TLU Spanish Contest 2016 Vocal Performance Rubric Aspects to be evaluated:
Pitch
Tone Quality
Rhythm
Expression, style, gestures,
demeanor
Diction
Excellent
10-9 pts
Virtually no errors. Pitch
is very accurate.
Tone is consistently
focused, clear, and
centered throughout the
range of the voice.
The beat is secure and
the rhythms are accurate
for the music being
sung.
Student’s gestures and
facial expressions are
completely and
accurately representative
of the song lyrics and the
message or feelings
conveyed in the song.
Student articulates
clearly and the text of
the music is
understandable.
Very Good
8-7 pts
An occasional isolated
error, but most of the
time pitch is accurate
and secure.
Tone is focused, clear,
and centered through
the normal singing
range. Extremes in
range sometimes cause
tone to be less
controlled. Tone
quality does not
detract from the
performance.
The beat is secure and
the rhythms are mostly
accurate. There are a
few duration errors,
but these do not
detract from the
overall performance.
Student’s gestures and
facial expressions are
for the most part
representative of the
song lyrics and the
message or feelings
conveyed in the song.
Student articulates the
words somewhat
clearly and the text
can be understood
most of the time.
Good
6-5 pts
Some accurate pitches,
but there are frequent
and/or repeated errors.
Minimal
4-3 pts
Very few accurate or
secure pitches.
Poor
2-1 pts
Little to no instances of
correct pitch.
Points
earned
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 beat is somewhat
erratic. Some rhythms
are accurate. Frequent or
repeated duration errors.
Rhythm problems
occasionally detract from
the overall performance.
Student’s gestures and
facial expressions are
loosely connected to the
song lyrics and the
message or feelings
conveyed in the song.
The tone is often not
focused, clear, or centered
regardless of the range,
significantly detracting
from the overall
performance.
Mumbles, shouts, sing
inappropriately, or will
not sing.
The beat is usually erratic
and rhythms are seldom
accurate, detracting
significantly from the
overall performance.
Little to no correct
rhythm.
Student’s gestures and
facial expressions are
barely representative of
the song lyrics and the
message or feelings
conveyed in the song.
Student’s gestures and
facial expressions are
not at all connected to
the song.
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Student is sometimes
articulating the words,
but the text is often not
discernible.
Student rarely articulates
the words and the text is
not discernible.
The text of the song in
completely
indiscernible.
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