ASSESSMENT RUBRIC (SINGING)

Name of student: ______________________________

Title of song: ____________________________________

Content Assessment
A / A+ (Excellent)
Sings with good posture
Sings with confidence
Sings the correct pitch
without scooping (sliding to
the correct pitch/slurring)
Adds consonance
Takes breaths at correct
places; maintains correct
breathing and support
Observes most of the
expression markings and/or
changes in tempo
Sings with pleasant tone
and expressive quality
Drops jaw throughout
Uses clear diction
Uses pure vowels
Has memorised all the
words in the song
B / C (Good)
Sings with good posture
Sings with some confidence
Sings the correct pitch at
first but later goes off key,
or sings in one key after
starting on the wrong pitch;
sings with some
scooping/slurring in pitch
Adds minimum consonance
Takes most breaths at the
correct places
Observes some expression
markings and/or changes in
tempo
Sings with some tone
quality
Drops jaw some of the time
Uses clear diction some of
the time
Uses some pure vowels
Has memorised most of the
words in the song
D / F (Improvement)
Sings with poor posture
Lacks confidence
Sings the wrong pitch and
fluctuates from one key to
another
Omits all the consonance
Takes breaths at
inappropriate times
(obvious breaths between
syllables)
Fails to observe expression
markings and/or changes in
tempo
Sings with harsh tone and
no expression
Does not drop jaw
Does not enunciate words
Does not use pure vowels
Has not memorised words
in the song; shows
unfamiliarity with song

Comments
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