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Music - Improvisation Assessment Rubric

Assessment for 2nd Grade Improvisation SLO

Rubric Code: LX45325

By stroxell

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Subject: Music

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: K-5

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, and includes only quarter and eighth notes.	Meets Expectations The improvisation is mostly in time, for the most part, maintains a steady beat, and includes mostly quarter and eighth notes.	Developing The improvisation is sometimes in time, sometimes maintains a steady beat, and includes some quarter and eighth notes.	Needs Improvement The improvisation is almost never in time, does not maintain a steady beat, and rarely includes quarter and eighth notes.
Creativity	Exceeds Expectations The improvisation shows extensive creativity through notes and rhythms which highly benefit the main idea.	Meets Expectations The improvisation shows much creativity through notes and rhythms which benefit the main idea.	Developing The improvisation shows some creativity, with notes and rhythms that add to the main idea.	Needs Improvement The improvisation does not show any creativity.
Interpretation	Exceeds Expectations Phrases flow naturally, instrument played like singing. Rhythmic and melodic emphasis naturally falls on beats.	Meets Expectations Most music flows from one phrase to next. Instrument is, at times, played like singing.	Developing Some music flows from one phrase to next.	Needs Improvement Phrases are detached or separated, do not flow together.