iRubric: Music - Band (Ensemble) Performance Assessment Rubric

The ensemble plays with consistently high-quality tone, and exhibits outstanding clarity, control and blend at all dynamic levels.

The ensemble plays with good tone, and exhibits clarity, control and blend at most dynamic levels.

The ensemble plays with acceptable tone, and exhibits some clarity, control and blend.

The ensemble plays with an unrefined tone, and exhibits little or no clarity, control or blend.

Appropriate balance among sections is evident throughout. Melody is clearly heard. Harmony and accompaniment are accurate and proportioned.

Appropriate balance among sections/instruments is evident at most times. Melody is almost always clearly heard. Harmony and accompaniment are proportioned, deficiencies are minor.

Balance is sometimes uneven. Melody is usually, but not always, clearly heard. Support material is not always clear and proportioned, sometimes detracting from the overall performance.

Balance and melodic material is often uneven and not clear. Support material has many inaccuracies, causing significant detractions from the overall performance.

The performance reflects correct articulations as printed, and attacks and releases are cleanly executed.

The performance often reflects correct articulations as printed, and attacks and releases are mostly cleanly executed.

The performance sometimes reflects correct articulations as printed, and attacks and releases are sometimes executed with confidence and precision.

The performance rarely reflects correct articulations as printed, and attacks and releases are executed with little confidence or precision.

Virtually all rhythms are executed accurately, and a steady pulse is consistently maintained.

Most rhythms are executed accurately, and a steady pulse is maintained most of the time.

Some key rhythms are incorrectly played, and the pulse is sometimes erratic.

Many key rhythms are incorrectly played, and the pulse is often erratic.

The ensemble presents a unified performance, with obvious attention to precision and a common approach to tone, balance and blend.

The ensemble presents a mostly unified performance, with attention to precision noted, often with a common approach to tone, balance and blend.

The ensemble presents a somewhat unified performance, with some attention to precision noted, with some diversity of execution of tone, balance and blend.

The ensemble presents a somewhat incoherent performance, with little attention to precision noted, with great diversity of execution of tone, balance and blend.