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Guitar Performance Rubric 
Guitar Performance Rubric
This rubric will be used for individual student performances of basic skills and first-term chords.
Rubric Code: R2WW462
By mwdoher
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Subject: Music  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Advanced

Student demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concept

4 pts

Proficient

Student demonstrates strong understanding of concept

3 pts

Needs Improvement

Student demonstrates some familiarity with concept

2 pts

Unsatisfactory

Student is unable to demonstrate concept

1 pts

POSTURE

Hands & Body Posture
Advanced

Guitar is situated strings-forward, and headstock is higher than the body. Student is sitting forward in seat and is not slouching.

Left thumb is behind neck, not curled over the top of the fretboard. Left fingers meet fretboard at a 90 degree angle

Pick and/or right finger posture is appropriate.
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Unsatisfactory

Guitar is strings-up or
TONE QUALITY

Fundamental characteristic tone quality
Advanced

Uses proper finger placement, speed, and weight appropriate for musical selection and demonstrates advanced techniques to play expressively.
Proficient

Uses propre finger placement, speed, and weight appropriate for musical selection.
Needs Improvement

Generally uses proper finger placement, speed, and weight.
Unsatisfactory

Begins to understand finger placement, speed, and weight.
NOTES

Reads and performs notes accurately
Advanced

Plays all notes with precision and fluency in a proper steady tempo.
Proficient

Plays all notes accurately in a steady tempo.
Needs Improvement

Plays most notes accurately, varying tempo when necessary, to accommodate unfamiliar sections.
Unsatisfactory

Plays some notes accurately, varying tempo when necessary to accommodate unfamiliar sections.
RHYTHMIC ACCURACY

Reads and performs rhythms accurately
Advanced

Plays all rhythms with precision and fluency in a proper steady tempo.
Proficient

Plays all rhythms accurately in a steady tempo.
Needs Improvement

Plays most rhythms accurately, varying tempo when necessary to accommodate unfamiliar sections.
Unsatisfactory

Plays some rhythms accurately, varying tempo when necessary to accommodate unfamiliar sections.
ARTICULATION

Picking and strumming techniques
Advanced

Plays all articulations correctly, making smooth transitions from one to another in a musical manner.
Proficient

Plays all articulations correctly.
Needs Improvement

Plays most articulations correctly.
Unsatisfactory

Plays some articulations correctly.
POSITIONS

Placement of fingers on the fretboard
Advanced

Shifts from one note to another in a relaxed, fluid manner using creative fingerings to accommodate passages.
Proficient

Shifts from one note to another accurately with a relaxed, fluid motion.
Needs Improvement

Shifts from one note to another with a somewhat fluid motion and accuracy level.
Unsatisfactory

Understands concept of shifting and is working toward accuracy and fluidity.
CHORDS

Fingering and strumming multiple strings
Advanced

Plays all chords with precision and fluency in a proper, steady tempo, demonstrates advanced technique in transportation from chord to chord.
Proficient

Plays all chords accurately in a steady tempo.
Needs Improvement

Plays most chords accurately, varying tempo when necessary to accommodate unfamiliar chord transportation.
Unsatisfactory

Begins to play some chords accurately varying tempo when necessary to accommodate transportation from chord to chord.




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