General Music Grading Crete Elementary
Lenertz
Student Name________________________________Quarter________
 GRADE N S-
(needs improvement)
Music  Is not able to
Concepts demonstrate current
daily/unit objectives
♫ Rhythm vocally, instrumentally,
♫ Form physically or on paper.
♫ Melody
♫ Texture/Harmony
♫ Tone Color
♫ Expression
 Has been exposed to the
skill but has not
Melodic demonstrated a clear
Response understanding of
matching pitch.
Matching pitch with the voice  Consistently uses
speaking voice to sing,
or sings all on one low
pitch.
 Will not sing during
singing class activities
even when asked to.
Participation  Non co-operative: either
does not take part in
classroom activities or
Behaviors, attitude and effort creates behavior that
demonstrated during music class. keeps others from
learning.
 Often has difficulty
following the teacher’s
directions, even though
understood.
 Does not demonstrate an
understanding of
established and posted
classroom rules.
 Behaviors demonstrated
are not appropriate for
age and/or grade level.
 Does not attend the
music program.
Mrs.
S S+
(satisfactory)
 Is occasionally able to  Is usually able to
demonstrate current
daily/unit objectives
demonstrate current
daily/unit objectives
vocally, instrumentally, vocally, instrumentally,
physically or on paper. physically, or on paper.
 Is beginning to  Has a basic
understand and hear the understanding of the
skill but matches pitch skill and can often match
inconsistently. pitch.
 Sings below or above the  Sings on pitch most of
pitch most of the time. the time.
 Is working to improve
and attempts to
demonstrate knowledge
of matching pitch.
 Sometimes not
cooperative; often
 Co-operative and tries to
do their best. Good
bothers other students attitude and effort daily.
with distracting
behaviors.
 Sometimes has difficulty  Uses listening skills to
following teacher’s follow the teacher’s
directions even though directions on most days.
understood.
 Sometimes demonstrates  Understands and
an understanding of attempts to follow
established and posted posted classroom rules.
classroom rules, but has
trouble following them.
 Behaviors demonstrated  Daily behavior
are sometimes not demonstrated is usually
appropriate for age appropriate for age and
and/or grade level. grade level.
 Participates in the music
program.
E
(exceptional strength)
 Is most always able to  Is always able to
demonstrate current
daily/unit objectives
correctly demonstrate
current daily/unit
vocally, instrumentally, objectives vocally,
physically or on paper. instrumentally,
physically or on paper.
 Has a clear  Has a clear
understanding of the understanding of the
skill and usually matches skill and always matches
pitch. pitch.
 Sings with accurate pitch  Sings independently
and rhythm. with accurate pitch and
rhythm.
 Provides leadership by
demonstrating a positive
attitude about singing.
 Almost always
cooperative and tries to
 Consistently co-
operative and tries to do
do their best. Good their best. Positive
attitude and effort daily attitude and exceptional
and is good role model. effort displayed daily.
 Almost always uses  Consistently uses
listening skills to follow listening skills to follow
the teacher’s directions the teacher’s directions.
on most days.
 Understands and almost  Understands and
always attempts to consistently follows
follow posted classroom established and posted
rules. classroom rules.
 Daily behavior  Consistently displays
demonstrated is most classroom behaviors
often appropriate for age appropriate for their age
and/or grade level. and grade level.
 Participates in the music  Participates in the music
program. program.
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Dear Parents and Guardians:

On the front side of this sheet is a rubric grading guide for how your student is graded in music class here at Crete Elementary.
Students are graded in three areas:

1. Participation
2. Melodic Response
3. Concepts and Terminology

A creative subject area like music can be challenging to grade because so much of our classwork is done in large groups or small groups.
When learning new concepts or skills we most often work in large groups. When students have been working on the new concept and
have had time to practice the skill, I may ask them to work in small groups to demonstrate what they have learned. Final testing on a
concept or skill is usually done on an individual basis at various times during the unit of study. Sometimes the test includes a paper/pencil
activity, sometimes a demonstration is more accurate in determining whether the student has learned the material or not.

Please contact me with any questions you may have regarding grading in music class. I enjoy sharing music with your student.

Sincerely,

Kathy Lenertz
Music Teacher
Crete Elementary