Name:

Date:
Cut Time Assessment
1. What does a 2/2 time signature indicate in a piece of
music?

2. What style of music often has a 2/2 time signature?

3. How does each movement of Holsts First Suite in Eb

differ in terms of time signature and rhythm? (Bonus: How
do the styles differ?)

4. By Sunday night (9/24/17) at 11:59pm, submit a video

recording of yourself playing the third movement of the
Holst (see attached rubric for details!).

5. Turn in a final copy of your Rhythm Creation and be

prepared to perform your passage on your instrument on
Friday during class.
 Performance Rubric
Beat 1-There is not 2-Student keeps 3-Student keeps 4-Student keeps
any steady beat a steady beat a steady beat a consistent beat
throughout the through some of through most of throughout the
recording. the recording. the recording, recording, with
with only a select little to no error.
few places where
the beat gets lost.

Tempo 1-The tempo is 2-Student plays 3-Student plays 4-Student plays

very at a comfortable at a comfortable at a comfortable
uncomfortable tempo for some tempo, with only tempo, and the
for the student of the recording, a few places with tempo remains
and varies but speed-ups speed-ups or consistent
throughout (too and slow-downs slow-downs. throughout the
fast and/or too are still very entire recording.
slow for the present.
students ability
level).
Rhythmic 1-Student plays 2-Student plays 3-Student plays 4-Student plays
Accuracy less than half of most of the the rhythms all rhythms
the rhythms rhythms correctly, with 3 correctly, with
correctly and correctly, but to 5 rhythmic only 1 to 2 minor
accurately. several mistakes errors. errors present.
are made.

TOTAL