iRubric: Vocal and Non-traditional Instrument Performance Rubric

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Vocal and Non-traditional Instrument Performance Rubric

Assesses a performance of a piece of classical orchestra music rescored for choir and non-traditional instruments using audacity.

Rubric Code: WX63366

By MrsStratman

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Presentation	Excellent Musicians stand with proper posture and pleasant facial expressions for the entire performance. They are focused on their director and are dressed appropriately for performance.	Good Musicians stand with proper posture and pleasant facial expressions for most of the performance. They occasionally loose focus on their director, but are dressed appropriately for performance.	Fair Musicians lack focus and look nervous or fidgety. They are dressed appropriately for performance, but occasionally have poor posture and unpleasant facial expressions.	Poor Musicians lack focus, have poor posture and blank or unpleasant facial expressions. Some members of the ensemble are dressed inappropriately for performance.
Blend	Excellent All vocal parts blend well with each other and with the instrument tracks. Voices and instruments complement each other well and instrument tracks add color and interest to the vocal parts.	Good All vocal parts blend well with each other, but are occasionally out of balance with the instrument tracks. Voices and instruments complement each other most of the time and instrument tracks add color and interest to the vocal parts.	Fair Vocal parts are occasionally out of balance with each other as well as with the instrument tracks. Voices and instruments sometimes fight each other, but at times instrument tracks add color and interest to the vocal parts.	Poor Vocal parts are out of balance with each other as well as with the instrument tracks. Instrument tracks distract from the vocal parts.
Synchronicity	Excellent All vocal parts are perfectly timed with all instrumental tracks at all times.	Good Vocal parts are occasionally ahead of or behind the instrumental tracks.	Fair Vocal parts are frequently ahead of or behind the instrumental tracks.	Poor Vocal parts are frequently ahead of or behind the instrumental tracks. Instrumental tracks are out of sync with each other.
Vocal Quality	Excellent Vocal tone is well supported. All notes are on pitch. Performers sing with expression.	Good Vocal tone is well supported. Some notes are slightly out of pitch. Performers sing with expression most of the time.	Fair Vocal tone is slightly breathy. Some notes are slightly out of pitch. Performers sing with expression some of the time.	Poor Vocal tone is unsupported. Most notes are out of pitch. Performers do not sing with expression.