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General Instrumental Performance Rubric 
Rubric Code: VXX3836
By lonesax
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Subject: Music  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Distinguished

4 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Needs Improvement

2 pts

Basic

1 pts

Tone Quality

Distinguished

-Tone is consistently focused, clear, and centered throughout the range of the instrument

-Tone has professional quality
Proficient

-Tone is focused, clear, and centered through most of the range

-Extremes in range are somewhat uncontrolled
Needs Improvement

-Tone is somewhat focused, clear, and centered

-Tone is sometimes uncontrolled in the normal playing range
Basic

-Tone is often unfocused, thin, or pinched and seldom centerd throughout most of the playing range

-Tone has a beginning quality
Rhythm

Distinguished

-Gives all notes and rests proper value

-Mainatins a steady beat through the entire excerpt at an appropriate tempo
Proficient

-Gives most notes and rests proper value

-Maintains a steady beat through most of the excerpt at a reasonably appropriate tempo
Needs Improvement

-Gives some notes and rests proper value

-Maintains a steady beat some of the time but the tempo is inappropriate for the selection
Basic

-Gives few notes and rests proper value

-Rarely maintains a steady beat and plays at own tempo
Intonation

Distinguished

-Breath support is excellent

-Pitches are always in tune and even
Proficient

-Breath support mostly steady

-Most pitches are in tune and even
Needs Improvement

-Breath support somewhat steady

-Some pitches in tune and even
Basic

-Breath support unsteady

-Few pitches in tune and even
Technique

Distinguished

-Plays all notes with the articulations marked in the music

-Proper tonguing technique is always used
Proficient

-Plays most notes with the articulations marked in the music

-Proper tonguing technique is often used
Needs Improvement

-Plays some of the notes with the articulations marked in the music

-Proper tonguing technique is occasionally used
Basic

-Rarely plays the articulations marked in the music

-Poor tonguing technique
Musicianship

Distinguished

-Plays all of the marked dynamics in the music

-Creates a flowing line of music

-Always breathes between phrases so as to maintain the musical idea

-Phrasing is always consistent and sensitive to the style of music being played.
Proficient

-Plays most of the marked dynamics in the music

-Creates a flowing line of music most of the time

-Usually breathes between phrases to maintain the musical idea

-Phrasing is usually consistent and sensitive to the style of music being played
Needs Improvement

-Plays some of the marked dynamics in the music

-Creates a flowing line of music some of the time

-Sometimes breathes between phrases to maintain the musical idea

-Phrasing is somewhat consistent and occasionally sensitive to the style of music being played
Basic

-Rarely plays the marked dynamics in the music

-Rarely creates a flowing line of music

-Breathes often, breaking the musical idea

-Phrasing is seldom consistent and insensitive to the style of music being played
Preparation

Distinguished

-Plays all pitches correctly

-Confidently plays through the passage with no mistakes
Proficient

-Plays most pitches correctly

-Condifently plays through the passage with minimal mistakes
Needs Improvement

-Plays some pitches correctly

-Plays through the passage with some recognition
Basic

-Plays few pitches correctly

-Easily confused by the passage




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