Vocal Performance Rubric

Superior Excellent Very Good Average Poor

10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts 2 pts

Pitch Superior Excellent Very Good Average Poor

Virtually no errors. Pitch An occasional isolated error, Some accurate pitches, but Very few accurate or Who needs pitch?
is very accurate. but most of the time pitch is there are frequent and/or secure pitches.
accurate and secure. repeated errors.

Rhythm Superior Excellent Very Good Average Poor

The beat is secure and The beat is secure and the
the rhythms are accurate rhythms are mostly accurate.
for the music being sung. There are a few duration
errors, but these do not
detract from the overall
performance.
The beat is somewhat erratic.
Some rhythms are accurate.
Frequent or repeated duration
errors. Rhythm problems
occasionally detract from the
overall performance.
The beat is usually Ain't got no rhythm.
erratic and rhythms are
seldom accurate,
detracting significantly
from the overall
performance.

Tone Superior Excellent Very Good Average Poor

Quality
Tone is consistently Tone is focused, clear, and
focused, clear, and centered through the normal
centered throughout the singing range. Extremes in
range of the voice. range sometimes cause tone
to be less controlled. Tone
quality does not detract from
the performance.
Tone is often focused, clear,
and centered, but sometimes
the tone is uncontrolled in the
normal singing range. Extremes
in range are usually
uncontrolled. Occasionally the
tone detracts from overall
performance.
The tone is often not Mumbles, shouts,
focused, clear, or sing inappropriately,
centered regardless of or will not sing.
the range, significantly
detracting from the
overall performance.

Expression Superior Excellent Very Good Average Poor

and Style
Performs with a creative Typically performs with Sometimes performs with Rarely demonstrated Expression and style
nuance and style in nuance and style that is nuance and style that is expression and style. is comparable to a
response to the score indicated in the score or indicated in the score or which Just sings the notes. dead rodent.
and limited coaching. which is suggested by is suggested by instructor or
Follows melodic instructor or peer. peer.
direction.

Diction Superior Excellent Very Good Average Poor

Student articulates Student articulates the words Student is sometimes Student rarely No clue as to what
clearly and the text of somewhat clearly and the articulates the words the student is
the music is text can be understood most articulating the words, but the and the text is not singing. Possibly
understandable. of the time. text is often not discernable. discernable. singing in a different
language.