ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS

Music Performance Rubric (Winds/Voice)

Note Accuracy Intonation/Pitch Rhythmic Accuracy Timbre/Tone Quality Style

Advanced

5

Goal

4

Proficient

3

Basic

2

The student performs free from error, overall accurate performance.

The student’s intonation is accurate throughout in all ranges and registers. The student performs no rhythm errors in an overall accurate performance. The student’s tone is full, rich and characteristic of the instrument/voice in all ranges and registers.

The student performs correct tempi, intended dynamic contrasts, desired articulations, expressive elements, phrasing, and with and understanding of cultural context.

The student performs a few incorrect notes that did not detract from the overall performance.

The student’s intonation is accurate and demonstrates minimal intonation difficulties, but the student fails to adjust on isolated pitches. The student performs a few rhythm figures incorrectly, including short continuous sections of imprecision. The student’s tone is characteristic in most ranges but distorts occasionally.

The student performs many correct tempi, intended dynamic contrasts, desired articulations, expressive elements, phrasing, and with and understanding of cultural context.

The student performs some incorrect notes that detract at times from the overall performance.

The student’s intonation is mostly accurate, but includes out of tune notes. The student does not adjust problem pitches to an acceptable standard. The student performs some rhythm figures incorrectly, including short continuous sections of imprecision.

The student’s tone exhibits some flaws (i.e. slightly thin and unfocused sound, somewhat forced, air not always used efficiently).

The student performs some correct tempi, intended dynamic contrasts, desired articulations, expressive elements, phrasing, and with and understanding of cultural context.

The student performs many incorrect notes that substantially detract from the overall performance.

The student’s intonation exhibits a basic sense of intonation, yet has significant problems and the student makes no attempt to adjust problem pitches. The student frequently performs rhythm figures incorrect that detracts from the overall performance. Student was unable to complete passage(s).

The student’s tone has several major flaws in basic production (i.e. consistently thin and unfocused sound, forced, air not used efficiently).

The student performs a few correct tempi, intended dynamic contrasts, desired articulations, expressive elements, phrasing, and with and understanding of cultural context.

Below Basic

1

TOTAL

The student performs a significant number of note errors.

The student’s intonation is not accurate and is continually out of tune. The student performs a significant number of rhythm errors. The student’s tone is not characteristic of the instrument. The student performs little to no correct tempi, intended dynamic contrasts, desired articulations, expressive elements, phrasing, and with and understanding of cultural context.