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Individual Performance - Band Music Individual Performance - Band Music rubric for individual performance of band literature Rubric Code: J6C332 By J_M_Phillips_3 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 6-8

Playing Tests
	Superior 10 pts	Excellent 8 pts	Good 6 pts	Needs Improvement 3 pts	N/A 0 pts
Posture	Superior Student sits with correct posture and consistently demonstrates a proper playing position no visible tension.	Excellent Student's posture is somewhat correct and most of the time demonstrates a proper playing position with limited visible tension.	Good Student often shows tension or improper body/instrument position during playing.	Needs Improvement Student rarely demonstrates proper posture, tension is highly visible in the throat, jaw and body. Instrument is held incorrectly	N/A Student does not demonstrate any aspects of how to stit or hold instrument properly.
Breath Support	Superior Student is breathing properly and supporting the tone to the best of his/her ability.	Excellent Student is usually breathing properly, but occasionally does not support the tone to the end of phrases.	Good Student sometimes breathes properly and only occasionally supports the tone to the end of the phrases.	Needs Improvement Student rarely breathes properly. Performance lacks breath support of the tone.	N/A Student refused to play. No credit given for this assignment/test.
Tone Quality	Superior Tone Quality is consistently clear throughout the range of the instrument.	Excellent Tone Quality is clear through the normal playing range. An extreme note in the range sometimes causes the quality to be less controlled.	Good Tone Quality is often clear and focused, but sometimes the tone is uncontrolled in the normal playing range. Occasionally the tone quality detracts from the overall performance.	Needs Improvement The tone is often not clear or focused regardless of the range, significantly detracting from the overall performance. (The tone lacks practice)	N/A Student refused to play. No credit given for this assignment/test.
Pitches	Superior Virtually no errors. Pitch is very accurate	Excellent An occasional isolated error, but most of the time pitch is accurate and secure	Good Some accurate pitches, but there are frequent and/or repeated errors.	Needs Improvement Very few accurate or secure pitches	N/A Student refused to play. No credit given for this assignment/test.
Rhythms	Superior The beat is secure and the rhythms are accurately performed	Excellent The beat is secure and the rhythms are mostly accurate. There are a few duration errors, but these do not detract from the overall performance	Good The beat is somewhat erratic. Some rhythms are accurate. Frequent or repeated diration errors. Rhythm problems occasionally detract from the overall performance.	Needs Improvement The beat is usually erratic and rhythm are seldom accurate, detracting significantly from the overall performance.	N/A Can not hear to evaluate or student refused to play. No credit given for this assignment/test.
Fingering / Articulation	Superior Student fingers all notes correctly and uses all correct articulation	Excellent Student fingers most notes correctly and performs most of the articulation correctly - only a few errors	Good Student fingers some notes correctly and occasionally uses the correct articulation	Needs Improvement Students rarely finger the notes correctly and rarely uses the correct articualtion	N/A Student refused to play. No credit given for this assignment/test.
Musicianship	Superior Performs with creative interpretation of the style of music in response to the core. Uses accurate dynamic levels.	Excellent Typically performs with an interpretation and style suggested by instructor.	Good Dynamic levels are inconsistent and performed with some interpretation, but not consistently.	Needs Improvement Attention to dynamics is lacking from the performance. Singer rarely demonstrates expression, simply sings the notes.	N/A Can not hear to evaluate or student refused to sing. No credit given for this assignment/test.
Stage Presence	Superior Student used appropriate tone and volume to demand authority. Student displayed confidence. Student seemed at ease in front of peers.	Excellent Student quickly gained confidence as the presentation continued. The student was able to remain composed in front of peers.	Good Student was obviously nervous but was able to carry out the lesson with the use of notes. They were fidgiting during the presentation.	Needs Improvement Student was not able to finish their presentation. Being in front of peers made them distracted and giggly.	N/A Student refused to sing. No credit given for this assignment/test.
Attention/Focus in Class	Superior Student is focused and attentive throughour class and follows directions to the best of his/her ability	Excellent Student is usually focused and attentive during class but is sometimes distracted by others	Good Student is sometimes focused and attentive during class but is easily distracted by others	Needs Improvement Student is rarely focused and attentive in class, is easily distractedby others and is often a distraction to other students	N/A Student is almost never focused and attentive in class. Student frequently distracts and disrupts the class.
Behavior as an observer/audience	Superior Student is focused and quiet during other's performances	Excellent Student is usually focused and quiet during other's performances	Good Student is sometimes focused and quiet during other's performances; however, is also disruptive at times	Needs Improvement Student is rarely focused and quiet during other's performances. He/she is often disruptive and disrespectful to the other performers	N/A Student is almost never focused and quiet during other's performances. He/she is very frequently disruptive and disrespectful to the other performers

Keywords:

Band, Instrumental

Subjects:

Music

Types:

Presentation

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