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Singing a cappella folk songs folk song Students will write verses to Pretty Bird, an existing a cappella ballad in the Southern Mountain tradition, and sing the song - first verse, their verse, last verse. Rubric Code: M7B328 By Glendabatul Draft Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Pretty Bird
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Oustanding (N/A)
pitch	Poor Singer does not follow melody successfully	Fair Singer hits all the right notes, but intonation makes them sound out of tune	Good Singer hits the middle of every pitch in acceptable intonation	Oustanding
breath control	Poor Singer cannot finish lines or phrases without breathing	Fair Singer can sing all lines and phrases without breathing, but rendition of the song is "flat" with little tempo or personal expression.	Good Singer has enough breath and control to make artistic choices in tempo changes, dynamics, notes held as long as wished for aesthetic effect	Oustanding
personal expression	Poor Singer performs with no affect.	Fair Singer performs with some energy and "presence", but is all at one level.	Good Singer manipulates things like stretching lines, rushing lines, and dynamic changes that combine for an emotionally rich and satisfying performanc.	Oustanding
verse form	Poor Lines more resemble a paragraph on the page and do not follow meter of song	Fair Line breaks are evident, meter is shaky	Good Words conform to melody	Oustanding Words conform elegantly to melody
figurative language	Poor None	Fair Some adjectives	Good Use of adjectives and metaphor	Oustanding Use of adjectives, metaphor, and one other example, such as additional personification or onomotopeoia (spelling?)
content	Poor relationship to existing verse of Pretty Bird is tenuous	Fair Relationship to Pretty Bird is clear	Good Relationship to Pretty Bird is clear, and adds to the implied story	Oustanding Relationship to Pretty Bird is clear, adds significantly to implied story, and has an emotional impact on the audience.