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FUNGA ALAFIA PERFORMANCE

BALA KULANDYAN PLAYING TEST

Performance self-assessment of the West African song, Funga Alafia.

Rubric Code: UX946B4

By ckendzia

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Subject: Music

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Singing FOR ALL	Poor • Singing is unfocused. Projection of voice was NOT heard.	Fair • Singing is good, but inconsistent. Projection of voice was SOMETIMES heard.	Good • Singing is clear and full, and MOSTLY consistent. Projection of voice was heard.	Excellent Singing is clear, full, and CONSISTENT throughout the whole song. Projection of voice was heard ALWAYS.
Melody/Foreign Language FOR ALL	Poor • The student attempts to replicate the words in the correct language.	Fair • Language was SOMEWHAT understood during performance.	Good • Language is CLEARLY understood by the audience and timed accurately (in Call and Response Form).	Excellent Language was ALWAYS CLEAR & cooperative in the performance (in Call and Response Form).
Percussive Performance Technique FOR INSTRUMENTALISTS ONLY	Poor • Student DOES NOT know correct hand position. Is unable to play the pitches in the proper order.	Fair • Student knows proper hand positions, but is UNABLE to play them consistently to achieve the correct pitches.	Good • Student KNOWS proper hand positions and order of notes in the performance.	Excellent Student IS ABLE to play ALL notes in the proper order in the performance.
Rhythms FOR INSTRUMENTALISTS ONLY	Poor • Beat is NOT steady, and student is unaware of the proper rhythms of the piece.	Fair • Beat is SOMETIMES steady. Student is aware of the steady rhythms, but is UNABLE to play them in time and tempo.	Good • Student feels the beat, and IS AWARE of the proper rhythms and contributes to the performance well.	Excellent Student IS ABLE to play the proper rhythms in time, maintaining a steady beat through melody and through rests. Plus the student performance group displays a clear cooperative effort in performance.
Dancing FOR DANCERS ONLY	Poor • Student DOES NOT show understanding of steady beat in dancing with both feet and arms.	Fair • Student is SOMETIMES ABLE to show steady beat in dancing with both feet and arms.	Good • Student SHOWS understanding of steady beat in dancing with both feet and arms.	Excellent • Student is IS ABLE to STRONGLY DEMONSTRATE steady beat in dancing with both feet and arms and shows great leadership during the performance.