Middle School Wind Instrument Performance Rubric

Assessment 4 3 2 1 Category Note Performs all Performs with Performs with Performs with Accuracy notes as very few note several note many incorrect written. mistakes. mistakes. notes. Rhythmic Performs all Performs with Performs with Performs with Accuracy rhythms as very few several many incorrect written. rhythmic rhythmic rhythms. mistakes. mistakes. Tone Quality Performs with a Performs with a Approaches a Performs with full, mature characteristic characteristic an sound. tone quality. tone quality. uncharacteristic tone quality Musicality Performs in a Performs in a Performs in a Does not and Style musically musically musically perform in a appropriate appropriate appropriate musically style. style most of style some of appropriate the time. the time. style. Intonation Performs all Performs most Performs some Performs notes in tune. notes in tune. notes in tune. consistently out of tune. Articulation Performs all Performs most Performs some Not accurately articulation articulation articulation performing markings markings markings articulation accurately. accurately. accurately. markings. Phrasing Consistently Performs most Performs Performs performs phrases with phrases with phrases with phrases with proper inconsistent little evidence proper dynamics and dynamics and of dynamics or dynamics and breath control. breath control. breath control. breath control. Playing Performs with Performs with Performs with Performs with Position excellent head, acceptable inconsistent incorrect head, body, hand, and head, body, head, body, body, hand, and feet placement. hand, and feet hand, and feet feet placement. placement. placement. Scales Performs with Performs with Performs with Performs with accurate notes accurate notes some errors in many errors in and rhythm, in and rhythm, in notes, rhythm, notes, rhythm, time and up to time, but time, or tempo. time, or tempo. speed. slower. Tempo Performs at Performs at Tempo is not Starts and stops best possible steady speed, always steady many times speed without but faster or deviation. slower than indicated.