Composition Project
Student Name: _________________________________________ Date: ___________________
Beginning
Items
(1 Point)
Musical Notation 50% or more, work is sloppy and incorrect.
Notes are illegible. Barline placement is
not correct. Needs to be resubmitted.
Meter and Rhythm 50% or more of the measures have the
correct number of beats and correct
notation of rhythm. Composition needs to
be corrected and resubmitted.
Musical Score Elements Musical score is illegible and many of the
required musical score elements are
missing. Composition needs to be edited
and resubmitted.
Harmony 50% or more of the measures are missing
a complete chord. Composition needs to
be corrected and resubmitted.
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Developing
(2 Points)
60% of the notes are written clearly, but
barline placement is incorrect and messy.
60% of the measures have the correct
number of beats and correct rhythms.
Rhythms are very basic and does expand
past quarter notes
Music score is readable. Three to four of
the required elements are missing from
the musical score
60% of the measures contains a complete
chord. The chords are written in only root
position.
Accomplished
(3 Points)
75% of notes are written clearly with the
correct barline placement.
75% of the measures have the correct
number of beats. A variety of rhythms are
used, such as, whole, half, quarter and
eighth notes.
Musical score is neat. Two to three of the
required elements are missing from the
musical score.
75% of the measures contains a complete
chord. The chords are written in a variety
of forms, including root, first and second
inversions.
Exemplary
(4 Points)
All notes are neatly and correct and using
proper barline line placement.
All measure have the correct number of
beats and a variety pf rhythms are used,
such as, whole, half, quarter, eighth and
sixteenth notes.
Musical score is very neat and all required
elements are accounted for and include:
Song title, Composer name, Instrument(s),
Correct Clef(s), Time Signature, Key
Signature.
Each measure contains a complete chord.
The chords are written in a variety of
formats, including, root, first, second and
possibly 3rd inversion.