Scribd
Upload
58 views

Jazz Performance Rubric

The rubric assesses a jazz performance on six criteria: intonation/tone, knowledge of instrument, sense of time, knowledge of melody, knowledge of chords, and level of creativity. A student must demonstrate the ability to perform a jazz standard melody and improvise over chord changes using various techniques, and may choose to use a play-along recording or live combo. Their performance will be evaluated on a scale from poor to excellent in each criteria to determine a final grade.

Uploaded by

api-189884914
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
58 views

Jazz Performance Rubric

The rubric assesses a jazz performance on six criteria: intonation/tone, knowledge of instrument, sense of time, knowledge of melody, knowledge of chords, and level of creativity. A student must demonstrate the ability to perform a jazz standard melody and improvise over chord changes using various techniques, and may choose to use a play-along recording or live combo. Their performance will be evaluated on a scale from poor to excellent in each criteria to determine a final grade.

Uploaded by

api-189884914
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

Rubric To Assess Jazz Performance

Performance Task:

Student must successfully demonstrate the ability to perform the melody of a jazz
standard, and improvise over the chord changes using a variety of techniques
according to the outlined criteria below. Student may either choose to use a playa-long recording or a live combo during his or her performance.

Poor

CRITERIA

(60 69)

(70 - 79)

Fair

(80 89)

Good

Excellent

Demonstrates
minimal
understanding of
criteria.

Demonstrates
moderate
understanding of
criteria.

Demonstrates
adequate
understanding and
mastery of criteria.

Demonstrates
exceptional
understanding and
mastery of criteria.

(90 100)

Totals

Intonation/Tone:
Able to play in tune, recognizing
the center of the pitch, and with a
full, clear and present tone
quality.

Knowledge of Instrument:
Able to utilize full register of the
instrument with ease and
flexibility. Able to utilize
different articulation styles.

Sense of Time:
Able to internalize the tempo and
maintain a steady pulse with the
other players.

Knowledge of Melody:
Able to perform the melody with
accurate notes and rhythms.

Knowledge of Chords:
Able to follow the chord changes
by utilizing related scales and
patterns.

Level of Creativity:

Able to utilize a variety of


improvisational techniques such
as pitch range, dynamics, melodic
phrasing, quotes, rhythmic
variation, and sequencing.

Final Grade:
Comments & Suggestions:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

You might also like