Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Standard Below Standard Total Points

10 pts 9 pts 8 pts 5 pts (N/A)

Quality of Construction Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Below Standard Total Points
Standard

The instrument is well- The instrument reflects The instrument The instrument
constructed and nicely some effort on reflects some reflects an existing
decorated. It is sturdy, construction and form with little or no
alteration to an
neat, and will stand up decoration. It is reasonably
existing form to alteration. Pieces may
sturdy and neat and will
to repeated playing "make" the be missing or falling
stand up to being played
over a period of time. more than once. instrument, may be off. Seems "slapped
fragile, and may not together" in a hurry.
stand up to being There may be a total
played more than lack of decoration.
once. There may be an
absence of decoration.

Quality of Sound Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Below Standard

Standard

Student can produce Student is able to Student is able to Student is unable to

good-quality sounds on produce a good-quality produce a basic sound produce a sound on
the instrument and sound on the instrument on the instrument. No the instrument.
explain how the sound with no explanation explanation given.
is produced. given.

Instrument Family Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Below Standard

Standard

Student can accurately Student can accurately Student cannot Student cannot
state whether this is a state whether this is a accurately state determine what type
string, wind, brass, or string, wind, brass, or whether this is a of instrument s/he
 percussion instrument percussion instrument string, wind, brass, or built even with
and explain why. but cannot explain why percussion instrument. teacher prompts.
without prompts.

Presentation / Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Below Standard

Demonstration Standard
Student presented Student presented Student refused to
instrument and played instrument and played Student presented present instrument
song without help from with little help from the instrument and played and/or play for the
the teacher. teacher. with some help from teacher.
the teacher.

Indigenous material Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Below Standard

Standard

Instrument is Instrument is Instrument is Instrument is

constructed of all constructed mostly of constructed of very constructed of no
Indigenous materials. Indigenous materials. little Indigenous Indigenous materials.
materials.