Music 4 

Output Based Exam

1. Sing the song “Sweet and Low”

2. Clap the rhythm patterns.
3. Use body movement to indicate loud and soft passages.
p-tap on knees pp- snap finger
mf- march in place ppp- jump in place
mp- walk around
4. Observe the dynamic markings indicated.
5. Perform on the 3rd day of the 3rd quarterly examination.

6.
Rubrics
CRITERIA Exceeds standard Meets standard Approaches standard Below standard

Rhythm Maintains appropriate Maintains consistent Some regular in tempo- Tempo/rhythm

tempo/rhythm for tempo/rhythm rhythm, but sometimes are uncertain and
given songs can be misses. irregular.
punctuate effectively
and independently.
Effort 100% effort has been Shows true effort and Shows some effort but is No effort in the
display throught the attention to detail. sloppy in the creation of the
dance/movement and performance. dance/movement.
great attention went
into detail and
performance
Dynamics  Consistently performs Consistently performs Inconsistently performs Does not perform
correct dynamics, correct dynamics, correct dynamics, dynamics or is
notates music notates music notates music correctly. consistently
correctly, utilizes correctly. Sometimes does not connect inaccurate.
dynamics for connects dynamics to dynamics to expressive
expressive expressive performance.
performance. performance.
Tone Quality Tone is consistently Tone is focused, clear, Tone is often focused, The tone is often
focused, clear, and and centered through clear, and centered, but not focused, clear,
centered throughout the normal singing sometimes the tone is or centered
the range of the voice. range. Extremes in uncontrolled in the regardless of the
range sometimes cause normal singing range. range,
tone to be less Extremes in range are significantly
controlled. Tone usually uncontrolled. detracting from
quality does not Occasionally the tone the overall
detract from the detracts from overall performance.
performance. performance.
 Music 5
Output Based Exam

Class Band
Direction:
1. Out of recyclable and available material in your home, create an improvised musical
instrument that will sound similar to the musical instruments discussed in this lesson which
will be used as your accompaniment while singing.
2. Sing one of your favorite song. 
3. Each one must have their own improvised instruments.
4. Perform on the 3rd day of the 3rd quarterly examination.

Rubrics
Exceeds Meets standard Approaches Below standard Point
standard standard s

Quality of The instrument The instrument The instrument The instrument

Construction is well- reflects some reflects some reflects an
constructed effort on alteration to an existing form
and nicely construction and existing form to with little or no
decorated. It is decoration. It is "make" the alteration. Pieces
sturdy, neat, reasonably sturdy instrument, may may be missing
and will stand and neat and will be fragile, and or falling off.
up to repeated stand up to being may not stand up Seems "slapped
playing over a played more than to being played together" in a
period of time. once. more than once. hurry. There may
There may be an be a total lack of
absence of decoration.
decoration.

Quality of Student can Student is able to Student is able to Student is unable

Sound produce good- produce a good- produce a basic to produce a
quality sounds quality sound on sound on the sound on the
on the the instrument instrument. No instrument.
instrument and with no explanation given.
explain how explanation
the sound is given.
produced.
Presentation / Student Student presented Student presented Student refused
Demonstration presented instrument and instrument and to present
instrument and played with little played with some instrument and/or
played song help from the help from the play for the
without help teacher. teacher. teacher.
from the
teacher.
Recyclable Instrument is Instrument is Instrument is Instrument is
material constructed of constructed constructed of constructed of no
all recyclable mostly of very little recyclable
materials. recyclable recyclable materials.
 materials. materials.
Creativity The instrument Student made Student made Student showed
is well-made solid effort in some effort in minimal or no
and creative. making their making their effort in making
Student made instrument look instrument look their instrument
more than the and sound and sound look and sound
expected effort creative. creative. creative.
in making their instrument look
instrument and sound
look and sound creative.
creative.
Tone Quality Tone is Tone is focused, Tone is often The tone is often
consistently clear, and focused, clear, and not focused,
focused, clear, centered through centered, but clear, or centered
and centered the normal sometimes the regardless of the
throughout the singing range. tone is range,
range of the Extremes in range uncontrolled in the significantly
voice. sometimes cause normal singing detracting from
tone to be less range. Extremes in the overall
controlled. Tone range are usually performance.
quality does not uncontrolled.
detract from the Occasionally the
performance. tone detracts from
overall
performance.
Pitch Virtually no An occasional Some accurate Very few
errors. Pitch is isolated error, but pitches, but there accurate or secure
very accurate. most of the time are frequent and/or pitches.
pitch is accurate repeated errors.
and secure.
Rhythm The beat is The beat is secure The beat is The beat is
secure and the and the rhythms somewhat erratic. usually erratic
rhythms are are mostly Some rhythms are and rhythms are
accurate for accurate. There accurate. Frequent seldom accurate,
the music are a few duration or repeated detracting
being sung. 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.
 Music 6 

Output Based Exam

1. Out of recyclable and available material in your home, create an improvised musical instrument that
will sound similar to the musical instruments discussed in this lesson which will be used as your
accompaniment while singing.
2. Select one of your Favorite song.
3. Use varied dynamics in a song performance.
4. Perform on the 3rd day of the 3rd quarterly examination.
Excellent Good Fair Poor
10 9 7 5
Melody, Pitch Confidently sings Sings simple songs Sings some simple Developing
and Pitch Intune for most easily and manages songs mostly in towards singing in
Direction songs some more tune. tune. Limited
appropriate to complex tunes   breath control.
student’s some of the time. Developing breath Pitch is uncertain
level. Proper Has adequate control for typical
breath control breath control. patterns. Has
enhances phrasing. Matches pitch with difficulty with
Matches pitch few errors managing pitch
reliably control

Accompaniment Accompaniment Accompaniment Accompaniment Accompaniment

fits with the mostly fits with the fits with the does not fit with
melody. melody. melody sometimes. the melody.
Accompaniment is Accompaniment is Accompaniment is Accompaniment is
appropriate for the mostly appropriate sometimes not appropriate for
mood and style of for the mood and appropriate for the the mood and style
the lyrics. style of the lyrics. mood and style of of the lyrics.
Accompaniment Accompaniment the lyrics. Accompaniment
flows naturally. flows somewhat Accompaniment does not flow
naturally. flows naturally naturally. 
sometimes.
Rhythm Maintains Maintains Some regular in Tempo/rhythm are
appropriate consistent tempo-rhythm, but uncertain and
tempo/rhythm for tempo/rhythm sometimes misses. irregular.
given songs can be
punctuate
effectively and
independently.
Making an Always makes an Makes an effort Makes an effort Rarely makes an
effort effort. most of the sometimes. effort.
Produces high time. Produces Quality of work Produces poor
quality work good quality varies. quality work
work.
Dynamics Dynamics are Dynamics are Dynamic level Dynamic level is
appropriate for consistent and varies often too loud,
different aspects of generally inconsistently, but overpowering
the song. Reflects appropriate and is developing others, or so soft
the notation and/or balanced within the towards appropriate that the song
the director’s ensemble.  levels.  cannot be heard. 
intent