Conducting Rubric

Did not Satisfactory Criteria accomplish Poor Work Work Average Work Above Average Conducting goal (0 Presented Presented Presented Work Presented Assignment points) (1 point) (2 points) (3 points) (4 points)

Conducts 8+ pattern Conducts perfect appropriate pattern mistakes, 5-8 pattern 2-4 pattern 1-2 pattern patterns for music pattern is mistakes mistakes mistakes throughout (i.e. 3/4, 4/4, etc.) unrecognizable performance

Cues appropriate 0-1 cues, pattern Only 2-3 cues, Cues Not enough sections at unrecognizeable pattern becomes appropriate for cueing, appropriate during cueing, unclear during sections and Cueing innappropriate times, basic inappropriate or cueing, times, pattern cues, basic pattern does not inaccurate inappropriate wavers during pattern wavers suffer from sections cued sections cued cues cueing

Expression No facial Student achieves Expression unclear, but Students facial expression desired response unclear, no combined with expression Facial expression change from ensemble response from stick technique appropriate for throughout with facial ensemble ensemble musical effect performance expression responds

Pattern unclear Three beats Certain beats' with baton, focal focal point Two beats focal Focal point clear focal point points non- unclear, point unclear, on all beats, unclear, Stick technique existant, arm/baton arm/baton arm/baton arm/baton arm/baton extension extension not extension extension separate focal choppy and not working together undistinguishable adaquate points working together

Conductor is No change of Changes in effective in tempo in pattern, Conductor is tempo or showing tempo Pattern clearly no change of unable to dictate dynamics are changes and shows tempo Tempo/Dynamics cue when tempo or uneffective due dynamic changes and attempting dynamic to lack of contrast, but dynamic contrast dynamic changes definition of pattern/left hand contrast pattern not consistant