Grading Rubric: Song
Grading
5–A
Categories
A clearly classical theme
that is immediately
Portrayal of
recognizable. All design
a Classical
elements included are
Theme
essential to the classical
theme
All design elements
combine masterfully to
form an extraordinary
piece of music that is
memorable. The quality
Aesthetic
of the project reflects the
Quality
work expected of an
Honors/AP level music
student [e.g. exceptional
performance]
Final product reflects
meticulous care. There is
no evidence of mistakes
Neatness
[e.g. no volume issues, all
instruments/singing are
heard clearly]
Overall Project reflects at least 10
Effort hours of thoughtful effort
which is methodically
documented in a typed
detailed log due on June
4–B 3–C 2-D 1-E
A clearly classical
Very difficult to
theme that is Recognizable but
Difficult to recognize classical
immediately with some
recognize without theme. Little effort
recognizable. Some difficulty. Many
the explanation of seems to have been
design elements are elements are
the artist. made to convey a
extraneous to the inessential
classical theme.
classical theme.
Most design
All design elements
elements combine Design elements
combine to form an
to form a insufficiently
outstanding piece of
competent piece of combine to form a
music that is Design elements fail
music. The quality competent piece of
memorable, though not to form a competent
of the projects music. The work of
as much so as prior piece of music. The
reflects the work of art reflects less
student work. The work of art does not
a student who has competence than is
quality of the project reflect any
prior experience in expected of a
reflects the work competence in music.
music. The work, student who has
expected of an
though competent, experience in
Honors/AP level music
is not particularly music.
student
memorable.
Final product
Final product reflects
Final product reflects insufficient Final product reflects
obvious care. There is
reflects sufficient care. There are little to no care.
very little evidence of
care. There are few several minor There are several
mistakes apart from
minor mistakes. mistakes or 1-2 major mistakes.
extremely minor ones.
major mistakes.
Project reflects at least Project reflects at Project reflects at Project reflects at
8 hours of thoughtful least 6 hours of least 4 hours of least 2 hours of
effort which is thoughtful effort thoughtful effort thoughtful effort
methodically which is which is which is methodically
documents in a typed methodically methodically documents in a typed
 documents in a documents in a
detailed log due on typed detailed log typed detailed log detailed log due on
3rd. A typed copy of June 3rd Alternatively, due on June 3rd. due on June 3rd. June 3rd.
10 hours are recorded Alternatively, 8 Alternatively, 6 Alternatively, 4 hours
lyrics must be turned in.
but not sufficiently hours are recorded hours are recorded are recorded but not
detailed. but not sufficiently but not sufficiently sufficiently detailed.
detailed. detailed.
The use of the
medium reflects
The use of the
The use of the medium The use of the medium abilities The use of the
medium reflects
reflects abilities reflects abilities representative of a medium reflects
abilities
representative of representative of student with abilities
representative of a
Skillful use Honors/AP music Honors/AP music experience in representative of a
student with limited
of Medium student. Techniques are student. Techniques are music. Techniques student with no
experience in
employed masterfully to employed skillfully to are employed experience in music.
music. Techniques
create a project that create a project that competently to Techniques are not
are employed less
appears professional in appears mostly create a project that sufficiently employed
sufficiently than
every way. Transcends professional. Fully appears somewhat to meet the
would meet the
expectations of a high meets expectations of a professional. Fully expectations of a high
expectations of a
school project. high school project. meets expectations school project.
high school project.
of a high school
project.
The end project The end project
The end project almost The end project
somewhat reflects barely reflects the
The end project faithfully entirely reflects the mostly reflects the
the description in description in the
reflects the description in description in the description in the
Realization the project project proposal. The
the project proposal [i.e. project proposal. Some project proposal.
of Proposal proposal. The end end project is almost
lyrics, instrumentation, aspects ultimately Several aspects
project is quite entirely different
presentation] differed from the ultimately differed
different from the from the original
proposal from the proposal
original proposal proposal.