You will get: Exceptional effort

– I worked hard
and tried my best
at all times

1-4 grade for ‘Effort’ - Good effort – I

how hard you have worked hard most
of the time but
worked. know I could have
done more

Some effort – I
1-4 grade for completed most of
‘Behaviour’ - how well the task but I
rushed it and it
you have behaved. wasn’t my best
work

Little/no effort – I
really didn’t try
 Composition assessment criteria
Forming
Performance Assessment
Limited musical ideas
Repetition of simple ideas
Developing musical ideas
Key stylistic features not
included
The piece is short, does not
change throughout
Doesn’t sound stylistic
Use of melody, rhythm, tempo,
harmony & tonality is insecure.
Demonstrating technical
Errors make the piece
ineffective
Use of instrumentation/vocals
is unstylistic
Textures do not change
throughout the piece
control
Little sense of structure but
sections are unclear
Composing with musical
Limited sense of fluency
No use of dynamics/articulation
to create contrast
The piece may be incomplete
or missing significant passages.
coherence
Developing
Some simple musical ideas
Some development of those
ideas
Key features of the style are
attempted but used incorrectly.
Parts sound stylistic but there
are errors or lacks detail.
Use of melody, rhythm, tempo,
harmony & tonality is insecure.
Errors disrupt the piece
Use of instrumentation/vocals
is obvious and unimaginative
Textures change but sound
forced
Basic structure with fairly clear
sections
Some parts show fluency of
ideas
Dynamic/articulation contrast
attempted but unconvincing in
parts.
Complete piece but sections
too repetitive or too different
Secure
A range of musical ideas are
developed.
Ideas are extended through
variations of the original ideas
Key features of the style are
used correctly. Errors don’t
detract from the piece
Sounds clearly stylistic
Use of melody, rhythm, tempo,
harmony & tonality is secure.
Some obvious errors
Use of instrumentation/vocals
is idiomatic but does not use
their full potential
Textures change successfully
but they lack variety.
Good structure with clearly
varied sections
Most of the piece shows
fluency
Dynamics/articulation used
throughout to create contrast
Developed ideas mostly sound
like they belong to the same
piece
Excelling
Many musical ideas are
developed and extended
effectively.
Key features have been
selected appropriately and
maintained convincingly
Imaginative response and
convincingly stylistic
Use of melody, rhythm, tempo,
harmony & tonality is secure.
Errors are unnoticeable
Use of instrumentation/vocals
show some variation and
exploitation.
Textures are varied and clear.
Successful and appropriate use
of structures
Strong sense of fluency
throughout
Dynamics/articulation are used
successfully throughout to
create effective contrast.
The piece changes throughout
but all sounds like it belongs
together
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