Evaluation


Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

 

Song Text
Text has nothing to do with nature
Text has little to do with nature. Ideas do not flow into coherent phrases.
Text describes nature and ideas flow coherently.
Text describes nature in relation to the author's emotions or experiences.  Ideas flow coherently.

 

Song

Melody

Melody is disjunct and difficult to sing.

Melody difficult to sing and has little use of repetition. 

Melody employs repetition and is not difficult to sing. Melody employs repetition, and is easy to sing ("catchy")

 

Song Notation
Measures are incomplete, notation does not represent the song that is performed.
Measures have notation problems, but represent the song performed well.
Measures are notated with minimal error and represents song performed well.
Zero notation errors and perfect transcription of the song.

 

Instrument Construction
 

Instruments are non-functional.Instruments functional, but don't incorporate the elements of nature.
Instruments are functional and serve a purpose in scoring the written song. 
Instruments are functional and serve a purpose in scoring the song and include elements of nature.