iRubric: Beginning Band Performance Assessment rubric

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Beginning Band Performance Assessment Beginning Band Performance Assessment Rubric Code: V24A7W3 By wmerritt Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Assessment Grade Levels: (none)

Playing Tests
	Basic 1 pts	Partially Proficient 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts	Rubric Score (N/A)
Tone	Basic Tone is not well supported and airy. Notes are not clearly produced. Percussionists do not perform with a consistent sound.	Partially Proficient Tone is not well supported, but notes are all audible. Percussion sound demonstrates great variation.	Proficient Tone is fairly supported with moments of breathiness. Percussion sound demonstrates some variation.	Advanced Tone is consistantly supported. Percussion sound is consistent with very minor variation.	Rubric Score
Notes	Basic Majority of fingerings are not known, and the student cannot change between notes.	Partially Proficient Fingerings are sometimes correct, but student cannot change between notes without hesitation.	Proficient Fingerings are mostly correct, but changes between notes can be muddy at times.	Advanced All fingerings are correct, and changes between fingerings are clean.	Rubric Score
Rhythm	Basic Majority of the rhythms are not known.	Partially Proficient Rhythms are sometimes correct, but there is hesitation.	Proficient Rhythms are mostly correct with few variations.	Advanced All rhythms are performed correctly.	Rubric Score
Articulation/Sticking	Basic Notes are not tongued and have no definite start or end. Sticking is not followed.	Partially Proficient Notes are not appropriately tongued. Sticking is rarely followed.	Proficient Notes are mostly tongued correctly. Sticking is followed the majority of the time.	Advanced Notes are consistently tongued clearly and regularly. Sticking is followed almost always, with few mistakes.	Rubric Score
Posture/Positioning	Basic Student is slouched and/or rests his/her instrument or arms on his/her lap. Feet are not flat on the floor.	Partially Proficient Student is slouched. Feet are flat on the floor sometimes.	Proficient Student begins sitting up straight but slouches as he/she plays. Feet are flat on the floor the majority of the time with some variation.	Advanced Student sits up straight through the entire exercise/piece. Feet are flat on the floor the majority of the time, with few variations.	Rubric Score