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Jesse James 
Higher Position Test
Musical performance grading rubrics
Rubric Code: N6X663
By shimpj
Ready to use
Public Rubric
Subject: Music  
Type: Quiz  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Posture

Poor

Poor Posture
Fair

Fair Posture
Good

Good Posture
Excellent

Excellent posture. Feet on floor, back straight, body erect. Shoulder position for violin and viola.
Bow Hand Position

Poor

Poor position.
Fair

Fair position
Good

Good position
Excellent

Excellent position. Bow control, with hand hold/grip. Elbow position
Bow hand shape
Bow parallel
Quality of sound
Bow hand and wrist flexibility.
Left Hand Position

Poor

Poor position
Fair

Fair position
Good

Good position
Excellent

Excellent position. Proper left hand facility (fluid and consistent shifting). Square first finger for violin and viola. Keeping fingers down.
Body and instrument position.
Bowing Skills

Poor

Poor bowing skills
Fair

Fair bowing skills
Good

Good bowing skills
Excellent

Excellent bowing skills. Bow control, with hand hold/grip. Full bow strokes and appropriate bow divisions. Bowing style accuracy. Parallel bowing. General motion.
Tone

Poor

Is not a quality characteristic of the instrument, several fundamental flaws.
Fair

Is consistently thin and unfocused.
Good

Distorts in particular section of the music. Section _________________.
Excellent

Is full and rich in all ranges and registers. Characteristic tone. Bow is placed between the bridge and fingerboard. Bow is straight. Proper weight on the bow. Speed of shifts.
Intonation

Poor

Is not accurate, continuously out-of-tune, no attempt to adjust problem pitches.
Fair

Sections of accuracy with sections of out-of-tune notes, no adjustment of pitch.
Good

Is accurate, some need to adjust on isolated pitches, minimal difficulties.
Excellent

Is accurate throughout, in all registers and ranges. When using vibrato, pitch remains in tune.
Checklists
  Yes

1 pts

Yes

1 pts

Yes

1 pts

Yes

1 pts

Expression Rating

Yes

Gives movement to the music.
Yes

Demonstrates an understanding of dynamics.
Yes

Performs with desired articulations.
Yes

Performs with a sense of phrase, creating tension and release.



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