iRubric: Piano Performance Rubric

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Piano Performance Rubric Piano Performance Rubric This rubric describes the criteria to be graded for piano performance. Rubric Code: NX8369B By Pasmusic Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

Piano Performance Enter rubric description
	Advanced 4 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Below Expectations 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Technique Posture, hand placement, finger technique.	Advanced Excellent posture and bench placement, Excellent finger technique/hand placement.	Meets Expectations Posture acceptable, technique acceptable. Sounds better than it looks.	Below Expectations Minimal performance technique, slouches, uncomfortable.	Needs Improvement Poor posture and technique. Maybe better to play with only one hand.
Accuracy Notes, rhythms, musical signs, sound quality.	Advanced No audible mistakes, clear and accurate sound, good musicality.	Meets Expectations Some mistakes, slow recovery, audience may be aware of mistakes, good effort.	Below Expectations Some mistakes, facial expression draws attention to mistakes, poor recovery.	Needs Improvement Major mistakes, causing problems, poor performance attitude.
Tempo and Dynamics Steadiness of tempo, use of appropriate musical expression.	Advanced Great rhythm and tempo right on, very expressive, correct use of dynamics.	Meets Expectations Average rhythm and tempo, average dynamics, slightly expressive.	Below Expectations Several rhythmic errors in tempo and no dynamics.	Needs Improvement problems with rhythms, and/or tempo, and/or dynamics.