Instrumental Music Grading Rubric
Burbank
Skill
O G
The beat is secure
Beat and rhythm and rhythms are
(in songs and exercises) accurate 95 %
of the time.
Student is able to
Melody/ Note reading/ name and perform
fingering all of the notes in the
song with
consistency.
Preparation and Student is prepared
Organization for lessons and
rehearsals 95% of
the time and keeps a
consistent practice log.
Posture and Student stands or sits
Embrouchure with upright posture
Breathing consistently. Intonation
from fingering and
embouchure is exact
and phrases are played
with proper breath control.
Expression Student consistently
pays attention to and uses understands and uses most
appropriate, dynamics, markings for expression, but
phrasing, and articulation.
Ensemble Skills Student regularly attends
and is attentive in
rehearsals, follows cues,
knows their part, and helps
Grade
The beat is secure and
the rhythms are mostly
accurate. There are a few
duration errors, but song
is kept together.
Student is able to name
all of the notes. There
are a few errors in
performance but the song reading or fingering detracts
is held together.
Student is prepared for
most lessons and
rehearsals (80%) and
keeps a sporadic practice
chart.
Student needs reminders
to use good posture,
breathing, and fingering
or embouchure; but not and embouchure or fingering.
too often. Once reminded
student sound improves.
Student pays attention to
occasionally needs to be unable to idenitfy expressive
reminded.
Student occassionally
attends and is attendtive
in rehearsals, follows
cues, knows their part, and
S N
The beat is somewhat
erratic. Some rhythms are
accurate. Frequent or
repeated duration errors
which occassionally detract
from overal performance.
The student is only able to
name some of the notes.
Repeated errors in note
from overall performance.
Students preparation is
not consistent. Practice
chart is rarely filled out
and there is little other
evidence that practicing
occurs.
Student requires
constant reminders to
improve posture, breathing,
Once reminded, student
often falls back into bad
habits.
Student requires constant
reminders to pay attention
to and is sometimes
markings.
Student rarely attends
rehearsals and needs to
develop skills in
attentiveness, following,
Mr.
The beat is erratic and rhythms
are seldom accurate detracting
from the overall performance.
Student is not able to name
notes or perform the song.
Student rarely shows up
for rehearsal or lessons.
No practice chart or other
evidence of practicing.
Student does not respond
to any reminders or critiques
in these areas.
Student can not identify
or perform expressive
markings.
Student does not attend
rehearsals or does so
sproradically. During
rehearsals student is
others. helps others. and reading cues. often lost and disruptive.