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Music Composition

Create a 8 measure warm up melody in the key of C with a partner

Rubric Code: Y6B8BB

By vray17

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Music Composition
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Percussion	Poor The percussion is choppy and changes seemingly randomly, and has little that the listener can feel connected. Too many unrelated layers are creating a sense of confusion	Fair The percussion has some binding ideas that provide some continuity to the sections. Some percussion does not combine well or are not placed appropriately.	Good The percussion has layers that work well together, and their positioning has been made with good effort.	Excellent The selected percussion is combine very well with clarity and appropriateness of texture that they create.
Creativity	Poor Student's composition lacks creativity and effort.	Fair Student's composition shows a little creativity and demonstrates an some effort.	Good Student's composition shows some creativity and demonstrates mediocre effort.	Excellent Student's composition shows creativity and demonstrates maxamim effort.
Notation/ Music Theory	Poor Notation in the piece does not follow theory. Notation does not make sense in the time signature.	Fair Notation has some components of the basics of theory.	Good Notation has a Good Amount of the basics.	Excellent The Notation has a Huge Amount of correct notation appropriate to the key and time signature
Effort-Overall on Composition	Poor Poor	Fair Fair	Good Good	Excellent Excellent
Presentation	Poor Was not prepared to teach and was not successful in teaching the class the rhythm.	Fair The presentations was moderately prepared in order to teach	Good The presentation was mostly prepared and was taught to the class successfully.	Excellent The presentation was prepared and was taught to the class successfully.