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GAHU SINGING TEST

Vocal Test on the melody of the Traditional West-African piece Gahu.

Rubric Code: AX46X7

By chowell

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Subject: Music

Type: Exam

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

GAHU SINGING TEST
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Enter Title (N/A)
Tone Quality/Breathing	Poor Student does not use proper breathing technique. They are unable to distinguish between their singing and speaking voice. They are unaware of the African singing style.	Fair Student is aware of proper breathing technique, but is inconsistent. They produce an adequate tone, but do not demonstrate the African singing style.	Good Student uses proper breathing technique. They are aware of the African singing style, but are inconsistent in producing it.	Enter Title Student uses proper breathing techniques. They are able to sing in the African style.
Notes / Pitch Matching	Poor Student does not know the proper melody. They are unable to produce the pitches, or hear if they are matching a pitch or not.	Fair Student is aware of the shape of the melody, but is unable to correctly sing specific notes.	Good Student knows the melody, and is able to produce most of the notes correctly.	Enter Title Student knows the melody, and is able to correctly produce all notes.
Rhythms	Poor Beat is erractic, and student is unaware of the proper rhythms in the piece.	Fair Student is aware of the rhythms, but is unable to play them in time and tempo.	Good Student feels the beat, and is aware of the proper rhythms, but isn't yet able to play through the melody in time, or may rush through rests.	Enter Title Student is able to execute the proper rhythms in time, maintaining a steady beat through melody and through rests.
Lyrics	Poor Student does not know the lyrics, and is unable to read them.	Fair Student is aware of the lyrics, but cannot execute them cleanly, or with correct pronunciation.	Good Student knows the proper lyrics with correct pronunciation, but may mix them up slightly.	Enter Title Student knows and can execute proper lyrics with correct pronunciation.
Memorization	Poor Student has not attempted to memorize the piece, and is still actively reading the notes and rhythms and lyrics.	Fair Student has partially memorized the piece, but still requires it for some parts.	Good Student has nearly memorized the melody, but may have to stop and recall, or check music.	Enter Title Student can successfully play the melody from memory.