Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts in Music

Student Name: __________________

Content Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Knowledge of The student The student The student The student

content- identify demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
and describe the limited knowledge some knowledge considerable thorough
factor affecting the of how the of how the knowledge of how knowledge of how
creation of music appreciation of appreciation of the appreciation of the appreciation of
music is affected music is affected music is affected music is affected
by culture/the by culture/the by culture/the by culture/the
media media media media
(answers 1 (answers 2 (answers 3-4 (answers all
question) questions) questions) questions
provided)

Thinking- use of The student uses The student uses The student uses The student uses
planning and planning skills with planning skills with planning skills with planning skills with
processing skills limited some considerable thorough
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness

Communication- The student The student The student The student

For different expresses and expresses and expresses and expresses and
audiences, the organizes their organizes their organizes their organizes their
organization of ideas with limited ideas with some ideas with ideas with
their information effectiveness effectiveness considerable thorough
effectiveness effectiveness

Application- The student The student The student The student

Making makes makes makes makes
connections connections with connections with connections with connections with
between music limited some considerable thorough
from the past and effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
present

Performance Tone- very poor Tone- does not Tone- some minor Tone- excellent
Aspect- tone quality. play with good flaws tone quality.
sing/play in tone quality.
unison, in tune, Rhythm- little to no Rhythm- good Rhythm- excellent
from musical understanding of Rhythm- some understanding of understanding of
notation, unison rhythmic concepts understanding of rhythmic concepts rhythmic concepts
music and music rhythmic concepts
in two or more Overall Overall Overall
parts from diverse performance- Overall performance- performance-
cultures, styles limited performance- considerable thorough
and historical effectiveness some effectiveness effectiveness
periods effectiveness

Teacher’s Comments:
Student’s Comments:

1. Identify and give examples of your strengths as a composer, musical performer and
audience member:

2. Identify and give examples of your areas for improvement as a composer, musical
performer and audience member: