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African Drumming Rhythm Ensemble African Drumming Rhythm Ensemble Students will work as a group to form an African Drumming ensemble. Instruments include djembes, tubanos, shakers, agogo bells. Rubric Code: D2XA546 By hshuang1101 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Exceeds 4 pts	Meets Standard 3 pts	Progressing Towards 2 pts	Needs improvement 1 pts
Sound production The sound quality of Bass, Slap, tip.	Exceeds The student can produce all three tones with correct technique and position.	Meets Standard The student can produce two tones with correct technique and position.	Progressing Towards The student can produce one ton with correct technique and position.	Needs improvement The student can produce one or more of the tones, but does not use correct technique or position.
Hands Collaboration	Exceeds The student plays with good posture alternates hands without reminders from the teacher.	Meets Standard The student plays with good posture and alternates hands while playing with few reminders from teacher.	Progressing Towards The student sometimes plays with good posture and sometimes alternates hands while playing. He/she often needs reminders from the teacher.	Needs improvement The student rarely plays with good posture and rarely alternates hands while playing. He/she needs constant reminders from the teacher.
Steady Beat/Tempo	Exceeds The student demonstrates ability to play with a steady beat and consistent rhythm	Meets Standard The student usually plays with an even, appropriate steady beat at least 90% of the time.	Progressing Towards The student sometimes maintains the steady beat at least 75% of the time with two or three pause to find the beat again.	Needs improvement The student has great difficulty maintaining the steady beat, either rush through or slow down.
Grooves Accuracy Is the student playing the correct rhythms and grooving? (Strong beats on 2 and 4)	Exceeds All rhythms are played correctly.	Meets Standard All but one rhythms are incorrect.	Progressing Towards All but two or three rhythms are incorrect.	Needs improvement Four or more rhythms are incorrect.
Overall Fluency/ Showmanship Does the student perform the piece smoothly without pausing during the performance and showing confident.	Exceeds Student performs the piece smoothly without stopping.	Meets Standard Student performs the piece smoothly with one unnecessary pause.	Progressing Towards Student performs the piece with two or three unnecessary pause.	Needs improvement Student performs the piece with multiple time stopping.