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Songwriting Songwriting Rubric Code: K24X46W By Bfarmer Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Songwriting Original Music and Lyrics
	Insufficient 1 pts	Not Yet 2 pts	Emergent 3 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Exemplary 5 pts
Lyrics 5 pts A set of words, phrases or sounds that make up a song and reflect the assigned topic.	Insufficient Lyrics were not written or were plagarized	Not Yet Lyrics clash with the melody and have little meaning to the writer.	Emergent Lyrics are starting to flow with the melody and somewhat reflect the focused, assigned topic for the song.	Proficient Lyrics are meaningful and connect to the music and reflect the focused, assigned topic for the song.	Exemplary The lyrics are meaningful to the artists, flow with the melody and connect to the overall focused, assigned topic for the song.
Structure 5 pts The organization of the chorus and verse	Insufficient Song lacks the chorus/verse structure	Not Yet Song has no recognizable organization between chorus and verse.	Emergent Song is somewhat organized and has at least two verses and the chorus is performed twice.	Proficient Song is organized and has at least three to four verses and the chorus is performed three to four times and both are starting to add more character to the song.	Exemplary Song is well organized and has at least three or more verses and the chorus is performed at least two or more times and <BR> a complex flow of loops are used creating subtle changes, accents and highlights in the song.
Melody 5 pts Does your melody sound like it all belongs together? Do the notes and tones flow?	Insufficient Melody was not written or was not an original melody	Not Yet Notes and tones vary and even clash. The song has no flow.	Emergent The song has a basic flow, yet notes and tones clash occasionally.	Proficient The notes, tones, and keys flow. The types of tunes enhance the song.	Exemplary The notes, tones and song keys are polished. Each track brings meaning to the overall song.
Tempo and dynamics 5 pts Tempo is how fast or slow the song moves and dynamics describe the way the song ebbs and flows in relation to volume etc.	Insufficient Tempo and dynamics were not indicated	Not Yet The song is choppy with a unnatural mix of tempo. It has no change in dynamics.	Emergent Tempo and rhythm are coming together. There is more than one tempo that doesn't distracts the song. Two dynamics are present, but there are choppy transitions.	Proficient Tempo and rhythm are consistent. The dynamics flow, but could be used more fluently.	Exemplary The tempo, rhythm and dynamics complete the overall song and experience. Smooth transitions and the use of volume is present.