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JC Young Middle School Piano Keyboard Assessment

Students perform assigned piano selections while demonstrating their understanding of steady tempo, rhythm, pitch, and technique (finger/hand position and posture).

Rubric Code: EX365X3

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Subject: Music

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Piano Performance Assessment
	0 pts	1 pts	2 pts	3 pts	4 pts
Tempo Am I using a steady beat?	0 STUDENT DID NOT MAKE AN EFFORT TO PLAY THE REQUIRED PIECE.	1 Student does not understand steady beat at this time. There were many pauses and hesitations throughout the performance.	2 Student plays SOME of the selection with a steady beat. There were 3-5 pauses or hesitations during the performance.	3 Student plays MOST of the selection with a steady beat. There was 1-2 pauses or hesitations during the performance.	4 Student plays selection with a steady beat throughout the ENTIRE performance. There were NO pauses or hesitations.
Rhythm Did I play all notes correctly? Did I hold them for the right amount of time?	0 STUDENT DID NOT MAKE AN EFFORT TO PLAY THE REQUIRED PIECE.	1 Student is not able to demonstrate the understanding of rhythm at this time.	2 SOME rhythms were played correctly throughout the performance.	3 MOST rhythms were played correctly throughout the performance.	4 ALL rhythms were played correctly throughout the entire performance.
Pitch Did I play all the correct notes on the keyboard?	0 STUDENT DID NOT MAKE AN EFFORT TO PLAY THE REQUIRED PIECE.	1 Student does not understand the concept of pitch at this time. Few to no pitches were played accurately during the performance.	2 Student plays SOME of the pitches accurately but there were 3 or more pitch mistakes during the performance.	3 Student plays MOST pitches accurately but there were 1-2 pitch mistakes during the performance.	4 Student plays ALL pitches accurately throughout the entire performance.
Technique & Posture Am I sitting up straight? Are my fingers curved? Did I use the correct finger to play?	0 STUDENT DID NOT MAKE AN EFFORT TO PLAY THE REQUIRED PIECE.	1 Student does not sit with a straight back, eyes on the music , curved fingers and/or correct fingering at this time. Student exhibits 0-1 out of 4.	2 Student sits with a straight back, eyes on the music at all times, curved fingers and/or correct fingering are used throughout the entire performance. Student must exhibit 2 out of 4.	3 Student MOSTLY sits with a straight back, eyes on the music at all times, curved fingers and/or correct fingering are used throughout the entire performance. Student must exhibit 3 out of 4.	4 Student sits with a straight back, eyes on the music at all times, curved fingers and correct fingering are used throughout the entire performance. Student must exhibit 4 out of 4.

Keywords:

piano, assessment, daily performance

Subjects:

Music

Types:

Assessment

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