Adopt-A-Peer Assessment

Student: Jake Cuppernell

Instrument: Trumpet
Date: 11/28/22
Post-Test
5 /5 Instrument holding position
● 1pt - Wrists are straight
● 1pt - Correct right hand
● 1pt - Correct left hand was in proper position
● 1pt - Correct position of arms and elbows
● 1pt - No tension

5 /5 Embouchure
● 1 pt - Firm corners
● 1 pt - Properly positioned on mouth
● 1 pt - Flat chin
● 1 pt - Consistent embouchure throughout playing
● 1 pt - Cheeks don’t puff out

5 /5 Ability to produce a sound on the mouthpiece

● 0 pts - no sound was made
● 1 pt - a sound was made but is was gravely and
inconsistent
● 2 pts - a clearer sound was made but its was not
consistent
● 3 pts - A sound was consistently made with the tone
could have been clearer
● 4 pts - A clear sound was consistently made
● Add 1 pt if the student can change pitch

5 /5 Buzzing siren
● 1 pt - 1 note was played
● 2 pts - the pitch did change, but only between a few
notes
● 3 pts - the pitch changed through at least 5 notes
● 4 pts - the pitch changed through at least an octave
● 5 pts - the pitch changed drastically and started in the
low range and continued into the high range

5 /5 Tone
● 0 pts - no sound is produced
● 1 pt - little to no clarity
 ● 2 pts - sound is produced inconsistently with some
clarity
● 3 pts - sound is consistently produced and is mostly
clear
● 4 pts - sound is consistently produced with overall
clarity
● 5 pts - sound is expressive and easily produced

5 /5 Breath support and Posture

● 1pt - Student is sitting upright and not slouching over
● 1pt - Head was up and not looking down
● 1pt - Breath was taking from the diaphragm and not the
chest, shoulders didn’t rise
● 1pt - Breath was full and not shallow
● 1pt - Student used enough air with a proper air speed

5 /5 Fingering accuracy
● 0 pts - no correct fingerings
● 1 pt - 1 correct fingering
● 2 pts - few correct fingers
● 3 pts - some correct fingers
● 4 pts - mostly correct fingers
● 5 pts - all correct fingers

10 /10 Ability to play the correct partial/overtone

● 3 points for each note that can be hit
● 1 point if the notes can be sustained

10 /10 Ability to play a concert Bb scale

● 0.5 points per note that is hit
● 1 point if most fingerings are correct
● 1-2 points if the notes can be sustained
● 1 point if the notes are clear and have good tone
● 1-2 points if the scale is played in time

10 /10 Ode to Joy

● 1-2 points if notes are correct
● 1-2 points if fingerings are correct
● 1-2 points if the song is played in time
● 1-2 points for musicality
● 1-2 points for clear tone
Although Jake originally did very well on the pre-test, he did even better on the
post test. Overall his improvement came from comfortability on the instrument
and improved high notes. Not only did his ability to actually play the high notes
improve, his intonation and tone also improved on the high notes. For the post
test, I had Jake play the original Ode to Joy that he played in the pre-test, but up
the octave. Jake already did very well on fingerings for Ode to Joy, but his score
improved on the clear tone category. I also had him play two octaves of the Bb
scale, which he executed very well. He improved on the notes being hit category
and the clear and good tone category. Overall, Jake did very well on his post-test
and made progress on playing high notes.