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Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric 
Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric
assessment of basic improvisational skills applied to folk melodies
Rubric Code: KXW2248
By bmcgor
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Public Rubric
Subject: Music  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Basic Improvisation
  Exceeds Expectations

4 pts

Meets Expectations

3 pts

Developing

2 pts

Needs Improvement

1 pts

Overall Improvisation

Exceeds Expectations

The student improvises within
specified guidelines. The student
displays skill and a high degree of
accuracy, and models creativity.
Meets Expectations

The student improvises within specified guidelines. Minor
inaccuracies do not affect the overall result. The student demonstrates creativity.
Developing

The student, with frequent assistance, improvises within specified guidelines. Some inaccuracies detract from the overall result.
Needs Improvement

The student does not improvise within
specified guidelines.
Numerous errors detract
from the overall result.
Rhythmic Accuracy

Exceeds Expectations

The improvisation is always in time, maintains a study beat, and includes only quarter and eight notes.
Meets Expectations

The improvisation is mostly in time, for the most part, maintains a study beat, and includes mostly quarter and eight notes.
Developing

The improvisation is sometimes in time, sometimes maintains a study beat, and includes some quarter and eight notes.
Needs Improvement

The improvisation is almost never in time, does not maintain a study beat, and rarely includes quarter and eight notes.
Tonal Accuracy

Exceeds Expectations

The improvisation is always harmonically and melodically accurate, and is always in the proper tonality.
Meets Expectations

The improvisation is mostly harmonically and melodically accurate, and is, for the most part, in the proper tonality.
Developing

The improvisation is sometimes harmonically and melodically accurate, and is, at times, in the proper tonality.
Needs Improvement

The improvisation is almost never harmonically and melodically accurate, and is not in the proper tonality.
Creativity

Exceeds Expectations

The improvisation utilizes extensive ornamentation and complex rhythms.
Meets Expectations

The improvisation utilizes ornamentation and complex rhythms.
Developing

The improvisation utilizes some ornamentation and, at times, complex rhythms.
Needs Improvement

The improvisation does not utilize ornamentation nor complex rhythms.
Interpretation

Exceeds Expectations

Phrases flow naturally, instrument played like singing. Rhythmic and
melodic emphasis naturally falls on
beats.
Meets Expectations

Most music flows from one phrase to next. Instrument is, at times, played like singing.
Developing

Some music flows from one phrase to next.
Needs Improvement

Phrases are detached or
separated, do not flow
together.
Musical Effect

Exceeds Expectations

The improvisation exceeds expectations with regards to confidence of performance, fluency, intonation, tone, and articulation.
Meets Expectations

The improvisation meets expectations with regards to confidence of performance, fluency, intonation, tone, and articulation.
Developing

The improvisation demonstrates developing musical effect, with regards to confidence of performance, fluency, intonation, tone, and articulation.
Needs Improvement

The improvisation does not demonstrate musical effect, with regards to confidence of performance, fluency, intonation, tone, and articulation.




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