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Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric for Mr. Ernst'

Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric

assessment of basic improvisational skills

Rubric Code: K23866C

By bombaycharlie

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Subject: Music

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Basic Improvisation
	Exceeds Expectations 4 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Overall Improvisation	Exceeds Expectations The student improvises within specified guidelines. The student displays skill and a high degree of accuracy, and models creativity.	Meets Expectations The student improvises within specified guidelines. Minor inaccuracies do not affect the overall result. The student demonstrates creativity.	Developing The student, with frequent assistance, improvises within specified guidelines. Some inaccuracies detract from the overall result.	Needs Improvement The student does not improvise within specified guidelines. Numerous errors detract from the overall result.
Rhythmic Accuracy	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation is always in time, maintains a steady beat.	Meets Expectations The improvisation is mostly in time, for the most part, maintains a steady beat.	Developing The improvisation is sometimes in time, sometimes maintains a steady beat.	Needs Improvement The improvisation is almost never in time, does not maintain a steady beat.
Tonal Accuracy	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation is always harmonically accurate, and is always in the proper tonality.	Meets Expectations The improvisation is mostly harmonically accurate, and is, for the most part, in the proper tonality.	Developing The improvisation is sometimes harmonically accurate, and is, at times, in the proper tonality.	Needs Improvement The improvisation is almost never harmonically accurate, and is not in the proper tonality.
Creativity	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation utilizes extensive variety of available notes and rhythms.	Meets Expectations The improvisation utilizes variety of available notes and rhythms.	Developing The improvisation utilizes some variety of available notes and rhythms.	Needs Improvement The improvisation does not utilize variety of available notes and rhythms.