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Combo Songwriting Presentation

Combo Songwriting

Students will present their songs to the class, including the process, the lead sheet, and a performance of the song.

Rubric Code: Z92XX8

By bandsteve

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Subject: Music

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Criteria
	Exemplary 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Beginning 1 pts
Lead sheet	Exemplary The students have created a lead sheet that includes lyrics, chords, key (tonality), and form. This gives the listener/observer the clearest picture of the whole song.	Proficient The lead sheet has complete lyrics, chords and form markers. A user might want to include his/her own notes to follow the song with accuracy.	Developing The lead sheet has some level of all the lyrics, chords and form. The sheet may need to be refined to show the user exactly where the parts fit together.	Beginning The lead sheet lacks complete lyrics, or a chord structure that follows the lyrics, or identifiable form markers.
Explanation of the song	Exemplary The group demonstrates understanding of their material by following through the lead sheet with the class and explaining the details in explicit musical detail without needing to look at notes or the sheet.	Proficient The group demonstrates understanding of their material with infrequent use of looking at the material and using much musical detail in explanation.	Developing The group demonstrates some understanding of their material, but may look at notes too frequently, or be uncertain of how to explain the process with musical detail.	Beginning The group demonstrates a lack of preparation for explaining the song, losing their place, repeating sections or leaving parts unexplained.
Performance	Exemplary One or more students perform the song, with minimal mistakes, no stopping	Proficient The melody is defined, repeated and changes at the chorus.	Developing The melody is difficult to delineate or sing along with.	Beginning The melody lacks continuity, and doesn't change during the chorus.
Collaboration	Exemplary All students in the group participate in the explanation and/or performance, demonstrating mastery of the song and material involved.	Proficient All students in the group participate in the explanation and/or performance, demonstrating the material with few errors or pauses to check the material.	Developing Most of the students in the group participate in the explanation and/or performance, demonstrating a need to learn the material to better explain it to the class.	Beginning Not all students in the group were active participants in explaining and/or performing the song.