Grades 9-12 Rubric for Playing Quizzes

Poor quality;
inconsistent

Good tone qualitysometimes inconsistent,

but

Excellent tone quality

Refused to play

Very poor quality; has

consistent trouble making
notes speak; needs assistance
Very poor- almost all
incorrect
fingerings/positions; needs
more work
Very poor posture/incorrect
handling of instrument; had
to be corrected multiple times
to produce better sound
Very poor- most notes played
incorrectly; missed
accidentals; key signature
errors
Very poor- almost no
attention paid to intonation;
consistently out of tune or
inconsistent tone
Very poor- missed almost
every rhythm, had consistent
trouble counting and
subdividing
Very poor- almost no
contrast at all

Poor- inconsistent
fingerings/positions

Good
fingerings/positionssome errors and
inconsistency
Good - small corrections
need to be made

Excellent- almost all correct

Very poor- completely

inconsistent and almost
impossible to distinguish a
single tempo
Very poor- no articulation
contrast or improper
articulations played

Poor- mostly
inconsistent

Tone Production

Fingerings/
Positions

Refused to play

Posture
Refused to play

Note Accuracy
Refused to play

Intonation
Refused to play

Rhythms
Refused to play

Dynamics
Refused to play

Tempo
Refused to play

Articulation
Refused to play

Poor- some improper

handling of
instrument/slouching;
fixed after correction
Poor- consistently
missed notes, some
played correctly (about
half and half)
Poor- sometimes paid
attention to intonation,
lacking for the most part
Poor- fairly inconsistent;
trouble counting

Poor- a little bit of

contrast, but mostly no
attention to dynamics

Poor- little contrast and

some articulation errors

Good- some missed notes

Excellent- sitting up straight,

feet on ground, good horn
angle/correct handling of
instrument
Excellent- almost all correct
notes

Good- mostly good

intonation with some
tuning errors

Excellent- very in tune with

proper adjustments

Good- most rhythms

played correctly with
some inconsistency or
mistakes
Good- fairly good
contrast with some errors
or missed dynamics

Excellent- all rhythms played

accurately and consistently

Good- a little variance in

tempo (slowing down or
speeding up) but mostly
consistent
Good- good contrast
between articulations with
a few errors

Excellent- dynamics were

recognized and played
correctly with attention to
style and balance
Excellent- consistent with
tempo and made adjustments
accordingly
Excellent- correct contrast
between articulation and
correct interpretations of style