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Recorder Composition Project

Students must write a musical composition following the guidelines presented in the assignment details students received along with music staff paper needed to complete the project. Students were given time during class to complete this project.

Rubric Code: HX2B6C8

By klevendusky

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Recorder Composition
	Excellent 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Improving 1 pts	Incomplete 0 pts
Originality Was the song an original composition?	Excellent Song is completely original	Satisfactory Song is mostly original, but has taken a few elements from other compositions	Improving Song is hardly original, with many elements taken from other compositions	Incomplete Song is completely copied from another source
Neatness Is the song neat, legible, and professional?	Excellent Song is very neat and easy to read. Looks like a professional composition	Satisfactory Song is mostly neat and easy to read. A few parts are difficult to understand and/or there are a few visible mistakes	Improving Song is somewhat difficult to read. Some mistakes are present and it is sometimes hard to distinguish what the composer meant	Incomplete Song is impossible to read. It is very messy with many mistakes present. Song looks like a rough draft
Time Signature and Rhythm Are the rhythms and time signature properly followed?	Excellent 4/4 time signature was used. All measures in the composition have 4 beats and appropriate rhythms are used throughout	Satisfactory 4/4 time signature was used. At least 75% of the measures in the composition have 4 beats with the appropriate rhythms	Improving 4/4 time signature was used. At least 50% of the measures in the composition have 4 beats with the appropriate rhythms	Incomplete 4/4 time signature was not used and/or less than half of the song contains the appropriate number of beats
Recorder Composition
	Complete 3 pts	Incomplete 0 pts	Total (N/A)	Percent (N/A)
Composition Title Does the composition have a title?	Complete Composition has a title.	Incomplete Composition does not have a title.	Total	Percent
Composition Length IS the composition at least 8 measures?	Complete Composition is at least 8 measures long.	Incomplete Composition is less than 8 measures.	Total	Percent
Notes used Does the composition use the required notes?	Complete Composition uses at least B, A, and G.	Incomplete Composition is missing B, A, and/or G.	Total	Percent
Rhythms Used Does the composition use at least two rhythms?	Complete Composition uses at least 2 different rhythms appropriately.	Incomplete Composition only uses one rhythm throughout.	Total	Percent