Rubric For Playing The Recorder

Rubric for Playing the Recorder (Beginning Level)

D/Beginning C/Satisfactory B/Proficient A/Excellent Mark Holds  Consistently holds instrument  Hesitates and thinks about  Usually uses the left hand  Automatically uses the Instrume incorrectly with right hand on which hand to use on top; on the top. left hand on top. nt top. sometimes holds it correctly. Fingering  Has difficulty placing fingers  Hesitantly places fingers  Regularly fingers  Confidently and to block holes correctly. on holes. Has to check correctly with the correctly fingers the finger placement. occasional error. holes. Tonguing  Has difficulty controlling  Demonstrates some control  Regularly controls  Masterful control of breath and placement of of breathing and breathing and tonguing breathing and tonguing tongue on mouthpiece. sometimes uses tonguing. techniques. techniques. Note Recognition  Begins to recognize musical  Can read some notes  Reads most notes  Can sight read correctly symbols; needs a great deal of hesitantly; requires time to correctly with little and with confidence. assistance. decipher. Needs some assistance. assistance. Rhythm  Can follow and play a simple  Can follow and play a  Can follow and play a  Can follow and play rhythm with some success. simple rhythm with complex rhythm with complex rhythm with success. some success. success. Interpretation  Monotonic expression with  Sometimes expressive with  Expression is generally  Very expressive; high little emotional sensitivity. some evidence of appropriate with degree of sensitivity. emotional sensitivity. developing sensitivity. Improvisation  Has difficulty creating a  Can, at times, create a  Successful creates a  Improvises melodies that simple melody using set simple melody using the melody using the criteria follow criteria and plays criteria. criteria. suggested. these with great sensitivity. TOTAL

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Aldele Kot, Paulet Goguen, & Gisele Paquaette, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, Laval, adapted by Marlene Hinz, Erica Clark & Sharon Meredith, Regina Public Schools