Council Rock School District

Beginning Woodwind and Brass Performance Rubric

Name: ____________________________________ Instrument: _____________________________

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MUSIC READING Reads music with ease and Reads music without Reads music with teacher Makes minimal attempt to
without teacher prompt teacher prompt prompt read music

FINGERING Finger notes or can find Fingers notes or finds Fingers notes or finds Makes minimal attempt to
OR slide positions slide positions with slide positions with finger notes or find slide
SLIDE POSITION independently minimum teacher teacher prompt positions
prompt
Consistently demonstrates Demonstrates correct Attempts correct Does not demonstrate
EMBOUCHURE correct embouchure without embouchure with embouchure with teacher correct embouchure
teacher prompt teacher prompt prompt

RHYTHMIC ACCURACY Rhythm is precise and Some rhythmic Some rhythmic Major rhythmic
follows the steady beat differences and follows differences and strays differences and strays
a steady beat from a steady beat from a steady beat

TEMPO Performs entire selection at Performs under/over Performs under/over Performs at varying
the correct tempo tempo for some of the tempo for most of the tempos
selection selection

TONE QUALITY Notes are played with full Notes are played with Tone is sometimes Unsupported tone
breath support breath support unsupported

ARTICULATION Consistently uses tongue to Uses tongue to Uses tongue to articulate Does not use tongue to
clearly articulate notes articulate notes with notes with constant articulate notes
minimum teacher teacher prompt
prompt

Performs with proper Performs with mostly Performs with some Performs with improper
PLAYING POSITION posture and instrument proper posture and proper posture and/or posture and/or instrument
placement instrument placement instrument placement placement

Always prepared with Mostly prepared with Sometimes prepared with Inconsistently prepared
PREPARATION instrument and materials instrument and instrument and materials with instrument and
materials materials

FOCUS Always focused during Mostly focused during Sometimes focused during Rarely focused during
group lessons group lessons group lessons lessons

Number of lessons offered: Number of lessons attended:

Number of lessons attended with music and instrument: