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Instrument Technique

Band Performance (grades 6-12)

Overall checklist for Band Rehearsal/Orchestra at a 6th-8th grade level.

Rubric Code: XAB694

By lynxmusic

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Subject: Music

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Band Performance
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts	Superior 4 pts
Instrument/Hand Position 15 pts	Poor Instrument is not held in the proper playing position. Right and/or left hand position is incorrect.	Fair Some effort is being made to hold the instrument correctly but performance is hindered by poor right or left hand and finger placement.	Good Hand and finger position are good but the instrument is not in the correct position to project to the audience.	Excellent Playing position is good but there are minor errors in hand or finger position.	Superior Playing position is correct and hand & finger position are correct to allow for good technical facility.
Posture 15 pts	Poor Does not attempt, nor make efforts to improve proper posture	Fair Sits or stands with with head down, shoulders down and forward, arms resting on body, feet crossed, fully extended or not touching the floor, and back bent. Sits with back against the chair.	Good Sometimes sits or stands with the head down, shoulders down and forward, arms lowered but not resting on the body, feet under the chair, and back bent. Sometimes sits with back off the chair.	Excellent Usually sits or stands with the head up, shoulders straight, arms at the correct angle, feet on the floor, and back straight land not leaning on the chair, if sitting.	Superior Always Usually sits or stands with the head up, shoulders straight, arms at the correct angle, feet on the floor, and back straight land not leaning on the chair, if sitting.
Articulation/Touging 1 pts	Poor No real attempt at articulation is being made.	Fair Difficulty with tonguing slurring patterns and/or accents.	Good Student usually follows the articulation marked but there are frequent or repeated small errors.	Excellent Almost all articulation patterns are correct with only an occasional small error.	Superior All articulation patterns are performed correctly.
Pitch Accuracy 1 pts	Poor No recognizable tune is present.	Fair Many notes are incorrect - student seems unfamiliar with the tune. (6 or more mistakes)	Good Shows a good feel for the notes in the piece but there are frequent or repeated small mistakes in pitch. (4-5 mistakes)	Excellent Mostly correct with a few errors in pitch or rhythm. (2-3 mistakes)	Superior Pitches are correct and has a quality sound for that instrument. (1 mistake or less)
Tone Quality 1 pts	Poor Sound is totally lacking in quality due to a poorly formed or weak embouchure/grip (focrum) and/or no breath support. Poor posture may be evident.	Fair Limited projection - tone is poor or range is limited due to the need for a stronger embouchure or better focrum/breath support. Posture may need improvement.	Good Fair use of projection and fullness of tone. There may be room for improvement in: 1. posture 2. embouchure or focrum 3. breath support	Excellent Considerable use of projection and fullness of tone but still somewhat short of a mature sound.	Superior Tone is full and well projected. A truly characteristic sound for the instrument.
Accurate Rhythm 1 pts	Poor No evidence of steady pulse	Fair Pulse is unstable with major rhythmic errors.	Good Pulse is fairly steady but there are frequent or repeated small rhythmic errors.	Excellent Steady pulse with few rhythmic errors.	Superior Steady pulse with accurate rhythms at all times.
Musicality 1 pts	Poor Student Does not give attention to dynamics, tempo or style indications.	Fair Rarely uses dynamics and/or follows indications of tempo or style.	Good Use of dynamics is narrow and/or playing is inconsistent in tempo or style.	Excellent Student displays ability to play with correct dynamics, phrasing & tempo with only minor errors.	Superior Student consistently plays with appropriate dynamics, phrasing & tempo.

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