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iRubric: Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric

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Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric assessment of basic improvisational skills applied to gypsy jazz progression Rubric Code: VX32XA5 By Rametria Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

Basic Improvisation
	Exceeds Expectations 3 pts	Meets Expectations 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Rhythmic Accuracy	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation is always in time, maintains a study beat, and includes only quarter and eight notes.	Meets Expectations The improvisation is mostly in time, for the most part, maintains a study beat, and includes mostly quarter and eight notes.	Needs Improvement The improvisation is almost never in time, does not maintain a study beat, and rarely includes quarter and eight notes.
Tonal Accuracy	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation is always harmonically and melodically accurate, and is always in the proper tonality.	Meets Expectations The improvisation is mostly harmonically and melodically accurate, and is, for the most part, in the proper tonality.	Needs Improvement The improvisation is almost never harmonically and melodically accurate, and is not in the proper tonality.
Creativity	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation utilizes extensive ornamentation and complex rhythms.	Meets Expectations The improvisation utilizes some ornamentation and, at times, complex rhythms.	Needs Improvement The improvisation does not utilize ornamentation nor complex rhythms.
Interpretation	Exceeds Expectations Most music flows from one phrase to next. Instrument is, at times, played like singing. Rhythmic and <BR> melodic emphasis naturally falls on <BR> beats.	Meets Expectations Some music flows from one phrase to next.	Needs Improvement Phrases are detached or <BR> separated, do not flow <BR> together.
Musical Effect	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation exceeds expectations with regards to confidence of performance, fluency, intonation, tone, and articulation.	Meets Expectations The improvisation meets expectations with regards to confidence of performance, fluency, intonation, tone, and articulation.	Needs Improvement The improvisation does not demonstrate musical effect, with regards to confidence of performance, fluency, intonation, tone, and articulation.
Instrumental Technique	Exceeds Expectations Student excellent intonation, bow distribution. Student demonstrates good right and left hand positions and postures.	Meets Expectations Student demonstrates good intonation, bow distribution. Student demonstrates good right and left hand positions and postures.	Needs Improvement Student does not demonstrate good intonation, bow distribution. Student does not demonstrate good right and left hand positions and postures.