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Orchestra Performance Assessment Rubric Orchestra Rubric contains criteria for bowing, intonation, tone quality and posture Rubric Code: WX8B377 By MrsWilcox Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: (Other) Grade Levels: 6-8

Orchestra
	Exemplary 4 pts	Adequate 3 pts	Needs Work 2 pts	Inadequate 1 pts
Bowing	Exemplary full bow used, relaxed wrist, relaxed elbow, bow parallel to bridge	Adequate most of the bow used, wrist a little stiff, elbow a little stiff, bow not quite straight	Needs Work middle of the bow used, stiff wrist and thumb, stiff elbow, bow not parallet to bridge	Inadequate very small part of middle of the bow used, bow arm stiff, hardly moving, sqeaky sound, not enough contact of bow on string
Intonation	Exemplary whole piece in tune fingers on very tips open left hand correct half and whole steps free from mistakes	Adequate slight mistakes in tuning fingers on tips left hand not quite open half steps out of tune mistakes quickly corrected	Needs Work certain notes always out of tune closed wrist keeps fingers from being on their tips only fixes obviously wrong notes	Inadequate wrong and out of tune notes collapsed wrist, fingers can't move quickly piece is not recognizable
Tone	Exemplary full and consistent sound very musical no squeaks or harsh sounds full sound to the end of the bow	Adequate mostly full and consistent sound not as musical a little harshness to the sound sound fades at bow changes	Needs Work flat sound not very musical more squeaks and harshness sound stops at bow changes	Inadequate weak, unpleasant sound not musical at all lots of squeaks and harshness sound stops during notes, bow looses grip
Posture	Exemplary straight back away from chair BOTH feel on the floor instrument supported and balanced elbow matches level of strings	Adequate back straight but leaning back feet not planted on floor slight instrument droop elbows not quite in line with strings	Needs Work sitting far back in chair feet crossed, wrapped aroung chair legs droopy instrument balance way far back elbow too low for strings	Inadequate instrument supported by hands or stomach feet crossed or stretched out in front instrument supported by hands and stomach balance is gone elbows glued to thighs