Instrumental

Music Performance Concert Repertoire Assessment

Rubric



CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Tone Quality Tone is consistently Tone is focused, Tone is often The tone is often
focused, clear, and clear, and centered focused, clear, and not focused, clear,
centered through the normal centered, but or centered
throughout the playing range of the sometimes the tone regardless of the
range of the instrument. is uncontrolled in range being played,
instrument. Tone Extremes in range the normal playing significantly
has professional sometimes cause range. detracting from
quality. tone to be less Extremes in range overall
controlled. Tone are usually performance.
quality typically uncontrolled.
does not detract Occasionally the
from the tone quality
performance. detracts from the
overall
performance.

Rhythm The beat is secure The beat is secure The beat is The beat is usually
and the rhythms are and the rhythms are somewhat erratic. erratic and rhythms
accurate for the mostly accurate. Some rhythms are are seldom accurate
style of music being There are a few accurate. Frequent detracting
played. duration errors, but or repeated significantly from
these do not detract duration errors. the overall
from the overall Rhythm problems performance.
performance. occasionally detract
from the overall
performance.
Pitch or Virtually no errors. An occasional error, Some accurate Very few accurate
Technique (for Pitch/technique is but most of the time pitches, but there or secure pitches.
percussionists) very accurate. pitch/technique is are frequent and/or Technique is
accurate and secure repeated errors. severely lacking.
Technique is weak.
Dynamics Dynamic levels are Dynamic levels are Dynamic levels Attention to
obvious, consistent, typically accurate fluctuate but can be dynamic levels is
and an accurate and consistent. discerned. not obvious.
interpretation of the
style of music being
played.
Phrasing Phrasing is always Phrasing usually Phrasing is usually Phrasing is rarely
consistent and consistent and consistent and consistent and/or
sensitive to the style sensitive to the style occasionally rarely sensitive to
of music being of music being sensitive to the style musical style.
played. played. of music being
played.

Expression & Performs with a Typically performs Sometimes Rarely

Style creative nuance and with nuance and performs with demonstrates
style. Follows style that is nuance and style expression and
written stylistic indicated in the that is indicated in style. Just plays
markings and shows score. Mostly the score. Makes what is written.
expression beyond follows notated few original musical
notated style. stylistic markings decisions.
Makes own musical and some musical
decisions. decisions.
Articulation Secure attacks. Attacks are usually Attacks are rarely Few secure attacks.
Markings (staccato, secure, though secure, but Markings are
legate, slur, accents, there might be an markings are often typically not
etc.) are executed isolated error. executed accurately executed
accurately as Markings are as directed by the accurately.
directed by the executed accurately score and/or
score and/or the as directed by the conductor.
conductor. score and/or the
conductor.