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Student ID/Name:______Grade: ______

Instrument: ______Level of Difficulty: 1 2 3 4 5 Potential:______

Piece One Piece Two Tone Quality

Intonation Accuracy of Pitches

Technique Articulation, rhythm, pulse, Meter (Bowing, diction, tonguing, sticking) Interpretation Phrasing, expressive elements, nuance, dynamics, tempo

Musicality Memorization, stage presence, expression, artistry, fluency, talent, potential

Sight Reading, Scales/Arpeggios or Improvisation

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Distinguished Proficient Apprentice Novice Tone Quality Tone is warm, resonant, Tone has some Tone has apparent Tone is weak, controlled, clear, focused, warmth, resonance inconsistencies breathy, forced consistent, vibrant, rich, and clarity, with with some or unclear. full, beautiful. some resonance and inconsistencies. clarity.

Intonation Printed pitches are Some inaccurate Several inaccurate Inaccurate Accuracy of performed with accuracy; pitches and some pitches and pitches; out of intonation is within the intonation problems. difficulty tune. Pitches appropriate range. Student playing/singing in shifts cleanly. tune consistently. Technique Student used appropriate Enough technical Some technical Flawed Articulation, technique, as printed or flaws to detract from flaws. Not technique. indicated stylistically for performance. Style stylistically Inaccurate rhythm, pulse, the selection. Attacks and somewhat appropriate. rhythms, time Meter releases are clear. Slurs appropriate. Some Printed signature not (Bowing, diction, are smooth and connected. inconsistencies in articulations not followed, tonguing, Pulse of the music is performance or followed accents sticking, steady. Indicated meter is printed articulations. accurately. overdone or not performed correctly. Some unsteadiness Unsteady pulse. apparent. Slurs fingering) Notes and rests are held for of pulse. Some Several rhythmic are unclear. the correct value. rhythmic errors. errors. Technique is not appropriate stylistically. Interpretation Tempo is steady and Some inaccuracies Several Inappropriate or Phrasing, appropriate to the musical in tempo and inaccuracies in uneven tempo. selection. Dynamic dynamic contrast. tempo and dynamic No contrast in expressive nuances are performed Phrasing needs contrast. Phrasing dynamics. elements, with appropriate subtlety some improvement. needs Phrases do not nuance, and contrast. Phrasing improvement. have beginning, dynamics, tempo follows the contour of the middle and end. musical line. Phrase Music runs on endings have finesse. at cadences. Music breathes at cadences. Musicality Student has correct posture Student has a few Student has posture Incorrect Memorization, and poise in performance. posture problems or or poise issues posture, student Music is memorized and, if some lack of poise. which detract from is unprepared, stage presence, appropriate, any memory Some memory slips. the performance. nervous, not expression, slips are handled well. Signs of emerging Lack of expressive poised. artistry, fluency, Student expresses vibrato. Student qualities. talent, potential him/herself through the shows potential. music selected. Student uses vibrato appropriately. Student shows enthusiasm and potential. Sight Reading Student performs correct Performs pitches Student is an Does not read or pitches, rhythms, and rhythms with emerging sight music. Does dynamics, meter, key some accuracy. reader. Tries but not imitate Improvisation signature. Phrasing and Makes a good has some difficulty pitches, rhythms other marked items are attempt at imitating imitating pitches and melodic followed. pitches and rhythms. and rhythms. phrases accurately.