Scale Rubric

1 (Poor) 2 (Fair) 3 (Good) 4 (Excellent) Score

Articulation No clear articulation. Uses air to Some clear articulation, Mostly articulates, but Articulation is clear,
articulate, stops articulation with but little use of tongue articulation isn’t very with good use of tongue
tongue clear
Tone Quality Dull, shallow sound More depth to sound, less Good depth, some open No tension, open and
tense sound beautiful sound
No correct fingerings, lethargic Some correct fingerings, Mostly correct fingerings, All correct fingerings,
Fingerings fingers faster fingers acceptable finger speed exceptional finger speed
Posture and No effort to have good posture or Sits up mostly straight, Sits up straight with Sits up straight, and
positioning positioning but horn isn’t held mostly correct horn holds horn correctly
correctly positioning
TOTAL

Sight Reading Rubric

1 (Poor) 2 (Fair) 3 (Good) 4 (Excellent) Score

Articulation No clear articulation. Uses air to Some clear articulation, Mostly articulates, but Articulation is clear, with
articulate, stops articulation with but little use of tongue articulation isn’t very good use of tongue
tongue clear
Tone Quality Dull, shallow sound More depth to sound, Good depth, some open No tension, open and
less tense sound beautiful sound
No correct fingerings, lethargic Some correct fingerings, Mostly correct All correct fingerings,
Fingerings fingers faster fingers fingerings, acceptable exceptional finger speed
finger speed
Posture and No effort to have good posture Sits up mostly straight, Sits up straight with Sits up straight, and holds
positioning or positioning but horn isn’t held mostly correct horn horn correctly
correctly positioning
Musicianship No sense of musicality Follow some dynamics Follows musical Adds own musical ideas
and articulation markings but adds no while following the music
artistry to a tee
TOTAL