RUBRICS

RECORDER

CYCLE 2

Holds Instrument Fingering

Tonguing

Note recognition

1 Consistently holds instrument incorrectly with right hand on top Has difficulty placing fingers to block holes correctly Has difficulty controlling breath and placement of tongue on mouthpiece Begins to recognize musical symbols, needs a great deal of assistance Can follow/play a simple rhythm with some success Monotonic expression, little emotional sensitivity

Rhythm Interpretation (cycle 3 only)

2 Hesitates and thinks about which hand to use on top, sometimes is correct Hesitantly places fingers on holes, has to check finger placement Demonstrates some control of breathing and sometimes uses tonguing Can read some notes hesitantly, requires time to decipher, needs some assistance Can follow/play a simple rhythm with success Sometimes expressive with some evidence of emotional sensitivity

3 Usually uses the left hand on top Regularly fingers correctly with the occasional error Regularly controls breathing and tonguing techniques Reads most notes correctly with little assistance

4 Automatically uses the left hand on top Confidently and correctly fingers the holes Masterful control of breathing and tonguing techniques Can sight read correctly with confidence

Can follow/play complex rhythms with some success Expression is generally appropriate with developing sensitivity

Can follow/play complex rhythms with success Very expressive, high degree of sensitivity

Adle Kat, Paulette Goguen et Gisle Paquette