Vocal Music Performance - Individual : Singing

         

Teacher Name: Mr. Gallogo

Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Tone Quality Tone is Tone is focused, Tone is often The tone is often
consistently clear and centered focused, clear and not focused, clear
focused, clear, and through the centered, but or centered
centered normal singing sometimes the regardless of the
throughout the range. Extremes in tone is range, significantly
range of the voice. range sometimes uncontrolled in the detracting from
cause tone to be normal singing the overall
less controlled. range. Extremes in performance.
Tone quality range are usually
typically does not uncontrolled.
detract from the Occasionally the
performance. tone quality
detracts from
overall
performance.
Pitch Virtually no errors. An occasional Some accurate Very few accurate
Pitch is very isolated error, but pitches, but there or secure pitches.
accurate. most of the time are frequent
pitch is accurate and/or repeated
and secure. errors.
Breath Support Student is Student is usually Student sometimes Student is rarely
breathing properly breathing properly, breathes properly breathing correctly
and supporting the but occasionally and only and never supports
tone to the best of does not support occasionally the tone till the
his/her ability. the tone till the supports the tone end of each
end of each till the end of each phrase.
phrase. phrase.
Diction Student articulates Student articulates Student is Student rarely
clearly and the text the words sometimes articulates the
of the music is somewhat clearly articulating the words and the text
understandable. and the text can be words but the text is not discernable.
understood most is often not
of the time. discernable.
Entrances and Secure Entrances. Entrances are Entrances are Few secure
articulation Markings (staccato, usually secure, rarely secure, but Entrances.
markings legato, slur, though there might markings are Markings are
 accents, etc.) are be an isolated sometimes typically not
executed error. Markings are executed executed
accurately. usually executed accurately. accurately.
accurately.
Accurate Syllables Note names are An occasional A few inaccurate Wrong note names
consistently inaccurate note note names are consistently
accurate. name is sung, but sung, detracting detract from the
does not detract somewhat from performance.
from overall the overall
performance. performance.
Dynamics Dynamic levels are Dynamic levels are Dynamic levels Attention to
obvious, typically accurate fluctuate but can dynamic levels is
consistent, and an and consistent. be discerned. not obvious.
accurate
interpretation of
the style of music
being sung.
Posture and Student stands Student stands Student is Student rarely
Relaxation correctly and sings somewhat sometimes demonstrates
using a proper correctly and most standing correctly proper posture and
singing stance with of the time but often shows singing stance and
no visible tension demonstrates a tension or tension is highly
in the throat, jaw, proper singing improper body visible in the
or body. stance with limited position during throat, jaw, and/or
tension visible in singing. body.
the throat, jaw, or
body.
Expression and Performs with a Typically performs Sometimes Rarely
Style creative nuance with nuance and performs with demonstrates
and style in style that is nuance and style expression and
response to the indicated in the that is indicated in style. Just plays the
score and limited score or which is the score or which notes.
coaching. suggested by is suggested by
instructor or peer. instructor or peer.
Rhythm The beat is secure The beat is secure The beat is The beat is usually
and the rhythms and the rhythms somewhat erratic. erratic and
are accurate for are mostly Some rhythms are rhythms are
the scales being accurate. There are accurate. Frequent seldom accurate
sung. a few duration or repeated detracting
errors, but these duration errors. significantly from
do not detract Rhythm problems the overall
from the overall occasionally performance.
performance. detract from the
overall
performance.
Phrasing Phrasing is always Phrasing is usually Phrasing is usually Phrasing is rarely
consistent and consistent and consistent and consistent and/or
sensitive to the sensitive to the occasionally rarely sensitive to
style of music style of music sensitive to the musical style.
being sung. being sung. style of music
being sung