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Garage Band Composition Project

Students will be able to create an original composition using Garage Band.

Rubric Code: RX6W7C8

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Garage Band Project
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Parts Music Practices Exploring rhythm, pitch, texture and expressive elements, for example, dynamics, tone colour or articulation to create contrast, repetition and balance in improvisations, arrangements and compositions Practising interpreting and applying more extended or complex rhythm patterns and overlaying patterns Explore and Express Ideas Using graphic and conventional notation and technology to record music ideas	Excellent Student has all of the following categories represented within their composition: melody, harmony, rhythm, and personality characteristics	Good Student only has three of the following categories represented within their composition: melody, harmony, rhythm, and personality characteristics	Satisfactory Student only has two of the following categories represented within their composition: melody, harmony, rhythm, and personality characteristics	Needs Improvement Student only has one of the following categories within their composition: melody, harmony, rhythm, and personality characteristics
Measures Music Practices Practising interpreting and applying more extended or complex rhythm patterns and overlaying patterns	Excellent Student has a composition of 16 beats.	Good Student has written a minimum of 12 beats.	Satisfactory Student has written a minimum of 8 beats.	Needs Improvement Student has less than 4 beats.
Title / Introduction Present and Perform Describing intentions for a performance, for example, what do the performers intend audiences to experience and understand from the music? Who will performers manipulate elements of music to create these effects? Respond and Interpret Reviewing one’s own music, outlining their use of performance techniques and discussing the purpose of using specific presentation and production elements	Excellent Students give their composition with an appropriate name and introduce their piece telling us 1) why they chose the sounds, 2) the title of the piece and 3) why they gave it such a title,	Good Students give their composition with an appropriate name and introduce their piece telling us two of the following: 1) why they chose the sounds, 2) the title of the piece and 3) why they gave it such a title,	Satisfactory Students give their composition with an appropriate name and introduce their piece telling us one of the following: 1) why they chose the sounds, 2) the title of the piece and 3) why they gave it such a title,	Needs Improvement Students give their composition with an appropriate name and introduce their piece telling us none of the following: 1) why they chose the sounds, 2) the title of the piece and 3) why they gave it such a title,
Group Participation Respond and Interpret Providing and responding to feedback to refine performances and compositions Music Practices Using technology to monitor progress in learning and rehearsing music they have composed, for example, using a mobile device to record a work or using a checklist to evaluate how well the music is achieving intended effects	Excellent Students showed active participation in all aspects of the composition creation.	Good Students showed some participation in all aspects of the composition creation.	Satisfactory Students tried to participate in all aspects of the composition creation but were often distracted.	Needs Improvement Students showed little participation in all aspects of the composition creation.
Notation Explore and Express Ideas Exploring options for interpreting dynamics and articulations in music they sing and play Using graphic and conventional notation and technology to record music ideas	Excellent Correct or complete notation with additional markings, e.g. dynamic markings or slurs	Good Mostly correct or complete notation, with some attempt at additional markings, e.g. dynamic markings or slurs	Satisfactory Mostly incorrect or incomplete notation with some attempt at additional markings, e.g. dynamic markings or slurs	Needs Improvement Mostly incorrect or incomplete notation, with no attempt at additional markings, e.g. dynamic markings or slurs

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