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Music In My Culture: My Own Voice

Students write their own lyrics, based off the melody of an existing song or newly written melody. Song music serve a ceremonial function.

Rubric Code: Z6BB3A

By alpharaye

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Subject: Music

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Novice 4 pts	Apprentice 6 pts	Profiecent 8 pts	Distingushed 10 pts
Purpose: Ceremonial Your song has a clear purpose to it, it fits a ceremonial occasion.	Novice Purpose is unclear, song doesn't seem to fit any ceremony.	Apprentice Song MIGHT fit a ceremony is you really thought about it.	Profiecent Song could fit a number of ceremonies, exact one is still unclear.	Distingushed The purpose of the ceremonial nature of your song is clear.
Tempo/Melody The speed, the tune of the song.	Novice The song is choppy with a unnatural mix of tempo. The melody of the song is unclear.	Apprentice Tempo and rhythm are coming together. The melody is apparent is some places but unclear in others.	Profiecent Tempo and rhythm are consistent. The melody is mostly smooth but could use from work.	Distingushed The speed of the song matches the pace of the melody, no further modification is needed.
Lyrics A set of words, phrases or sounds that make up a song	Novice Lyrics clash with the melody and have little meaning to the writer.	Apprentice Lyrics are starting to flow with the melody.	Profiecent Lyrics are meaningful and connect to the music.	Distingushed The lyrics are meaningful to the artists, flow with the melody and connect to the overall song.
Verse/Chorus Requirements There must be at least THREE separate verses to it, the chorus must have at least four lines to it.	Novice Song has one or no verses and chorus is only a line or two.	Apprentice Chorus is mostly complete, one verse might be finished.	Profiecent Chorus is complete, one verse is completed.	Distingushed The song has three or more verses to it, the chorus is complete.
Audience Response How the audience of your peers react to your song.	Novice Song has little or no impact on your peers. They sit and listen quietly, but have little to say about it.	Apprentice Some peers may tap their foot, smile occasionally and nod the the rhythm. They make a few comments, but not many.	Profiecent The overall group interact with the song with body movement, laughter, talk or dance. Many comments follow the playing of the song.	Distingushed You have a hit on your hands. Students laugh out loud, hoot, shoot, dance and give enormous praise to your song. They may even seek copies of your masterpiece.