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Jazz Composition Musical Composition As a group, students will create their own Jazz performance, showcasing the defining characteristics of the Jazz genre. Rubric Code: N57BX2 By Sutehoot Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Jazz Composition
	Needs Improvment 4 pts	Work in Progress 6 pts	Decent 8 pts	High Quality 10 pts
Melody Does your music sound like it all belongs together? Do the notes and tones flow?	Needs Improvment Notes and tones vary and even clash. The song has no flow.	Work in Progress The song has a basic flow, yet notes and tones clash occasionally.	Decent The notes, tones, and keys flow. The types of tunes enhance the song.	High Quality The notes, tones and song keys are polished. Each section brings meaning to the overall song.
Lyrics A set of words, phrases or sounds that make up a song	Needs Improvment Lyrics clash with the melody and have little meaning to the writer.	Work in Progress Lyrics are starting to flow with the melody.	Decent Lyrics are meaningful and connect to the music.	High Quality The lyrics are meaningful to the artist, flow with the melody and connect to the overall song.
Tempo and dynamics Tempo is how fast or slow the song moves and dynamics describe the way the song ebbs and flows in relation to volume etc.	Needs Improvment The song is choppy with a unnatural mix of tempo. It has no change in dynamics.	Work in Progress Tempo and rhythm are coming together. There is more than one tempo that doesn't distracts the song. Two dynamics are present, but there are choppy transitions.	Decent Tempo and rhythm are consistent. The dynamics flow, but could be used more fluently.	High Quality The tempo, rhythm and dynamics complete the overall song and experience. Smooth transitions and the use of volume is present.
Audience Response How you react to the song.	Needs Improvment Song has little or no impact on you as you listen. You have little to say about it.	Work in Progress You may tap your foot, smile occasionally and nod to the rhythm. You may have few comments, but not many.	Decent You definitely want to interact with the song with body movement, laughter, talk or dance. You want to make many comments follow the playing of the song.	High Quality It's a potential hit song. You have a strong positive reaction to the song. You want to listen to it again and again.