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Famous Musician Famous Musician You will research a famous musician. Select famous songs & create a discography. Introduce your musician and give a short biography. You will then describe your musician's style and describe specific characteristics of their music. For example, do they use a steel guitar? You will then discuss a specific song or selection and why you chose it. For example, how did the piece make you feel? Does the piece speak to you? You may present your selection as a recording or you may perform it. Rubric Code: TX97878 By lgelfand58 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Musician project
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Biography Biography of artist: Name, date of birth, place of birth, events leading up to fame and other important facts about the author including who inspired them, his or her training, his or her most famos song and if deceased.	Poor Did not speak much about the artist's life. Includes 2 or less facts.Did not follow directions.	Fair Spoke about a few events from the artist's life. Includes 3-4 facts. Followed some of the directions.	Good Spoke about most important events of the artist's life. Includes 5-6 facts. Followed most of the directions.	Excellent Gave a thorough presentation of the artist's life. Includes 7 or more facts. Followed all directions.
Style Description of style of music, artist's style and expert critique of your artist.	Poor Described the artist's style with limited effectiveness. Did not use any expert critiques. Did not follow directions.	Fair Described the artist's style with some effectiveness. Consulted some experts. Followed some of the directions.	Good Described the artist's style with effectiveness. Consulted the experts. Followed most of the directions.	Excellent Described the artist's style with great effectiveness. Consulted many experts. Followed all directions.
Personal Opinion Personal Emotions regarding favorite piece: Select one piece you enjoyed the most by your artist and express why you've selected this particular piece.	Poor Expressed opinion vaguely and lacks detail. Did not follow directions.	Fair Expressed opinion with only 1 reason. Could use more detail. Followed some of the directions.	Good Expressed opinion adequately with at least 2 reasons. Followed most of the directions.	Excellent Expressed opinion in detail with 3 or more reasons.
Total Rubric Points Available: 12	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent