Rubricsmusic Grade 1

Assessing Vocals in Primary Grades
Singing is an important part of music education and as such should be incremental with
respect to its teaching. In the primary grades the focus should remain on the childs enjoyment
of music and on his/her participation in singing. It is important to remember that a holistic
approach to music education deals as much with the spiritual development of the individual as
it does with the cognitive. Overemphasis on technique at this age could lessen the childs
enjoyment and impede his/her development in this subject. When assessing singing in the
primary grades, look for the following:
Melody:
Melody is defined as the part of the song that is either sung or hummed.
It is the whole puzzle; pitch, dynamics and tempo are all pieces of this puzzle.
When assessing the childs ability to sing melodically, use the melody
provided on the CD as a guide. The child should be able to sing along in a
pleasing fashion.
Pitch:
Pitch deals with highness and lowness of sound. This can be assessed by
listening to how accurately the child sings each part of the melody
(i.e. how closely it resembles what is heard on the CD).
Dynamics:
Dynamics deals with the ability of the student to sing softly or loudly at the
appropriate places. Once again this is another piece of the whole puzzle.
Use the CD as a guide. The important thing to remember is that both the loud
and soft voice must remain pleasing and recognizable. Whispering and
shouting are not acceptable.
Tempo:
Tempo deals with the speed of the song (i.e. fast or slow).
This is the fourth part of the puzzle. When the student sings, s/he should be
singing in time with the accompaniment provided on the CD.
Program Rubrics
The following appendices have been included to assist teachers in both
assessment and evaluation. These rubrics may be used as a form of
summative assessment prior to reporting periods, as a guide to assist with
formative assessment, or as a means of deriving evaluation strategies.
Should the teacher choose, s/he may also assign numerical or letter grade
values to each of the levels in order to create an annotated marking guide
that s/he may use for evaluation. Rubrics may be used in whole, in part,
or combined.
Program Rubrics
APPENDICES FOR GRADE 1A
Lesson / Rubric Correlation Chart
LESSONS
RUBRICS
Lesson 1
Identifying and Reproducing Sounds Rubric
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Musical Movement Rubric
Lesson 4
Lesson 5

Vocal Assessment Rubric
Lesson 6
Identifying Musical Elements Rubric
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Identifying Sounds
Student is
experiencing
difficulty identifying
sounds.
Student is achieving
expectation below
grade level. S/he can
correctly identify
some sounds.
expectation with a
good level of competency. S/he usually
identifies sounds
correctly.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifying sounds
correctly.
Reproducing
Sounds
Student is
experiencing
difficulty accurately
reproducing sounds.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
can sometimes
reproduce sounds
accurately.
expectation with a
reproduces sounds
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
reproducing sounds
accurately and
creating new ones.
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Moving /
Performing in Time
with the beat
Student is
experiencing
difficulty. S/he rarely
moves or performs in
time with the beat.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes moves or
performs in time with
the beat.
expectation with a
moves or performs in
time with the beat.
Student has mastered the expectation

of consistently
moving or performing
in time with the beat.
Distinguishing
between Beat and
Rhythm
Student is having
difficulty discerning
between beat and
rhythm. S/he is
unable to move to, or
perform beat and
rhythm separately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes moves to,
or performs beat and
rhythm separately.
expectation with a
good level of competency. S/he can
usually move to, or
perform beat and
rhythm separately.
Student is confident
distinguishing rhythm
from beat and
exemplifies this
consistently.
Moving to Beat and

Rhythm
Student is
experiencing
difficulty moving to
beat and rhythm.
S/he rarely moves to,
or performs in time
with the rhythm.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes moves to,
or performs in time
with the rhythm.
expectation with a
moves to, or
performs in time with
the rhythm.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
moving both
consistently and
creatively in a
flowing and rhythmic
manner.
Moving to
Dynamics
Student is
experiencing
difficulty moving
dynamically. S/he
rarely moves to,
or performs in
accordance with the
dynamics heard in
the music.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes moves to,
or performs in accordance with the
dynamics heard in
the music.
expectation with a
moves to, or
performs in
accordance with the
dynamics heard in
the music.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
moving both
consistently and
creatively in
accordance with
the dynamics heard
in the music.
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Melody
Student is
experiencing
melody. S/he rarely
sings melody
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings the
melody correctly.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings the
melody correctly.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently singing
the melody correctly.
Pitch
Student is
experiencing difficulty discerning pitch.
S/he rarely sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in pitch with the
accompaniment.
Time
Student is
experiencing
time. S/he rarely
sings in time with the
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in time with the
accompaniment.
Dynamics
Student is
experiencing difficulty discerning
dynamics. S/he
rarely sings using
a soft and a loud
voice appropriately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
using a soft and
a loud voice
appropriately.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings using
a soft and a loud
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently using a
soft and a loud voice
appropriately when
singing.
Rubric
Identifying Musical Elements Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Dynamics
Student is
experiencing
dynamics.S/he rarely
identifies dynamics
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes identifies
dynamics accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually identifies
dynamics accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifying dynamics
accurately.
Tempo
Student is
experiencing
tempo. S/he rarely
identifies tempo
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
tempo accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually identifies
tempo accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifying tempo
accurately.
Pitch
Student is
experiencing
pitch. S/he rarely
identifies pitch
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
pitch accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually identifies
pitch accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifying pitch
accurately.
Melody
Student is
experiencing
melodic contour.
S/he rarely identifies
melody accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
melody accurately
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually identifies
melody accurately
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifyingmelody
accurately
Mood
Student is
experiencing
mood. S/he rarely
identifies mood
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
mood accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually identifies
mood accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifying mood
accurately.
Program Rubrics
APPENDICES FOR GRADE 1B
LESSONS
RUBRICS
Lesson 1

Performance Rubric
Lesson 2
Lesson 3

Creating Songs Using Musical Elements Rubric
Performance Rubric
Lesson 4

Performance Rubric
Lesson 5
Music Assignment Rubric (Music in Our Lives Assignment)

Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Melody
Student is
experiencing
melody. S/he rarely
sings melody
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings the
melody correctly.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings the
melody correctly.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
Pitch
Student is
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in pitch with the
accompaniment.
Time
Student is
experiencing
time. S/he rarely
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in time with the
accompaniment.
Dynamics
Student is
dynamics. S/he
rarely sings using
a soft and a loud
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
using a soft and
a loud voice
appropriately.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings using
a soft and a loud
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
appropriately when
singing.
Rubric
Performance Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Melody
Student is
experiencing
melody. S/he rarely
sings melody
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
melody accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings
melody accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
melody accurately.
Pitch
Student is
experiencing
pitch. S/he rarely
sings in pitch with
the accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in pitch with the
accompaniment.
Time
Student is
experiencing
time. S/he rarely
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
in time with the
accompaniment.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in time with the
accompaniment.
Dynamics
Student is
experiencing
dynamics. S/he
rarely sings using a
appropriately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
using a soft and
a loud voice
appropriately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings using
a soft and a loud
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
appropriately when
singing.
Beat
Student is
experiencing
beat. S/he rarely
performs movements
in time with the
music.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes performs
movements in time
with the music.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually performs
movements in time
with the music.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
performing
movements in time
with the music.
Ensemble
Movement
Student is
experiencing
group from solo
performance. S/he
rarely synchronizes
movements with the
rest of the group.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes
synchronizes
movements with the
rest of the group.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually synchronizes
movements with the
rest of the group.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
synchronizing
movements with the
rest of the group.
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Identifying Sounds
Student is
experiencing
sounds.
expectation below
correctly identify
some sounds.
expectation with a
identifies sounds
correctly.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifying sounds
correctly.
Reproducing
Sounds
Student is
experiencing
difficulty accurately
reproducing sounds.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
can sometimes
reproduce sounds
accurately.
expectation with a
reproduces sounds
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
reproducing sounds
accurately and
creating new ones.
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Dynamics
Student is
experiencing
dynamics. S/he
rarely implements
the use of dynamics
accurately.
expectation
below grade level.
S/he sometimes
implements the
use of dynamics
accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually implements
the use of dynamics
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
implementing
the use of dynamics
accurately.
Tempo
Student is
experiencing
tempo. S/he rarely
implements the use
of tempo accurately.
expectation
below grade level.
S/he sometimes
implements the use
of tempo accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually implements
the use of tempo
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
implementing
the use of tempo
accurately.
Pitch
Student is
experiencing
pitch. S/he rarely
implements the use
of pitch accurately.
expectation
below grade level.
S/he sometimes
implements the use
of pitch accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually implements
the use of pitch
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
implementing
the use of pitch
accurately.
Rhythm
Student is
experiencing
rhythm. S/he rarely
implements the use
of rhythm accurately.
expectation
below grade level.
S/he sometimes
implements the use
of rhythm accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually implements
the use of rhythm
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
implementing
the use of rhythm
accurately.
Mood
Student is
experiencing
mood. S/he rarely
implements the use
of mood accurately.
expectation
below grade level.
S/he sometimes
implements the use
of mood accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually implements
the use of mood
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
implementing
the use of mood
accurately.
Melody
Student is
experiencing
melody. S/he rarely
implements the use
of melody accurately.
expectation
below grade level.
S/he sometimes
implements the use
of melody accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually implements
the use of melody
accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
implementing
the use of melody
accurately.
Rubric
Music Assignment Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Task Completion
Student is
experiencing difficulty completing tasks
with detail and care.
Assignments are
incomplete.
expectation below
grade level.
Assignments are
complete and
sometimes correct
with respect to
answers provided.
expectation
with a good level of
competency.
Assignments are
complete and usually
correct with respect
to answers provided.
Student has
mastered the
expectation.
Assignments are
complete and all
answers given are
correct, well thought
out and researched.
Communicating in
Written / Verbal
Form
Student is
experiencing
difficulty
communicating in
written/verbal form.
expectation below
grade level. Ideas
are satisfactorily
communicated
in written/verbal
form.
expectation
competency. Ideas
are usually well
communicated in
Student has
mastered the
expectation. Ideas
are consistently
communicated
in excellent
Communicating in
Pictorial /
Representational
Form
Student is
experiencing
difficulty
communicating
in pictorial/representational form.
expectation. Ideas
are satisfactorily
communicated in
pictorial/representational form.
expectation
competency. Ideas
are usually well
communicated in
Student has
mastered the
expectation. Ideas
are consistently
communicated
in excellent
Program Rubrics
APPENDICES FOR GRADE 1C
LESSONS
RUBRICS
Lesson 1

Assignment Process Rubric
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Identifying Musical Instruments Rubric
Lesson 10

Performance Rubric
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Task Completion
Student is
experiencing difficulty completing tasks
with detail and care.
Assignments are
incomplete.
expectation below
grade level.
Assignments are
complete and
sometimes correct
with respect to
answers provided.
expectation
competency.
Assignments are
complete and usually
correct with respect
to answers provided.
Student has
mastered the
expectation.
Assignments are
complete and all
answers given are
correct, well thought
out and researched.
Communicating in
Written / Verbal
Form
Student is
experiencing
difficulty
communicating in
expectation below
grade level. Ideas
are satisfactorily
communicated
in written/verbal
form.
expectation
competency. Ideas
are usually well
communicated in
Student has
mastered the
expectation. Ideas
are consistently
communicated
in excellent
Communicating in
Pictorial /
Representational
Form
Student is
experiencing
difficulty
communicating
in pictorial/representational form.
expectation. Ideas
are satisfactorily
communicated in
expectation
competency. Ideas
are usually well
communicated in
Student has
mastered the
expectation. Ideas
are consistently
communicated
in excellent
Rubric
Assignment Process Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Completion of
worksheet
Student is
experiencing
difficulty completing
assigned tasks.
Worksheets are
incomplete.
expectation below
grade level.
Worksheets
are sometimes
complete.
expectation with
a good level of
competency.
Worksheets are
usually complete.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
completing
worksheets.
Quality of
Responses
Student is
experiencing
difficulties
responding to
questions.
Responses are
incorrect and rarely
meet the criteria.
expectation below
grade level.
Responses
sometimes meet
the criteria.
expectation with
a good level of
competency.
Answers are
well written and
complete.
Student has
mastered the
expectation.
Answers demonstrate excellent
insight and the ability
to think abstractly.
Participation Within
a Group Setting
Student is
experiencing
difficulty
collaborating with
others in the group.
expectation below
grade level. Student
sometimes
collaborates with
expectation with
a good level of
competency.
Student usually
collaborates with
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
collaborating
with others in
the group in a
cooperative and
productive manner.
Use of Class Time
Student is
experiencing
difficulty focussing
on assigned tasks.
expectation below
grade level. Student
is sometimes
focused on task.
expectation with
a good level of
competency.
Student is usually
focussed on task.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
focussing on the
task at hand.
Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Melody
Student is
experiencing
melody. S/he rarely
sings melody
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings the
melody correctly.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings the
melody correctly.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
Pitch
Student is
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in pitch with the
accompaniment.
Time
Student is
experiencing
time. S/he rarely
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in time with the
accompaniment.
Dynamics
Student is
dynamics. S/he
rarely sings using
a soft and a loud
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
using a soft and
a loud voice
appropriately.
expectation with a
good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings using
a soft and a loud
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
appropriately when
singing.
Rubric
Identifying Musical Instruments Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Identifying
Instruments by
Name
Student is
experiencing
instruments by
name.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
instruments by the
correct name.
(visually).
expectation
competency. S/he
usually identifies
instruments by the
correct name.
(visually).
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
identifying
instruments by the
correct name.
(visually).
Drawing or
Describing
Instruments
Student is
experiencing
difficulty understanding the physical
characteristics of
instruments. S/he
is rarely able to
draw or describe
instruments.
expectation below
sometimes draw
or describe physical
characteristics
of instrument with
some accuracy.
expectation
competency. S/he
can usually draw or
describe physical
characteristics of
instrument with good
accuracy.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently drawing
or describing
physical
characteristics of
instruments with
excellent accuracy.
Identifying How
Instruments are
Played
Student is
experiencing
difficulty understanding the manner
in which individual
instruments are
played.
expectation below
sometimes describe
with some accuracy
the proper technique
used in playing
individual
instruments.
expectation
with a good level
of competency.
S/he can usually
distinguish with good
accuracy the proper
technique used
in playing individual
instruments.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
distinguishing with
excellent accuracy
the proper technique
used in playing
individual
instruments.
Construction of
Instruments
Student is
experiencing
difficulty understanding the
construction of
particular
instruments.
expectation below
sometimes describe
with some accuracy
how particular
instruments are
constructed.
expectation
competency. S/he
can usually describe
with good accuracy
how particular
instruments are
constructed.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
describing with
excellent accuracy
how particular
instruments are
constructed.
Rubric
Performance Rubric
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Melody
Student is
experiencing
melody. S/he rarely
sings melody
accurately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
melody accurately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings
melody accurately.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
melody accurately.
Pitch
Student is
experiencing
pitch. S/he rarely
sings in pitch with
the accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
pitch with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in pitch with the
accompaniment.
Time
Student is
experiencing
time. S/he rarely
accompaniment.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
in time with the
accompaniment.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings in
time with the
accompaniment.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
in time with the
accompaniment.
Dynamics
Student is
experiencing
dynamics. S/he
rarely sings using a
appropriately.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes sings
using a soft and
a loud voice
appropriately.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually sings using
a soft and a loud
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
appropriately when
singing.
Beat
Student is
experiencing
beat. S/he rarely
performs movements
in time with the
music.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes performs
movements in time
with the music.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually performs
movements in time
with the music.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
performing
movements in time
with the music.
Ensemble
Movement
Student is
experiencing
group from solo
performance. S/he
rarely synchronizes
movements with the
rest of the group.
expectation below
grade level. S/he
sometimes
synchronizes
movements with the
rest of the group.
expectation with
a good level of
competency. S/he
usually synchronizes
movements with the
rest of the group.
Student has
mastered the
expectation of
consistently
synchronizing
movements with the
rest of the group.

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