MUSIC ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
HIGH SCHOOL – MYP
SOLO PERFORMING AND GROUP PERFORMING
- TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
This criterion concerns the control of musical elements (duration, pitch, timbre/tone, colour, texture
and dynamics, form and structure) through appropriate and consistent technique as demonstrated in
the selected presentation.
- MUSICAL COMMUNICATION
This criterion is concerned with the extent to which the student/group communicates their
musical recreation to an audience.
ACHIEVEME
LEVEL DESCRIPTOR
NT LEVEL
1 - The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
- The skills and techniques are applied at a minimal level of competition.
2 - The work demonstrates little capacity of knowledge of musical instruments.
- The work displays little musical communication.
- The skills and techniques are applied at a limited level of competition.
- The work demonstrates limited capacity of knowledge of musical
3
instruments.
- The work displays some musical communication.
- The skills and techniques are applied at adequate level of competition.
- The work demonstrates an adequate capacity of knowledge of musical
4
instruments.
- The work displays partially effective musical communication.
- The skills and techniques are applied at a substantial level of competence.
- The work demonstrates a substantial capacity of knowledge of musical
5
instruments.
- The work displays mostly effective musical communication.
6 - The skills and techniques are applied at an excellent level of competence
and an effective control of musical elements is displayed.
- The work demonstrates an excellent capacity of knowledge of musical
instruments.
- The work consistently displays significant effective musical
communication.
- The skills and techniques are applied at an outstanding level of
competence and an effective control of musical elements is displayed.
7 - The work demonstrates an outstanding capacity of knowledge of musical
instruments.
- The work consistently displays highly effective musical communication.