Name: ___________________

As you listen to the recording, please circle a grade in each category. Be sure to
explain your reasoning in the comment section.

High School Choral Assessment Rubric

5 Superior 4 Excellent 3 Good 2 Acceptable 1 Needs Imp.

Tone Quality Tone is uniform, Tone is uniform, Tone is There is a basic There is a lack
Healthy tone, well controlled, well controlled, uniform and understanding of
proper breath and consistent. and consistent controlled of tone but tone understanding
management with minor throughout production is of proper tone
infrequencies. most vocal inconsistent quality. There is
ranges and across vocal a lack of proper
dynamic levels ranges and breath support
with some dynamic levels. to produce a
inconsistencies. quality sound.
Balance and The ensemble The ensemble The ensemble The balance of There are
Blend maintains achieves an blends well. the ensemble is frequent issues
Within and harmonic, excellent blend There are some inconsistent. with balance
across vocal melodic, and for the majority of instances when There are often and blend.
sections and the dynamic balance. the piece with sections are members who Sections are
ensemble No particular infrequent balance overpowering are singing at overpowering
section issues. one another. differing one another and
overpowers dynamic levels. individual
another section. voices often
stick out.

Intonation Pitches are The ensemble is The ensemble Pitches are There are
Pitch accuracy, correct and well- in tune during the is primarily in correct but not numerous
intervals, chords, centered majority of the tune but it is always inaccuracies in
tonal awareness throughout the performance with inconsistent. centered. When pitch and
performance with infrequent pitch When intonation intonation due
rare lapses in problems. problems problems occur, to a lack of
intonation that occur, attempts little effort is tonal center.
are quickly are made to made to correct
resolved. correct them. them.
Expression The performance Most of the time The The There is little to
and Phrasing accurately the performance performance is interpretation no stylistic
Style, expressive reflects the style accurately reflects stylistically of the piece is interpretation of
elements, and of the piece. the style of the accurate some not stylistically the piece.
musical phrase Phrases are piece. Most of the time. A accurate. There Phrases are not
appropriately phrases have a basic attempt is is little attempt shaped.
shaped to reflect musical shape. made to shape to shape
the text. phrases. phrases.
Rhythm and Rhythms and Rhythms are Rhythms are There are many Rhythms and
Tempo tempos are accurate accurate but inaccurate tempos are
Rhythmic accurate throughout the they are not rhythms and frequently
accuracy and throughout the performance but vertically tempos. inaccurate.
precision, performance. the tempo may aligned and the
appropriate have tempo sped up
tempo changes unintentionally by the end of
sped up by the the piece.
end of the piece.

Diction and Words are clear Words are clear Most words are Most words are Words are
Pronunciation and easy to and easy to easy to difficult to consistently
Crisp consonants, understand. Word understand. Some understand but understand. difficult to
pronouncing pronunciation is pronunciation many Many understand.
words in foreign correct in foreign errors in foreign consonants are pronunciation Consistent
languages language pieces. language pieces not crisp. Some errors in pronunciation
correctly errors in foreign errors in foreign
foreign language language pieces.
language pieces.
pieces.
Dynamics The ensemble The ensemble There are The ensemble The ensemble
Varying dynamic displays an displays an variations in attempts some displays little or
levels that are appropriate range appropriate range dynamics but dynamic no dynamic
appropriate to the of dynamics of dynamics the range of the changes. changes.
piece throughout the throughout the dynamic level
piece. majority of the is limited.
piece.

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