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Vocal Performance Rubric Vocal Performance Rubric Rubric for small-ensemble vocal performance. Rubric Code: D6X98W By rtyler Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Exam Grade Levels: (none)

Vocal Performance Rubric
	Unacceptable 0 pts	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Rhythmic Accuracy	Unacceptable Incorrect rhythms consistently occur significantly detracting from the overall performance. Rhythms generally unrecognizable.	Poor Incorrect rhythms frequently occur detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Incorrect rhythms occassionally occur detracting from the overall performance.	Good Incorrect rhythms rarely occur without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Rhythms are consistently accurate as notated enhancing the overall performance. Professional level rhythmic accuracy.
Pulse	Unacceptable Incorrect tempo and pulse consistently occur significantly detracting from the overall performance.	Poor Incorrect tempo and pulse frequently occur detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Incorrect tempo and pulse occassionally occur detracting from the overall performance.	Good Incorrect tempo and pulse rarely occur without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Tempo and pulse are consistently accurate as notated enhancing the overall performance. Professional level tempo and pulse performance.
Pitch Acuracy	Unacceptable Incorrect pitches consistently occur significantly detracting from the overall performance. Pitches generally unrecognizable.	Poor Incorrect pitches frequently occur detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Incorrect pitches occassionally occur detracting from the overall performance.	Good Incorrect pitches rarely occur without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Pitches are consistently accurate as notated enhancing the overall performance. Professional level pitch accuracy.
Intonation	Unacceptable Intonation is never accurate, significantly detracting from the overall performance.	Poor Intonation is rarely accurate, detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Intonation is usually accurate, but detracting from the overall performance.	Good Intonation is usually accurate without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Intonation is consistently accurate performance. Professional level intonation.
Phrasing	Unacceptable Incorrect phrasing significantly detracting from the overall performance.	Poor Incorrect phrasing frequently occur which detracting from the performance.	Fair Incorrect phrasing occassionally occur detracting from the performance.	Good Incorrect phrasing rarely occurs without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Phrasing is consistently accurate as notated enhancing the overall performance. Professional level phrasing.
Diction	Unacceptable Vowels are consistently inaccurate, consonants are consistently unclear, significantly detracting from the overall performance.	Poor Vowels are frequently inaccurate, consonants are frequently unclear, detracting from the performance.	Fair Vowels are occassionally inaccurate, consonants are occassionally unclear, detracting from the performance.	Good Vowels are rarely inaccurate, consonants are rarely unclear without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Vowels are stable and consistent; consonants are clean, crisp and appropriate to the language being sung enhancing the overall performance. Professional level diction.
Tone Quality	Unacceptable Tone is never focused, clear, centered throughout the dynamic range, significantly detracting from the overall overall performance.	Poor Tone is rarely focused, clear, centered throughout the dynamic range, detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Tone is mostly focused, clear, centered throughout the dynamic range, detracting from the overall performance.	Good Tone is usually focused, clear, centered, and ringing tone throughout the dynamic range without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Tone is consistently focused, clear, centered, and ringing tone throughout the dynamic range enhancing the overall performance. Professional tone quality.
Dynamic, Blend and Balance	Unacceptable Dynamics, blend, and balance is never accurate within the ensemble, significantly detracting from the overall performance.	Poor Dynamics, blend, and balance is rarely accurate within the ensemble, detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Dynamics, blend, and balance is mostly accurate within the ensemble, detracting from the overall performance.	Good Dynamics, blend and balance is usually accurate within the ensemble without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Dynamics, blend, and balance is consistently accurate within the ensemble enhancing the overall performance. Professional level dynamics, blend, and balance.
Technique	Unacceptable Correct posture and breath mechanics are never employed, significantly detracting from the overall performance.	Poor Correct posture and breath mechanics are rarely employed, detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Correct posture and breath mechanics are often employed, but detract from the overall performance.	Good Correct posture and breath mechanics are usually employed, without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Correct posture and breath mechanics are consistently employed enhancing the overall performance. Professional level technique.
Performance	Unacceptable Performer does not sing from memory and does not communicate the emotion of the piece significantly detracting from the overall performance.	Poor Performer occassionally sings from memory and occassionally communicates the emotion of the piece detracting from the overall performance.	Fair Performer sings from memory, occassionally communicating the emotional sense of the piece, detracting from the overall performance.	Good Performer sings from memory, usually communicating the emotional sense of the piece without detracting from the overall performance.	Excellent Performer sings from memory, communicating the emotional sense of the piece at all times. Professional level performance.

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