1. Rubric for Prepared Piece
Consider these skills when assigning a score: Prepared Piece- 250 points
 Tone & Intonation
1. Student’s tone is not centered and/or consistently out of tune. 0-15 points
2. Student has serious pitch and tone problems. 16-25 points
3. Student’s tone is centered most of the time, few pitch problems. 26-35 points
4. Student’s tone is characteristic with few or no pitch problems. 36-50 points
 Correct Pitches
1. Student consistently misses key and executes incorrect pitches 0-25 points
and intervals.
2. Student misses key and performs many incorrect pitches. 26-40 points
3. Student performs correct pitches and intervals in the correct 41-60 points
key most of the time.
4. Student performs in correct key with few or no incorrect notes. 61-75 points
 Rhythm & Technique
1. Student performs with no rhythmic feeling, several technique 0-25 points
problems.
2. Student performs with many timing and/or technical problems. 26-40 points
3. Student plays with very few technical and/or rhythmic problems. 41-60 points
4. Student performs with few or no rhythmic and technical 61-75 points
problems.
 Musicality
1. Student plays with no understanding of expression, phrasing 0-15 points
dynamics, tempo, or articulation.
2. Student performs with several inconsistencies in expression, 16-25 points
phrasing, dynamics, tempo, and articulation.
3. Student plays with few inconsistencies throughout the 26-35 points
performance.
4. Student executes musically throughout the performance. 36-50 points