iRubric: Fundamental Music -WW/Brass/Drums Beginner Rubric 1

I was doing all of the following:

I hold the mouthpiece correctly.
I set it to my lips in the correct spot. "Magic Spot"
I form my lips to the correct shape. "Corners Back"
I am consistently using the correct and steady amount of air to produce a pleasing tone.

For Percussionists:

I grip my sticks in the correct spot.
I form a fulcrum.
I use a percussive rebound to draw the tone from the drum head.

I was doing 2 of 3 of these:

I hold the mouthpiece correctly.
I set it to my lips in the correct spot."Magic Spot"
I form my lips to the correct shape. "Corners Back"
I am consistently using the correct and steady amount of air to produce a pleasing tone

For Percussionists:

I grip my sticks in the correct spot.
I form a fulcrum.
I use a percussive rebound to draw the tone from the drum head.

I was doing 1 of these:

I hold the mouthpiece correctly.
I set it to my lips in the correct spot. "Magic Spot"
I form my lips to the correct shape."Corners Back"
I am consistently using the correct and steady amount of air to produce a pleasing tone

For Percussionists:

I grip my sticks in the correct spot.
I form a fulcrum.
I use a percussive rebound to draw the tone from the drum head.

I was not able to:


Hold the mouthpiece correctly.
Set it to my lips in the correct spot.(Missed the Magic Spot)
Form my lips to the correct shape. (Instead of Corners Back I have "Chipmunk Cheeks"
Consistently using the correct and steady amount of air to produce a pleasing tone

For Percussionists:

Grip my sticks in the correct spot.
Form a fulcrum.
Use a percussive rebound to draw the tone from the drum head.

All of my pitches (letters) were correct.

The air was focused across the tone hole for flutes
There were no squeaks for reed instruments and the tone was clear.
Buzzing Speed was correct for Brass and the air was able to keep flowing throughout the "Buzz".
Rebound was correct instead of "Thud"

Most of my pitches (letters) were correct.

The air was moving across the tone hole for flutes but the sound was slightly airy.
There were a few squeaks for reed instruments and/or the tone was weak or harsh.
Buzzing Speed was correct for Brass but the sound was pinched a little.
Rebound was a little slow creating a bit of a "Thud

Some of my pitches (letters) were correct.

The air was not too focused across the tone hole for flutes and the sound was small and airy.
There were several squeaks for reed instruments or the reed was too squeezed and it was hard to get the pitch to sound.
Buzzing Speed wavered and the pitch could not stay steady for Brass or my lips were squeezed too tight and hardly any sound came out.
Rebound was almost non existent and the sound was more Thud than tone.

None of my pitches (letters) were correct.

The air was not able to move across the tone hole for flutes and no pitch was played.
There were only squeaks for reed instruments or no sound at all because the reed was squeezed shut.
Buzzing Speed not clear, steady or non existent for Brass.
There was no Rebound at all and only a Thud was heard.

All of my rhythms/rests had the correct counts.

I can hold the note(s) for their proper length with clarity.

Most of my rhythms/rests had the correct counts.

I can hold the note(s) for their proper length sometimes.

Some of my rhythms/rests had the correct counts.

I can get a sound but not keep track of how long or short notes are.

None of my rhythms/rests had the correct counts.

I am not getting a sound and can not keep track of note length.