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iRubric: Beginning Band Pass Off #1 rubric

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Beginning Band Pass Off #1 Playing Test Musical performance grading rubrics Rubric Code: Z6XB7W By KristenMCobb Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Quiz Grade Levels: 6-8

Music performance rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts
Pitch Accuracy	Poor Pitch accuracy is poor: performed most of the pitches incorrectly; tempo was not consistent; major fingering issues; practice outside of band is necessary.	Good Pitch accuracy is good: Performed most of the pitches correctly with few errors; tempo (pulse) was not steady; minor fingering issues	Excellent Pitch Accuracy is excellent: Confidently performed all pitches correctly; steady tempo (pulse); correct fingerings.
Posture	Poor Posture is bad. Student is slouching with back on the chair; legs are crossed; the instrument is being the boss of the student.	Good N/A	Excellent Posture is excellent. Student is sitting with back off of their chair on the front half of the seat; feet are flat on the floor; chin is up and the student is in charge of their instrument.
Articulation	Poor Articulation is poor: Student is not tonguing; cheeks are puffed out; the sound is very unsupported.	Good Articulation is good: Minor errors in tonguing; student is trying to play with a firm embouchure most of the time.	Excellent Articulation is excellent! Student is tonguing their notes; chin is flat, embouchure (mouth) is firm with dimples showing; mouth is in an "M" shape with corners of the mouth slightly pulled back.
Rhythm	Poor Major mistakes on rhythm: Student is not keeping a steady beat; the note values are being played incorrectly (Example: half note being played for one beat instead of two)	Good Minor and somewhat frequent rhythm issues; the pulse is unsteady at times; not all rhythms are being played with the correct value.	Excellent Excellent Rhythm; Student maintains a steady pulse throughout; the rhythms are all given their correct length.
Embouchure (mouth)	Poor Embouchure is not correct. Cheeks are puffing out; woodwind teeth need to be on the top, but not the bottom; lack of a muscle in the sides of the cheeks creating dimples.	Good N/A	Excellent Embouchure is excellent. The cheeks are firm and dimples are present. Woodwinds have top teeth on the top, but not the bottom. The aperature hole is the correct, small size.