Guitar Assessment 1 : 8th Grade General Music

Students Name: __________________________________

4
Student
held guitar
in one of
the 2
methods
show in
class and
sat up
straight for
the entire
performanc
e

3
Student
held guitar
in one of
the 2
methods
and sat up
straight for
most of the
performanc
e

2
Student
either sat
up straight
or used one
of the 2
methods to
hold the
guitar
demonstrat
ed in class

1
Student did
not use
proper
posture or
demonstrat
ed in class
for most of
the
performanc
e

Chord
Fingerin
g

Student
played all
chords
accurately

Student
play a few
chords
accurately

Student
play a
chord
accurately

Chord
Change
s

Student
switched
between
cleanly at
the proper
time as
noted in
the music

Student
made very
late chord
changes or
missed a
chord
change all
together

Student
missed
multiple
chord
changes
completely.

Student
missed all
of the
chord
changes

Tempo

Student
played in
time with
peers

Students
played
most
chords
accurately
Student
switched
between
chords but
slightly
after the
correct
time as
notated in
the music
Student
stay in
tempo with
peers for
most of the
performanc
e

Student was
ahead of or
behind
tempo with
peers for
most of the
performanc
e

Student
tempo was
never the
same as
peers.

Student did
no play.

Posture

Teacher Comments:

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0
Student did
not use
proper
posture or
hold the
guitar in
one of the
2 methods
taught in
class for
any of the
performanc
e
Student did
not play
any chords
accurately

Guitar Assessment 1 : 8th Grade General Music

Students Name: __________________________________

NJ Standards: 1.3.8.B.1; 1.3.8.B.2