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Beginning Guitar Barre Chords and Arpeggio Unit Rubric

Barre Chords (1 point each) First chord: student makes the correct chord shape and plays on the correct fret Second chord: student makes the correct chord shape and plays on the correct fret Vocabulary (1 point) Student can explain what an arpeggio Overall Technique (1 points each) Guitar Sits on right leg Left hand is curved; thumb Is behind neck Guitar neck is raised Possible Points: 6 Exercise 2 Rubric Chords 1 points Student plays the correct chords in 0 or 1 measures Most strings played are note accurate Student plays many incorrect rhythms and has many pauses/beat changes Student uses the thumb for strings 6, 5, and 4; index finger for string 3; middle finger for string 2; ring finger for string 1 Possible Points: 17 2 points Student plays correct chords in 2 measures Student plays many incorrect strings Student plays several incorrect rhythms and has several pauses/beat changes 3 points Student plays correct cords in 3 measures Student plays incorrect strings several times Student plays most rhythms correctly with few pauses/beat changes 4 points Student plays correct chords in 4 measures Student plays most of the correct strings Student plays most rhythms correctly with little to no pauses/beat changes 5 points Student plays correct chords in 5 measures Student plays correct strings all of the time Student plays all rhythms correctly with a steady beat/no pauses 6 points Student plays correct chords in all measures

Arpeggiation Pattern

Rhythm

Hand/Finger Position

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Say Something Rubric 1 point Few chords are played correctly Student starts the arpeggio on the correct string few times 2 points About half the chords are played correctly Student starts the arpeggio on the correct string about half the time Student pauses a few times and has a few changes in beat 3 points Most chords are played correctly Student starts the arpeggio on the correct string most of the time Student plays without pauses and with a steady beat 4 points All chords are played correctly Student starts the arpeggio on the correct string all of the time

Chords Arpeggiation

Rhythms

Student pauses many times and has many changes in beat Student uses the thumb for strings 6, 5, and 4; index on string 3; middle on string 2; ring on string 1

Hand/Finger Position

Possible Points: 12

Total: _____ / __35 __