Name: ___________________
Date: _____________
Weekly Rubric for Private Voice Lessons
Attendance
Preparation
Posture
Breathing
Tone—Intonation,
Phonation,
Resonation,
Registers, etc.
Musicianship—
Lyricism, Notes,
Rhythms, Tempo,
Dynamics, Styling
Diction and
Language
Interpretation and
Expression
Memory
Attention to Detail
Total
Excellent (4)
Present and on time
Student evidences an outstanding and excellent
amount of weekly practice and is more than
prepared for their lesson—attitude, confidence,
music, and materials. Student also evidences
initiative within their repertoire
Consistently maintains proper posture and
alignment
Proficient (3)
Present and 1-2 minutes late
Students evidences adequate
weekly practice and is
adequately prepared for their
lesson—attitude, confidence,
music, and materials
Occasional lapses in posture
and alignment. Student
makes successful changes
within the lesson
Consistently breathing correctly with
Occasional lapses in breath
appropriate support
position and support. Student
makes successful changes
within the lesson
Clear tone and intonation, appropriate
Good tone, intonation,
resonance and adjustments through the registers resonation and registration,
occasional lapses in these
techniques. Student makes
successful changes within
the lesson
All aspects of musicianship present and
Musicianship is good,
outstanding—Student has taken initiative to
somewhat accurate, and
acknowledge all elements of their song
student is willing to make
changes within the lesson.
Occasional lapses in the
lyricism and phrasing of
each line
Very clear, accurate, and fluent
Mostly clear, accurate, and
fluent—Occasional lapses in
diction and fluency. Student
is willing to make changes
within the lesson
Excellent interpretation and expression—clear
Good interpretation and
intent. Student has taken initiative to be
expression. Student is
expressive
willing to make changes and
try new ideas within the
lesson
Piece completely memorized with technique
Piece completely memorized
and expression remaining intact
with lapses in technique and
expression
Student followed all directions from the previous lesson (4)
Basic (2)
Present and 3-5 minutes late
Unsatisfactory (1)
Present and more than 5 minutes
late
Student evidences little practice
and is only repeating the
progress and work of the last
lesson—attitude, confidence,
music, and materials
Posture stays the same— no
improvement
Absent (0)
Absent
Score
_____/4
No practice
and is
unprepared for
their lesson
_____/4
Posture has
digressed
_____/4
Breathing technique is
improving
Breath technique stayed the
same or digressed—no
improvement
Breath
technique has
digressed
_____/4
Tone is improving
Tone quality stayed the same—
no improvement
Tone quality
has digressed
_____/4
Understanding of lyricism is
improving
No improvement in lyricism and
phrasing from last lesson, and
limited understanding of style,
phrasing, lyricism, etc.
No attempt to
observe the
musical
elements of the
piece
_____/4
Evidences effort at and
improvement in diction and
fluency—Somewhat clear
No improvement in diction from
last lesson
_____/4
Student evidences a moderate
attempt at interpretation and
expression
Student evidences little attempt
at interpretation and expression.
No real changes or improvement
from last lesson
No attention to
articulation;
hesitant, very
inaccurate
diction
No attempt at
interpretation
No Memory
_____/4
Did not follow
directions (0)
_____/4
Student evidences moderate
amounts of practice and is
somewhat prepared for their
lesson—attitude, confidence,
music, and materials
Posture is improving
Occasional lapses in
memory—a few mistakes
Student evidences work on
memory—more mistakes than
memory
Student followed some of the directions from their previous lesson
(2)
_____/4
_____/40