Music: Year 7 - Assessment Rubric- Practical Performance
Thread 1-2 marks
Exploring ideas and Very low level of
improvising with ways to experimentation with a range of
present ideas texture and timbre in sound
sources using aural skills
Manipulating and Develop a very low level of
applying the musical ideas, such as mood, by
elements/concepts with improvising, combining and
intent manipulating the elements of
music
Developing and refining Practise and rehearse a range of
understanding of skills music to a very low level,
and techniques including Australian music, to
develop technical and expressive
skills
Structuring and organising Structure compositions by
ideas into form combining and manipulating the
elements to a very low level
Sharing artworks through Perform and present a range of
performance, music, using techniques and
presentation or display expression appropriate to style
to a very low level
Analysing and reflecting Analyse composers’ use of the
upon intentions elements of music and stylistic
features when listening to and
interpreting music to a very low
level
Responding to and Identify and connect specific
interpreting artworks features and purposes of music
from different eras to explore
viewpoints and enrich their
music-making, starting with
Australian music, including music
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples to a very low
level
3-4 marks
Limited level of
experimentation with a range
of texture and timbre in sound
sources using aural skills
Develop a limited level of
musical ideas, such as mood,
by improvising, combining and
manipulating the elements of
music
Practise and rehearse a limited
level of music, including
Australian music, to develop
technical and expressive skills
Structure compositions by
combining and manipulating
the elements to a limited level
Perform and present a limited
level of music, using
techniques and expression
appropriate to style
Analyse composers’ use of the
elements of music and stylistic
features when listening to and
interpreting music to a limited
level
Identify and connect specific
features and purposes of music
from different eras to explore
viewpoints and enrich their
music-making, starting with
Australian music, including
music of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Peoples to a
limited level
5-6 marks
Satisfactory level of
experimentation with a
range of texture and timbre
in sound sources using aural
skills
Develop a range of musical
ideas, such as mood, by
improvising, combining and
manipulating the elements
of music to a satisfactory
level
Practise and rehearse a
range of music, including
Australian music, to develop
technical and expressive
skills to a satisfactory level
Structure compositions by
combining and manipulating
the elements to
satisfactory level
Perform and present a
range of music, using
techniques and expression
appropriate to style to a
satisfactory level
Analyse composers’ use of
the elements of music and
stylistic features when
listening to and interpreting
music to a satisfactory level
Identify and connect specific
features and purposes of
music from different eras to
explore viewpoints and
enrich their music-making,
starting with Australian
music, including music of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples to a
satisfactory level
7-8 marks
High level of
experimentation with a range
of texture and timbre in
sound sources using aural
skills
Develop a range of musical
ideas, such as mood, by
improvising, combining and
manipulating the elements of
music to a high level
Practise and rehearse a range
of music, including Australian
music, to develop technical
and expressive skills to a high
level
Structure compositions by
combining and manipulating
a the elements to a high level
Perform and present a range
of music, using techniques
and expression appropriate
to style to a high level
Analyse composers’ use of
the elements of music and
stylistic features when
listening to and interpreting
music to a high level
Identify and connect specific
features and purposes of
music from different eras to
explore viewpoints and
enrich their music-making,
starting with Australian
music, including music of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples to a high
level
9-10 marks
Sophisticated level of
experimentation with a range of
texture and timbre in sound
sources using aural skills
Develop a sophisticated range of
musical ideas, such as mood, by
improvising, combining and
manipulating the elements of
music
Practise and rehearse a
sophisticated range of music,
including Australian music, to
develop technical and expressive
skills
Structure compositions by
combining and manipulating the
elements to a sophisticated level
Perform and present a
sophisticated range of music,
using techniques and expression
appropriate to style
Analyse composers’ use of the
elements of music and stylistic
features when listening to and
interpreting music to a
sophisticated level
Identify and connect specific
features and purposes of music
from different eras to explore
viewpoints and enrich their
music-making, starting with
Australian music, including music
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples to a
sophisticated level