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Music Theory 
Rubric Code: M3WC8C
By easleybass
Draft
Public Rubric
Subject: Music  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

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  Very Good

5 pts

Good

4 pts

Fair

3 pts

REedo

1 pts

Music Score

Very Good

Music Score is very neat and all required elements are included: Song Title, Composer Name, Instrument, Clef Sign, Time Signature, Key Signature, and Copyright.
Good

Music score is neat. Two or less of the required elements are missing from the musical score.
Fair

Music score is legible. Three to four of the required elements are missing from the musical score.
REedo

Music Score is illegible and many of the required musical score elements are missing.
Music Notation

Very Good

All notes are written neatly using proper barline placement.
Good

Most notes are written clearly using the proper barline placement.
Fair

Notes are written clearly, but barline placement is often incorrect.
REedo

Notes are written in a sloppy and illegible manner. Barline placement is not correct. Needs to be resubmitted.
Meter and Rhythm

Very Good

All measures have the correct # of beats and a variety of rhythms are used. Including the use of Whole, Half, Quarter, eighth. and sixteenth notes.
Good

85% of measures have the correct # of beats and a variety of rhythms are used. Including the use of Whole, Half, Quarter, and eighth notes.
Fair

70% of the measures have the correct # of beats. Rhythms are very basic and do not expand beyond quarter ntoes.
REedo

Under half of the measure have the correct # of beats. Composition needs to be edited and resubmitted.
Harmony

Very Good

Each measure contains at least one triad. The triads are written in a variety of formats including: root, 1st, and 2nd inversions.
Good

85% of the measures include at least one triad and the triads are written in a variety of formats including: root, 1st, and 2nd inversions.
Fair

70% of the measures contain at least one triad. The triads are written in only the root position.
REedo

Half of the measures are missing a triad. Composition needs to be edited and resubmitted.
Overal Performance

Very Good

The composition was creative, clean/easy to read, and included all required elements.
Good

The composition was somewhat creative and legible. Most of the required elements were included.
Fair

The composition was very basic and somewhat legible to read. At least half of the required elements were included.
REedo

The composition was not complete, and very difficult to read. Under half of the required elements were included. Project will needs to be revised
Lyrics

Very Good

composition contains poem or other lyrics with credit given to poet or lyricist. Melodic structure and rhythm match the poem syllables
Good

contains poem or composition contains poem or other lyrics with credit given to poet or lyricist. Melodic structure and rhythm match the poem syllables in 85 % of the measures
Fair

composition contains poem or other lyrics with credit given to poet or lyricist. Melodic structure and rhythm match the poem syllables in 70% of the measures
REedo

composition has little to no refererence to a poem or lyrics. Melodic structure doesn't match the poems rhythm.
Roman Numeral and chord symbols

Very Good

Composition contains accurate roman numeral documentation in the bass clef and chord symbols in the treble clef. Composition begins and ends with a tonic chord with the pentultimate dominant chord
Good

Composition contains 85%accurate roman numeral documentation in the bass clef and chord symbols in the treble clef. Composition begins and ends with a tonic chord with the pentultimate dominant chord
Fair

Composition contains 70%accurate roman numeral documentation in the bass clef and chord symbols in the treble clef. Composition begins and ends with a tonic chord with the pentultimate dominant chord
REedo

Composition contains 50% or less accurate roman numeral documentation in the bass clef and chord symbols in the treble clef. Composition does not being and end on the tonic
Lead Sheet

Very Good

Composition contains a neatly written poem with chord symbols neatly written above the words to indicate the progression.
Good

Composition contains a neatly written poem with chord symbols neatly written above the words to indicate the progression 85%
Fair

Composition contains a neatly written poem with chord symbols neatly written above the words to indicate the progression 70%.
REedo

No lead sheet is included and or it is slopply completed with few of the proper chord symbol documentation.
Performance

Very Good

student performs composition according to the submitted score singing or playing the melodic line along with chordal harmony by teacher or other student.
Good

student performs composition according to the submitted score singing or playing the melodic line along with chordal harmony by teacher or other student with 85% proficiency
Fair

student performs composition according to the submitted score singing or playing the melodic line along with chordal harmony by teacher or other student with 70% proficiency.
REedo

student performs 50% or less of the compositon according to the submitted score with little to no accuracy of melody and/or chordal harmony.




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