Rubrics

A) Pitch Accuracy ___10 all pitches accurate ___ 8 most pitches accurate (1-2 mistakes) ___6 many pitches accurate (3-4 mistakes) ___4 numerous inaccurate pitches/notes (5-6 mistakes) ___2 mostly inaccurate notes/pitches (7-8 mistakes) B) Rhythmic Accuracy ___10 accurate rhythms throughout ___ 8 nearly accurate, but lacks precise interpretation(or 1-2 mistakes) ___ 6 many rhythmic patterns accurate, but lacks precision (or 3-4 mistakes) ___ 4 many rhythmic patterns incorrect/inconsistent (or 5-6 mistakes) ___ 2 most rhythmic patterns inaccurate/incorrect (or 7-8 mistakes)

Diction & Articulation __10 Articulate consonants and vowels clearly, text is sung clearly. __8 Articulate consonants and vowels with minimum distortion; minor and infrequent in articulation; text can be understood most the time __6 Articulate consonants and vowels with distortion; inconsistent articulation; text can be understood some of the time __4 Sometimes articulate the consonants and vowels; awkward or incorrect articulation; text is often not understandable 2Rarely articulate consonants and vowels; articulation is rarely evident; test is not understandable

Intonation Accuracy ___10 All notes accurate and in tune ___ 8 Most notes accurate (1-2 notes do not meet an accepted level of intonation. Sang with tonal center throughout) ___6 Many notes accurate (3-4 notes do not meet acceptable level of intonation ) ___4 Numerous inaccurate notes (4-5 notes do not meet acceptable level of intonation, lack of tonal center) ___2 Mostly inaccurate pitches (More than 6 notes do not meet acceptable level of intonation, poor tonal center)

Expression and Style: __10 Consistently perform with appropriate nuance and style indicated in the octavo with limited coaching __8 Perform with appropriate nuance and style indicated in the octavo with some coaching __6 Perform with nuance and style indicated in the octave with constant reminders __4 Rarely demonstrate expression and style, even after being reminded. Just sang the notes __2 Perform inappropriate nuance and style even after being reminded

Tone ___10 Full, rich, mature tones in all ranges and registers all of the time ___8 Good in most ranges, but distorts occasionally ___6 Fair sound, thin, or forced ___4 Weak tone, unfocused ___2 No characteristic tone production

Technique ___10 appropriate and accurate tonguing/fingering ___8 appropriate slurs as marked a few fingering mistakes ___6 appropriate accents as marked, some fingering mistakes ___4 appropriate ornamentation as marked, numerous fingering mistakes ___2 appropriate length of notes (markings, styles), fingering mistakes are evidence throughout the piece

Expression and Style / Interpretation __10 Consistently perform with appropriate nuance and style indicated in the piece with limited coaching __8 Perform with appropriate nuance and style indicated in the piece with some coaching __6 Perform with nuance and style indicated in the piece with constant reminders __4 Rarely demonstrate expression and style, even after being reminded. Just played the notes __2 Perform inappropriate nuance and style even after being reminded

Posture & Breath Support ___10 Excellent posture, feet on color, back straight, body erect; supported breath ___ 8 Good posture, air speed slow ___6 Back not straight, air not focus ___4 Back not straight, air weak support ___2 Feet not on floor, no air support