Band Performance Quizzes
Name __________________ Score _______
Criteria A B
Advanced
Full, dark, characteristic
tone
Tone Perfect posture
Striking correct part of
mallet bar or drum
Rhythms performed
accurately
Pitches and fingerings
Technique performed accurately
Dynamics performed
Articulation matches
the style of the excerpt
Varied articulation used
Articulation (staccato, tenuto,
accent, etc)
Artic. and fingering
synchronized
C D Re-Do
Proficient Novice Emerging
Slightly weak or bright Weak or bright tone Very weak or blasty Uncontrolled tone
tone Unacceptable posture tone Very poor posture
Unacceptable posture Striking incorrect Unacceptable posture Holding instrument or
Striking correctly most portion of inst. Striking instrument sticks incorrectly
of the time incorrectly Striking instrument
incorrectly
Most rhythms Several rhythm Many rhythm problems Erratic rhythm
performed accurately problems Many pitches Absence of steady
Most pitches and Several pitches performed incorrectly tempo
fingerings performed performed incorrectly Tempo slowed to aid Most pitches
accurately Little dynamic contrast technique performed incorrectly
Some dynamic contrast No dynamic contrast No attention paid to
dynamics
Articulation slightly too Articulation sometimes Articulation not Style not considered in
long or short for style relates to the style matched with style preparation
Some varied Few varied articulations Articulation not varied All slurred or all
articulation used used Many synchronization tongued with no
Articulation and Several synchronization problems variation
fingering mostly problems
synchronized