Music elements rubric

Elements Emergent Proficient Advanced

Pitch
Identifies high and low pitch. Describes how high and low pitch fit within a piece and the effects they can haves on the listener. Uses pitch changes in the creation of an original piece.

Duration
Identifies lengths of sound and silence. Describes how lengths of sound and silence fit within a piece and the effects they can have on the listeners. Uses duration in the creationof an original piece.

Loudness
Identifies loud and soft sounds. Describes how loud and soft sounds fit within a piece and how it effects the meaning of the music to the listeners. Uses changes in loudness in the creationof an original piece.

Timbre
Identifies possible sources of sounds or describes what a sound sounds like. Describes how different sounds combine to create a piece of music and describes the effect it might have on the listeners Chooses timbre for a particular purpose when creating an original piece.

Texture
Identifies patterns of sound and how they fit or do not fit together and the effect each might have on the listeners. Explains patterns of sound and how they fit or do not fit together and the effect each might have on the listeners. Chooses texture for a particular purpose when creating an original piece.

Form
Remarks on how a piece does or doesn't fit together Explains how a piece fits or does not fit together and the effect its form might have on the listeners. Creates a form for a particular purpose when creating an original piece.

Style
Identifies styles of music and different pieces of music with similar or different styles. Compares and contrasts styles of different pieces of music and what effect the major characteristics can have on the listener. Can describe how and why they did or did not use a style when creating their original piece.

Robert Sweetland's Notes ©

Elements	Emergent	Proficient	Advanced
Pitch	Identifies high and low pitch.	Describes how high and low pitch fit within a piece and the effects they can haves on the listener.	Uses pitch changes in the creation of an original piece.
Duration	Identifies lengths of sound and silence.	Describes how lengths of sound and silence fit within a piece and the effects they can have on the listeners.	Uses duration in the creationof an original piece.
Loudness	Identifies loud and soft sounds.	Describes how loud and soft sounds fit within a piece and how it effects the meaning of the music to the listeners.	Uses changes in loudness in the creationof an original piece.
Timbre	Identifies possible sources of sounds or describes what a sound sounds like.	Describes how different sounds combine to create a piece of music and describes the effect it might have on the listeners	Chooses timbre for a particular purpose when creating an original piece.
Texture	Identifies patterns of sound and how they fit or do not fit together and the effect each might have on the listeners.	Explains patterns of sound and how they fit or do not fit together and the effect each might have on the listeners.	Chooses texture for a particular purpose when creating an original piece.
Form	Remarks on how a piece does or doesn't fit together	Explains how a piece fits or does not fit together and the effect its form might have on the listeners.	Creates a form for a particular purpose when creating an original piece.
Style	Identifies styles of music and different pieces of music with similar or different styles.	Compares and contrasts styles of different pieces of music and what effect the major characteristics can have on the listener.	Can describe how and why they did or did not use a style when creating their original piece.