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Augustine High School Instrumental Music Auditions

Student Name and Year of Graduation Private Instructor

Instrument(s) played at audition Previous School

Scoring Rubric:
Score 5 4
Student demonstrates exceptinal
tone characteristics, Notes are clear tone characteristics. Notes are clear and often uncharacteristic for their
Tone Quality and easily heard.
Student plays in a consistent and
Tempo and Rhythm clear tempo. All rhythms are
accurate and precise.
Student plays all the correct
Pitch Accuracy pitches. Student plays the key
signature and all accidentals.
Student demonstrates correct
Posture (playing position) posture and playing position.
Student demonstrates a style
appropriate for the selection. All
Style (musicality)
dynamics and expression markings
are observed.
Student demonstrates firm
knowledge of scales. Rudiments
Scales/Rudiments (snare) are played exceptionally
Student demonstrates exceptional
Sight Reading mastery and plays piece perfectly
Student demonstrates acceptable
and easily heard
Student plays in a consistent and
clear tempo. Most rhythms are
accurate and precise
Student misses 1-3 pitches. Student Student misses 4-5 pitches. Student Student misses most pitches (6 or
plays the key signature but misses often misses Key signature and
accidentals
Student demonstrates correct
posture. Students playing position
has minor flaws.
Student mostly plays with
appropriate style. All dynamics are
observed., Student is mostly
expressive.
Student plays 1-2 notes in scales
incorrectly. Rudiments are played
well (1-2 mistakes).
Student demonstrates good
command of rhythm and pitch,
Plays with some expression.
3 2
Students tone is mostly acceptable Students tone is mostly
unacceptable and often
instrument. Notes are mostly clear uncharacteristic for their
and heard instrument. Notes are often not
heard or clear.
Students tempo sometimes Students tempo is unclear and
fluctuates. Some rhythms are not irregular. Rhtyhms are not at all
accurate or precise. accurate
more). Key signature and
accidentals. accidentals are rarely observed.
Students posture is mostly correct Students posture os sloppy and
but playing position is incorrect. Students playing
unacceptable position is incorrect
Student makes an attempt to play Appropriate style is barely evident. Appropriate style is not evident.
with style. Most dynamics are Dynamics are not observed. No
observed. Student makes an attempt at expressivity.
attempt to be expressive.
Student plays 3-4 notes in the scale Student doesnt observe key
incorrectly. Rudiments are played signatures carefully and plays
somewhat adequately. several wrong notes in the scales.
Student is not familiar with the
most basic rudiments.
Students rhythm falters a little and Student is barely able to play
plays with little expression. correct rhythms and pitches. Plays
without expression
1
Students tone is totally
unacceptable and not characteristic
for their instrument
Student cannot hold a steady
tempo. All rhythms are inaccurate.
Student plays almost all wrong
pitches. Key signature and
accidentals are never observed.
Student doesn't demonstrate
correct posture or playing position
No dynamics observed and no
attempt at expressivity.
Student doesn't know key
signatures/rudiments and therefore
not able to play them
Student struggles throughout the
piece with regards to rhythm,
pitch, and expression.

Appropriate Music? Copy?

Attire?
Doubles?

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