VMEA/VCDA Sight Reading Rubric

School: ___________________________________________ Director: __________________________________________

Ensemble: _______________________________________ Sight-Reading Level: ____________________________

I - Superior II - Excellent III - Good IV - Fair V - Poor Rating

The entire The majority of The ensemble The ensemble The
ensemble the ensemble performed seldom ensemble did
consistently performed pitches performed not establish
performed pitches inconsistently; pitches tonality; the
Accuracy of pitches correctly; the the ensemble correctly; the ensemble
Pitches and correctly; the ensemble was was not able to ensemble did was unable
Intonation ensemble able to correct correct tonality not attempt to to sing
maintained tonality when it when it was correct tonality correct
tonality with was inaccurate inaccurate when it was pitches
outstanding inaccurate
intonation
The entire The majority of The ensemble The ensemble The
ensemble the ensemble performed seldom ensemble did
consistently performed rhythms and performed not establish
performed rhythms maintained rhythms a unified
rhythms correctly; the tempo correctly; the tempo; the
correctly; the ensemble inconsistently; ensemble did ensemble
Accuracy of ensemble maintained the the ensemble not follow the was unable
Rhythms and maintained the tempo was unable to tempo to perform
Tempo tempo established by self-correct established by rhythms
established by the director; inaccurate the director; correctly
the director the ensemble rhythms the ensemble
successfully did not attempt
self-corrected to self-correct
inaccurate
rhythms
Students and Students and Students and Students and Students and
Procedure teacher always teacher mostly teacher teacher rarely teacher did
adhere to adhere to sometimes adhere to not adhere to
Adherence to established established adhere to established established
guidelines guidelines guidelines established guidelines guidelines
guidelines

Final Rating
Use no + or – in final rating

Adjudicator Notes:

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Updated 7/11/2018