Basics Recorder

Recorder Performance Rubric

2 Skill 4 3 Practice, Practice, 1 Standing Ovation Stage Ready Practice Try Again

Demonstrates correct Demonstrates some posture with neck and Demonstrates mostly aspects of proper posture Does not demonstrate Posture shoulders relaxed, back proper posture but with but with significant need correct posture straight, chest open, and some inconsistencies for refinement feet flat on the floor

Has difficulty Demonstrates low Demonstrates ability Demonstrates demonstrating and deep breath that to breathe deeply and inconsistent air appropriate breathing Breath supports even and control air flow, but stream, occasionally for successful Control appropriate flow of steady air is sometimes overblowing, with some playing—large shoulder air, with no shoulder

Technique inconsistent shoulder movement movement, loud breath movement sounds, and overblowing

Demonstrates Does not demonstrate Consistently fingers Demonstrates adequate basic knowledge of proper instrumental the notes correctly and Hand dexterity with mostly fingerings but with technique (e.g., incorrect shows ease of dexterity; Position consistent hand position limited dexterity and hand on top, holes displays correct and fingerings inconsistent hand not covered, limited hand position position dexterity)

Performs with a steady Performs with Performs all rhythms Does not consistently tempo and the majority occasionally correctly, with correct perform with steady Rhythm of rhythms with accuracy steady tempo but duration, and with a tempo or but with numerous consistent steady tempo correct rhythms some mistakes rhythmic mistakes

Musical Accuracy Performs the majority Performs all pitches Performs with numerous Does not consistently Pitch of pitches accurately but accurately pitch mistakes perform accurate pitches with some mistakes

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2 Skill 4 3 Practice, Practice, 1 Standing Ovation Stage Ready Practice Try Again

Inconsistently Demonstrates Often demonstrates demonstrates appropriate appropriate Does not demonstrate appropriate Articulation articulation of notes articulation of notes understanding of articulation of notes through tonguing or through tonguing proper articulation through tonguing or bowing or bowing bowing

Demonstrates Demonstrates a Performs all phrasing understanding Does not demonstrate limited understanding Phrasing accurately and of musical phrasing understanding of of phrasing, breathing musically but with some appropriate phrasing at inappropriate points inconsistencies Expression

Demonstrates a Demonstrates a basic understanding limited understanding Does not demonstrate Performs all tempos Tempo of tempo but of tempo and understanding of accurately is sometimes is frequently appropriate tempo inconsistent inconsistent

Performs all dynamic Demonstrates some Demonstrates few Does not demonstrate variations accurately variations in dynamic variations in dynamic Dynamics understanding of as directed by qualities as directed by qualities as directed by appropriate dynamics the score the score the score

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