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Music Score

Music Score is very neat and all required elements are included: Song Title, Composer Name, Instrument, Clef Sign, Time Signature, Key Signature, and Copyright.

Music score is neat. Two or less of the required elements are missing from the musical score.

Music score is legible. Three to four of the required elements are mising from the musical score.

Music Score is illegible and many of the required musical score elements are missing.

Music Notation

All notes are written neatly using proper barline placement.

Most notes are written clearly using the proper barline placement.

Notes are written clearly, but barline placement is often incorrect.

Notes are written in a sloppy and illegible manner. Barline placement is not correct. Needs to be resubmitted.

A-B-A Form

Each section of the A-B-A form consists of 16 measures. The second A section is a variation of the original A section.

Two of the 3 sections are in A-B-A form consisting of 16 measure. The second A section is the same as the first A section.

One section of the A-B-A form consists of 16 measures. All sections were very similar in sound with limited variation.

The A-B-A form was not followed and the project needs redone.

Meter and Rhythm

All measures have the correct # of beats and a variety of rhythms are used. Including the use of Whole, Half, Quarter, eighth. and sixteenth notes.

85% of measures have the correct # of beats and a variety of rhythms are used. Including the use of Whole, Half, Quarter, and eighth notes.

70% of the measures have the correct # of beats. Rhythms are very basic and do not expand beyond quarter ntoes.

Under half of the measure have the correct # of beats. Composition needs to be edited and resubmitted.

Overal Performance

The composition was creative, clean/easy to read, and included all required elements.

The composition was somewhat creative and legible. Most of the required elements were included.

The composition was very basic and somewhat legible to read. At least half of the required elements were included.

The composition was not complete, and very difficult to read. Under half of the required elements were included. Project will needs to be revised.