Bowing Assessment, Playing

Bowing Assessment, Playing - Rubric

Pulse/
Rhythm

Notes
(not
includin
g slight
intonati
on
errors)
Hooks

Slurs

Ties

1
-Student kept
a steady
pulse during
some of the
song
-Student
correctly
played some
rhythms used
during focus
material
(hooks, slurs,
ties)
Student
correctly
played some
notes during
focus
material
(hooks, slurs,
and ties)
Student
played
hooked
bowings with
some notes
included in
the same
bow
direction, but
with no
pauses
between
notes
Student
played
slurred
bowings with
some notes
included in
the same
bow direction
- Hesitated
and stopped
between
notes
Student
played tied
bowings with
some notes
included in
the same

2
-Student kept a
steady pulse
throughout most of
the song
-Student correctly
played most
rhythms used
during focus
material (hooks,
slurs, ties)

3
-Student kept a
steady pulse
throughout the
entire song
-Student
correctly played
all rhythms - not
just rhythms
used during
focus material
(hooks, slurs,
ties)

Students correctly
played most notes
during focus
material (hooks,
slurs, ties) and
some notes during
extra material

Students played
all notes
correctly
throughout the
entire song

Student played
hooked bowings
with some notes
included in the
same bow
direction, and with
some pauses
between notes

Student played
hooked bowings,
with all of the
notes included in
the same bow
direction, and
with some
pauses between
notes

Student played
hooked bowings, with
all of the notes
included in the same
bow direction, and
with pauses between
all of the notes

Student played
slurred bowings
with many notes
included in the
same bow
direction
- Hesitated some
and stopped
between some
notes

Student played
slurred bowings,
with most of the
notes included in
the same bow,
with only slight
hesitation with
minimal stopping

Student played
slurred bowings, with
all of the notes
included in the same
bow direction, with
no hesitation or
stopping

Student played
tied bowings with
many notes
included in the
same bow
direction

Student played
tied bowings,
with most of the
notes included in
the same bow
and with only

Student played tied

bowings, with all of
the notes included in
the same bow
direction, with no
hesitation or stopping

bow direction
- Hesitated
and stopped
between
notes

- Hesitated some
and stopped
between some
notes

slight hesitation
or minimal
stopping

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