Maine Learning Results
Criticism and Aesthetics
Musical Critique Rubric
Under section C in the Maine Learning Results "Criticism and Aesthetics", the Music Department is responsible for assessing each student to make sure they meet or exceed the local, State and National standards stated in this requirement. "Students will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of art works (musical performances).
| 1. Research- Web Quest |
Students are required to do the Web Quest research, find and read the written critiques or reviews, and answer the questions. They must find two different Reviews on their own, list the URL, who the critic was, where and when it was performed, and what the show was about | ||
| Meets the Standards | Fails to Meet the Standards | ||
| The student has successfully completed the research portion of the assignment by listing all the information asked for in the directions | The student did not follow directions and did not list all the information asked for in the directions. | ||
| 2. Musical Definition Worksheet |
Students are required to look up definitions to common musical terms. | ||
| Meets the Standards | Fails to Meet the Standards | ||
| The student has successfully completed the definitions portion of the assignment | The student did not follow directions and did not list the information asked for in the directions. | ||
| 2. Attending a Musical |
Each student must attend a public performance of our Fall Musical to critique. If the Student is unable to attend that performance or is performing in it himself, the student must attend another professional, amateur, college, or high school musical production to critique. Students should include a show program or a ticket stub with the Review as proof that they were there. | ||
| Meets the Standards | Fails to Meet the Standards | ||
| The student chose to attend and critique a concert within the guidelines of the assignment. | The student did not attend and critique a concert within the guidelines of the assignment. | ||
| 3. Notes | Students are asked to use a word processor to type the answers to questions1 through 10 in the assignment sheet, in complete sentences. | ||
| Excellent - A | Good - B | Fair - C | Poor - D |
| The student demonstrated great thought and insight in answering the questions about the concert. The answers were specific in complete sentences and opinions backed up with facts | The student demonstrated some thought and insight in answering the questions about the concert, but some answers were a little vague and some opinions not backed up by facts. | The student demonstrated little thought or insight in answering the questions. Answers were vague, in incomplete sentences, and opinions were just stated with no factual backing. | The student demonstrated very little thought or insight in answering the questions. Answers were in incomplete sentences, vague and generalized, and some were not done at all. Very little opinions on the performance were mentioned and those that were mentioned were not backed with musical facts. |
| 4. Writing the Critique | The student is asked to write (using the notes from the previous section) a one to two page review or critique of the performance using the critiques in the research section as models for this assignment. It should be clear what type of show was performed and the quality of the performance. | ||
| Excellent - A | Good - B | Fair - C | Poor - D |
| The critique was well thought out, organized and professionally written. Opinions and descriptions of the performance were tactfully written, and explained with musical terminology and facts. | The critique was well thought out and organized, however there were some grammatical errors in the composition. Opinions and descriptions of the performance were well done for the most part, and were explained with some musical terminology and facts. | The critique showed some thought, however it was poorly organized and had a lot of grammatical errors in it. Opinions and descriptions were given, but without support of musical terminology, or explanations. | The critique was poorly organized and showed little thought or insight. Sentences were incomplete and there were many grammatical errors. Very few opinions or descriptions of the performance were given. No musical terminology, explanations or facts were given for the opinions that were there. |
| Learning Results Standards | The Maine Learning Results for visual and performing arts states that high school students must be able to:
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| Exceeds the Standards | Meets the Standards | Practically Meets the Standards | Fails to Meet the Standards |