Instrumental Performance Assessment

Student Name ____________________

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assessment at for that category.
6.2.3 Play musical selections with accurate pitch, articulation, rhythm, and appropriate tempo,
dynamics, and balance.
1. I can play musical selections with accurate pitch.
2. I can play musical selections with accurate articulation.
3. I can play musical selections with accurate rhythm.
4. I can play musical selections with appropriate tempo.
5. I can play musical selections with appropriate dynamics
6. I can play musical selections with appropriate balance.

Category

3+

Pitch

Pitch is consistently
accurate.

An occasional isolated
error, but most of the
time the pitch is
accurate and secure.

Some pitches are

accurate but there
are frequent or
repeated errors.

Very few pitches are

accurate or secure.

Articulation

Articulations are
precise, clean, and
well executed,
bowings are perfect
and in the right part of
the bow.

Articulations are
precise and clean but
are not executed
perfectly, bowings are
perfect and mostly in
the right part of the
bow.

Articulations are not

very clean,
somewhat precise
and not executed
properly, some
bowing mistakes are
made.

Articulations are very

muddy, unclear, or
non-existent, several
bowing mistakes are
made.

Rhythm

Rhythm is precise and Some very minor

A few noticeable
accurate.
mistakes are made,
mistakes are made.
but do not detract from
a successful
performance.

Several mistakes are

made that detract from
a successful
performance.

Tempo

Tempo is perfectly
secure.

Tempo has some

Tempo has a few
minor flaws but do not minor flaws, doesn't
detract from the
remain steady.
performance.

Tempo has major

flaws, is not steady,
and detracts from the
performance.

Dynamics

Dynamics are
executed perfectly.

Dynamics are very

Dynamics are
evident throughout the somewhat present.
performance.

Dynamics are nonexistent.

Balance

Individual part is
balanced with what is
happening in other
instrument sections.

Balance is prevelant, Balance is somewhat

student understands prevelent.
how they fit in with the
rest of the orchestra.

Balance is nonexistent, student

unaware about other
parts in the orchestra.

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