Basics

Singing

Vocal Performance Rubric

2
4 3 1
Skill Practice, Practice,
Standing Ovation Stage Ready Try Again
Practice

Demonstrates correct
Demonstrates some
posture with neck and Demonstrates mostly
aspects of proper posture Does not demonstrate
Posture shoulders relaxed, back proper posture but with
but with significant need correct posture
straight, chest open, and some inconsistencies
for refinement
feet flat on the floor

Demonstrates low Demonstrates ability Demonstrates basic

Does not demonstrate
Technique

and deep breath that to breathe deeply and breath and air control
appropriate breathing
Breath supports even and control air flow but is but is often inconsistent
(shallow breaths, large
Control appropriate flow sometimes inconsistent (visible shoulder
shoulder movements,
of air (no shoulder (some shoulder movements, audible
loud breath sounds)
movements) movements) breath sounds)

Occasionally
Demonstrates ability to Does not demonstrate
demonstrates ability to
Demonstrates consistent sing in head voice but proper singing technique
Singing sing in head voice but
use of the head voice with occasional breathy (sings only in chest
Voice with frequently breathy
with a clear tone tone or overuse of voice, yells, speaks, and
tone or overuse of chest
chest voice produces breathy tone)
voice

Performs with a tempo

Performs all rhythms Performs with a steady
that is sometimes Does not perform with
correctly, with correct tempo but has some
Rhythm steady but has frequent steady tempo, correct
duration, and with a errors with rhythm and
errors with rhythm and rhythms or duration
consistent steady tempo duration
Musical Accuracy

duration

Some pitches are

Performs the majority
Performs all pitches accurate, but there are Does not perform with
Pitch of pitches accurately but
accurately frequent and/or repeated accurate pitch
has some errors
errors

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 Basics
Singing

2
4 3 1
Skill Practice, Practice,
Standing Ovation Stage Ready Try Again
Practice

Diction is mostly
Sings with crisp, clear Diction is inconsistent
clear (vowels not
consonants and vowels (vowels are frequently Diction is not
Diction open consistently
are open and shaped closed and consonants understandable
and consonants need
appropriately are imprecise)
precision)

Demonstrates
Performs all Demonstrates a limited
understanding of
phrasing accurately understanding of Does not demonstrate
musical phrasing, with
Phrasing and musically, and phrasing, breathing at understanding of
some inconsistencies
appropriate to song inappropriate times appropriate phrasing
in song
text within the song text
text emphasis
Expression

Demonstrates a
Demonstrates a limited
basic understanding Does not demonstrate
Performs all tempos understanding of
Tempo of tempo but understanding of
accurately tempo and is frequently
is sometimes appropriate tempo
inconsistent
inconsistent

Performs all dynamic Demonstrates some Demonstrates few

Does not demonstrate
variations accurately variations in dynamic variations in dynamic
Dynamics understanding of
as directed by the qualities as directed by qualities as directed by
appropriate dynamics
score the score the score

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