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Band Playing Test Rubric

Adapted from Scott Rush's Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director

Rubric Code: BXCW36C

By agosnell

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Subject: Music

Type: Exam

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Individual performance rubric Maximum Rubric Score: 20 points.
	Needs Improvement Significant work still needed. 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent Performance ready! 4 pts	Score 20% Categories will be listed as 'full points' (i.e.1-4 points). 10% Categories will be calculated as 1/2 value (i.e. .5-2 points) (N/A)
Pitches 20 % -Playing accurate notes	Needs Improvement Pitches performed inaccurately. Mistakes detract from many areas of the performance	Fair Pitches performed somewhat accurately. Mistakes detract from some areas of the performance.	Good Most pitches performed accurately. Mistakes do not severely detract from the performance.	Excellent All pitches performed correctly.	Score Max = 4
Rhythms 20 % -Playing accurate rhythms in relation to the Tempo	Needs Improvement Rhythms performed inaccurately. Mistakes detract from many areas of the performance	Fair Rhythms performed somewhat accurately. Mistakes detract from some areas of the performance.	Good Most rhythms performed accurately. Mistakes do not severely detract from the performance.	Excellent All rhythms performed accurately.	Score Max = 4
Timing 20 % -Keeping a steady Pulse See PT instructions for whether a metronome may be used for the test.	Needs Improvement A consistent, underlying pulse is not present throughout, which severely detracts from performance	Fair A consistent underlying pulse is not present throughout much of the performance (e.g., more difficult rhythms are played at a slower tempo), which detracts from the performance.	Good A consistent underlying pulse is present throughout most of the performance with minor flaws, that do not detract from the performance.	Excellent A consistent underlying pulse is present throughout the performance.	Score Max = 4
Tone 10 % -Sound quality	Needs Improvement Uncharacteristic sound that lacks fundamentals (e.g., full breath support, good embouchure, etc...) throughout range and registers of instrument.	Fair Partially characteristic sound that lacks full breath support throughout the range and registers of the instrument.	Good Full characteristic sound that lacks some control in one or more registers of the instrument.	Excellent Full characteristic sound that is controlled and mature in all registers of the instrument.	Score Max = 2
Articulations 10 % -Tonguing, slurring, accents, staccatti, etc...	Needs Improvement Printed articulations are not performed accurately, and these mistakes detract from many areas of the performance.	Fair Printed articulations are performed somewhat accurately, and these mistakes detract from some areas of the performance.	Good Most printed articulations are performed accurately, and mistakes do not severely detract from performance.	Excellent All printed articulations performed accurately.	Score Max = 2
Dynamics 10 %	Needs Improvement Printed dynamics are not performed accurately, and these mistakes detract from many areas of the performance.	Fair Printed dynamics are performed somewhat accurately, and these mistakes detract from some areas of the performance.	Good Most printed dynamics are performed accurately, and mistakes do not severely detract from performance.	Excellent All printed dynamics performed accurately.	Score Max = 2
Marked Tempo 10 %	Needs Improvement Piece performed drastically slower or faster than marked tempo.	Fair Piece performed somewhat slower or faster than marked tempo.	Good Piece performed close to marked tempo.	Excellent Piece performed at the marked tempo.	Score Max = 2

Keywords:

Band, Playing test, music

Subjects:

Music

Types:

Exam

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