BODY PERCUSSION RUBRIC - 45 POINTS (additional 5 points to those w

Always Demonstrated (100%) Usually Demonstated (75%-99%)

15 pts 12 pts

Students accurately time their

Students accurately time their
original body percussion
Timing original body percussion but may
confidently with the correct
slip in and out of tempo on occasion
tempo to match the music

Students confidently use out of Students combine simple

the box thinking to find new and patterns/previous examples with
Creativity
innovated ways to use body original ideas for performing body
percussion percussion

Students confidently perform Students perform their composition

Performance their composition (prior practice with few mistakes (prior practice is
is evident) evident)
5 points to those who will submit on time)

Sometimes Demonstrated (50%-74%) Seldom Demonstrated (1%-49%)

8 pts 5 pts

Students struggle to maintain an Students struggle to stay within the

accurate tempo when performing their tempo during the whole
original body percussion performance

Students repeat the same Students use

patterns in performing body basic steady beat
percussion patterns

Students appear uncomfortable and

Students perform their composition
unprepared to perform their body
with many mistakes and redos (not
percussion compositions (no
enough prior practice evident)
evidence of practice)