iRubric: Guitar Performance Rubric 1 with Chords

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Guitar Performance Rubric 1 with Chords Guitar Performance Rubric 1 with Chords This rubric will be used for individual student performances of assigned etudes. Rubric Code: V825A9 By sprokemaster Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Exam Grade Levels: Graduate

Guitar Performance Assessment
	Exemplary 5 pts	Excellent 4 pts	Satisfactory 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
TONE QUALITY Fundamental characteristic tone quality	Exemplary Uses proper finger placement, speed, and weight appropriate for musical selection and demonstrates advanced techniques to play expressively.	Excellent Uses proper finger placement, speed, and weight appropriate for musical selection.	Satisfactory Generally uses proper finger placement, speed, and weight.	Developing Begins to understand finger placement, speed, and weight.	Needs Improvement Most strings are muted or buzzing due to poor or incorrect finger placement.
Chords Fingering and strumming multiple strings	Exemplary Plays all chords with precision and fluency in a proper, steady tempo, demonstrates advanced technique when shifting chords.	Excellent Plays all chords accurately in a steady tempo with smooth shifting while changing chords.	Satisfactory Plays most chords accurately, varying tempo when needed to accommodate shifting from chord to chord	Developing Begins to play some chords accurately altering tempo when necessary to accommodate varying speed in ability while shifting from chord to chord.	Needs Improvement Is generally unable to form even the most basic chords.
Strum Patterns Picking and strumming techniques	Exemplary Plays all strum patterns correctly, making smooth transitions from one to another in a musical manner.	Excellent Plays all strum patterns correctly.	Satisfactory Plays most strum patterns correctly.	Developing Plays some strum patterns correctly.	Needs Improvement Most strum patterns are played incorrectly with no sense of tempo or beat.
Progressions Movement between chords	Exemplary Shifts from one chord to another in a relaxed, fluid manner using creative fingerings to accommodate passages.	Excellent Shifts from one chord to another accurately with a relaxed, fluid motion.	Satisfactory Shifts from one chord to another with a somewhat fluid motion and accuracy level.	Developing Understands concept of shifting and is working toward accuracy and fluidity.	Needs Improvement Is unable to move between chords without stopping between transitions.