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Melody Composition 
Simple Melody Composition
Create "My Favorite Thing" melody using 2-4 measures, basic rhythms, and at least three different pitches.
Rubric Code: UXB53BW
By grechkoh
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Subject: Music  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Rhythms

Poor

Composition had none of the required rhythms.
Fair

Composition included 1 of the required rhythms/rest.
Good

Composition included at least 2 of the required rhythms/rests.
Excellent

Composition included 3 or more of the required rhythms/rests ( quarter, half, eighth, triplets, sixteenth, etc,.. )
Pitches

Poor

There are one or two pitches. Pitches are not identified by letters. There is only one melodic movement such as step, skip, leap or repeat. Noteheads can not be read as on a line or space.
Fair

There are at least three pitches. Composition included pitches' names, but their letters are not correct. There are at least two melodic movements such as steps, skips, leaps, or repeats. There are only line or space notes.
Good

There are three or more pitches. Most of them identified by letters correctly. There are at least two different melodic movements: steps, skips, leaps, or repeats. There are line and space notes.
Excellent

Composition had all correct pitches' names. There are line and space notes. There are different melodic contours such as steps, skips, leaps and repeats.
Beat

Poor

There is no time signature. Composition had no measures divided by bar lines. There is no beat alignment.
Fair

There is a time signature. There is at least one measure divided by the bar line. There is beat alignment, but it's not corresponding with the time signature.
Good

There is a time signature. There are two measures divided by the barline. There are correct beat counting in one measures.
Excellent

There is a time signature. There are two or more measures divided by the barline. All beat are counted and aligned with the time signature.
Basic notation

Poor

Stems and beams are placed incorrectly, or there are none. There are no Treble Clef.
Fair

Noteheads are not properly filled. Some stems are not on the correct side. Most beams are placed incorrectly. There are Treble Clef.
Good

Noteheads are properly filled in and most stems are placed on the correct side. Most beams are placed correctly. There are Treble Clef at the beginning of the music staff.
Excellent

Noteheads are properly filled in and stems are on the correct side. Beams are placed correctly. There are properly written Treble Clef at the beginning of the music staff and double bar line at the end.
Design

Poor

There is no title. Composition is hard to read. There is no student's name.
Fair

There is a title, but it's not capitalized. Some notes or lyrics are hard to read. There is a student's name.
Good

There is a title. Notes and lyrics are easy to read, but not aligned with the pitches. There is a student's name.
Excellent

There are a title. There is a student's name. All notes are easy to read. Lyrics are aligned with notation.




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