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General Music Curriculum Project

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to synthesize all of the knowledge that students have learned in this unit of Jazz. Also, this project gives students is a hands on approach to how a Jazz musician would compose. The essence of this project is of the composed improvisation that defines Jazz musicians; the streaming together of mass amounts of information into a single thought.

Rubric Code: M4B453

By Alexowego

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Short Essay A short essay, one to two pages, on your composition.
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Format 2 %	Poor Essay lacks formal elements, or lacks coherent textual flow.	Fair Essay features good paragraphs and coherent format, but lacks clear either conclusion, introduction, or title.	Good Essay features appropriate title, introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Clear and congruent paragraphs.
Grammar 3 % Enter criteria description	Poor Multiple mistakes in paper. Mistakes severely affect text fluency.	Fair Moderate amount of mistakes in paper. However these mistakes do not impinge on text fluency.	Good Minimal mistakes in grammar, essay is easy to pick up and read.
Labeling 10 %	Poor Minimal amount of explanations on chords and chord progressions in your composition.	Fair Moderate amount of explanations on chords and chord progressions in your composition.	Good Multiple explanations on chords and chord progressions in your composition.
History of genre's style 10 %	Poor Minimal amount of information on genre's style.	Fair Moderate amount of information on genre's style.	Good Large amount of information on genre's style.
Evaluations
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Contributions 5 %	Poor Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A satisfactory group member who does what is required.	Fair Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A strong group member who tries hard!	Good Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A definite leader who contributes a lot of effort.
Time Management 5 %	Poor Tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.	Fair Usually uses time well throughout the project, but may have procrastinated on one thing. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.	Good Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.
Focus on the task 5 %	Poor Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. Other group members must sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task.	Fair Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. Other group members can count on this person.	Good Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed.
Working with others 5 %	Poor Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member.	Fair Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group	Good Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together.
Pride 5 %	Poor Work reflects some effort from this student	Fair Work reflects a strong effort from this student.	Good Work reflects this student's best efforts.
Composition
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Inclusion 10 %	Poor Includes less than half of required elements for the composition.	Fair Includes about half of the required elements for the composition.	Good Includes all of the required elements for the composition.
Correct use of Style 10 %	Poor Unable to distinguish what style this composition is placed under. Follows no aspects of the style.	Fair The style of this composition is cloudy, could easily be confused with one or two other genres. Follows few aspects of the style.	Good The style of the composition is clear and follows many aspects of the style.
Correct usage of requirments 20 %	Poor Multiple errors in usage of chord progressions; blues scale usage, chords, and form.	Fair Moderate errors in usage of chord progressions; blues scale usage, chords, and form.	Good Few errors in usage of chord progressions; blues scale usage, chords, and form.
Performance 10 %	Poor Minimal appearance of preparation. Tempo fluctuates and there is no apparent improvisational section.	Fair Moderate amount of preparation. Clear tempo and improvisational section. Few errors music.	Good Large amount of preparation evident. Tempo is stead and improvisational section is fluid and understandable. No major errors in music.

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Music

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Project

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