is not a significant number characteristic of the to no correct tempi, accurate and is of rhythm errors. instrument. intended dynamic continually out of tune. contrasts, desired articulations, expressive elements, phrasing, and with and understanding of cultural context.
TOTAL
177
