PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RUBRIC EVALUATOR

STUDENT: INSTRUMENT DATE:

EXCERPT OR SELECTION:

WHAT HOW OFTEN ARE THESE ELEMENTS EXHIBITED?

POINTS
ELEMENTS QUESTIONS DO VERY NOT MOST OF MOST OF ALMOST
NEVER ALWAYS EARNED
WE ASK? RARELY THE TIME THE TIME ALWAYS

Does the student produce

TONE
a characteristic sound? 0 2 4 6 8 10

Does the student play the

NOTES
correct notes? 0 2 4 6 8 10
Does the student play
RHYTHMS
correct rhythms? 0 2 4 6 8 10
Does the student play with
TIMING/TEMPO
an even tempo? 0 2 4 6 8 10
Does the student use the
ARTICULATION &
STYLE
correct articulations and 0 2 4 6 8 10
indicated style?
Would this be in tune with
another student if they
TUNING
were playing the same 0 2 4 6 8 10
thing together?

Does the student perform

DYNAMICS the dynamics as indicated 0 2 4 6 8 10
in the selection?

Does the student use

proper technique and
TECHNIQUE
properly manipulate its 0 2 4 6 8 10
mechanisms?

Does the student sit/stand

POSTURE correctly, and hold their 0 2 4 6 8 10
instrument correctly?

TOTAL POINTS EARNED

BASE PERFORMING SCORE 10

TOTAL SCORE AND GRADE =

HERE IS WHAT YOUR SCORE AND GRADE MIGHT 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-100
TRANSLATE TO IF YOU WERE BEING JUDGED DIVISION V DIVISION IV DIVISION III DIVISION DIVISION I
ACCORDING TO THE UIL RATING SYSTEM: RATING RATING RATING II RATING RATING

COMMENTS:

Students who do not perform an adequate representation of the selection will not earn any points, will be given a grade of
25, and will be required to perform again. Students who choose to not perform will get a grade of 0.

PRACTICE GUIDE
 ELEMENTS WHAT CAN I DO TO IMPROVE?

TONE

NOTES

RHYTHMS

TIMING

ARTICULATION &
STYLE

TUNING

DYNAMICS

PHRASING

POSTURE

HAND
POSITION