CMEA – BAY SECTION CHORAL SIGHT READING RUBRIC AND SCORE SHEET

SD CARD # RATING
(CIRCLE ONE)

Place label here including: (Use Avery 5162) SUPERIOR

Date – Site – Event – Time EXCELLENT
Name of Group – School – City – Director GOOD
Number of Singers – Hours of Rehearsal per Week FAIR
Classification (1,2,3) COMMENTS ONLY

RHYTHMIC SIGHT READING

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 S C ORE
RHYTHM Little or no accurate rhythms. Some rhythmic accuracy. Rhythmic accuracy most Rhythmic accuracy at all
(10 points) of the time. times.

1 2 3 4 5 S C ORE
MUSICALITY No consistent tempo. Tempo somewhat unsteady. Tempo generally steady with Consistent tempo.
(5 points) No evidence of musical flow. Flow is halted or interrupted. some minor discrepancies. Flow is musical throughout.
Flow is slightly irregular.

MELODIC / HARMONIC SIGHT READING

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 S C ORE
NOTE ACCURACY Little or no accurate pitches. Some accurate pitches. Accurate pitches in most All pitches performed
(15 points) parts with a few errors. properly

1 2 3 4 5 S C ORE
RHYTHMIC ACCURACY Little or no accurate rhythms. Some rhythmic accuracy. Rhythmic accuracy most Rhythmic accuracy at all
TEMPO AND FLOW No consistent tempo. Tempo somewhat unsteady. of the time. times.
(5 points) No evidence of flow. Flow is halted or interrupted. Tempo is generally steady Tempo is consistent.
with some minor Flow is musical throughout.
discrepancies.
Flow is slightly irregular.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 S C ORE
INTONATION Intonation is not satisfactory. Intonation is somewhat Intonation is evident most of Intonation is excellent
satisfactory. the time with a few errors in throughout.
AND / OR one or more parts; or minor
intonation problems.
VERTICAL HARMONY Vertical harmonic relationship Vertical harmonic relationship Vertical harmonic relationship Vertical harmonic relationship
is missing in most parts. is not clear; errors in some lines up; sense of tonality lines up; strong sense of
(10 points) parts. in some parts. tonality in all parts.

SIGHT READING WORK ETHIC

1 2 3 4 5 S C ORE
ENSEMBLE WORK Singers are seldom on task, Some singers are on task Singers are on task most All students on task all
– USE OF TIME – if at all. some of the time. of the time. of the time.
(5 points)

RATINGS
COMMENTS: TOTAL SCORE
SUPERIOR 38 – 50
EXCELLENT 25 – 37
GOOD 12 – 24
FAIR 1 – 11

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Points are awarded at the professional discretion of the Adjudicator

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