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Album Review Album Review Rubric Code: C9W624 By tricia5340 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Music CD Review
	Poor 3 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 9 pts	Very Good 12 pts	Excellent 15 pts
Lead (Intro) A. Name of musician/band: B. Name of CD: C. Type of music: D. Overall impressions:	Poor The lead states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the focus and opinion of the review nor is it particularly inviting to the reader.	Fair The lead states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the opinion and focus of the review nor is it particularly inviting to the reader.	Good The lead clearly states the main topic and previews the opinion and focus of the review, but is not particularly inviting to the reader.	Very Good The lead clearly states the main topic and previews the opinion and focus of the review, and is some what inviting to the reader.	Excellent The lead is inviting, states the main topic and previews the opinion and focus of the review.
Musician/Band Background (Para 2) A. List of participating musicians and instruments used: B. Background (How long have they been around? Are they well known in the music scene?): C. Previously released CDs or songs: D. How does this CD or song compare to others by this group or artist?	Poor Review communicates information about the musical group with limited clarity.	Fair Review communicates information about the musical group with moderate clarity.	Good Review communicates information about the musical group with considerable clarity.	Very Good Review communicates information about the musical group with a good level of clarity.	Excellent Review communicates information about the musical group with a high level of clarity.
Song/CD meaning (Para 3) A. Explain the meaning of the song or CD: B. Quote some lyrics: C. Explain how the song is a reflection of the musician or band:	Poor Review does not present any information about a song's or the entire album's meaning	Fair Review provides a limited explanation about a song's meaning and/or meaning of album.	Good Review provides a good explanation about a song's meaning and/or overview of album.	Very Good Review provides a very good explanation about a song's meaning and/or overview of album.	Excellent Review provides an excellent explanation about a song's meaning and or overall meaning of album.
Impressions and Opinions (Para 4) A. Impressions after thorough listening (justify your opinion): B. Unique elements of the song or CD: C. Comparison to another band, song, or artist:	Poor Reviewer does not present an impression and opinion about the music and the band.	Fair Reviewer presents a limited impression and opinion about the music and the band.	Good Reviewer presents a good impression and opinion about the music and the band.	Very Good Reviewer presents a very good impression and opinion about the music and the band.	Excellent Reviewer presents an excellent impression and opinion about the music and the band.
Overall rating (Conclusion) and final comments A. Rate on a scale of 1-10 or give a letter grade: B. Will fans be happy or disappointed? C. Concluding comments:	Poor The reader is left with several questions.	Fair The reader is left with one or two questions. More information is needed to "fill in the blanks."	Good The reader's questions about the CD are anticipated and answered to some extent.	Very Good The reader's questions about the CD are anticipated and answered to a good degree.	Excellent The reader's questions about the CD are anticipated and answered thoroughly and completely.
Spelling and Grammar	Poor Many spelling and grammatical errors	Fair 11-15 spelling and grammatical errors	Good 6-10 spelling and grammatical errors	Very Good 1-5 spelling and grammatical errors	Excellent Clean and free of spelling and grammatical errors and presents complex use of grammar and vocabulary.
Format	Poor Not typed	Fair Less than (2) pages typed, double-spaced but DOES NOT Times New Roman or Calibri, 12-point font.	Good Less than (2) pages typed, double-spaced in Times New Roman or Calibri, 12-point font.	Very Good At least (2) pages typed, double-spaced but DOES NOT use Times New Roman or Calibri, 12-point font.	Excellent At least (2) pages typed, double-spaced in Times New Roman or Calibri, 12-point font.

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