Donnell Symphonic Audition Rubric Auditions – Brass & Woodwinds
Concert F Scale
Score_____ of 20
Tone Quality
Range
Notes and Intonation
4
- Characteristic of instrument and
focused
- consistently supported
- Easily covers all notes of the scales
- tone is strong and even across
range
- accurate notes
- good intonation / adjusts as
needed
Technical Facility /
Presentation
- fingers move smoothly and easily
- articulation is clean and accurate
- students demonstrates proper
posture and playing position
Pulse and Rhythm
- maintains steady pulse
- plays scales at indicated tempos
- rhythms played accurately
Concert Bb Scale
Score_____ of 20
Tone Quality
Range
Notes and Intonation
4
- Characteristic of instrument and
focused
- consistently supported
- Easily covers all notes of the scales
- tone is strong and even across
range
- accurate notes
- good intonation / adjusts as
needed
Technical Facility /
Presentation
- fingers move smoothly and easily
- articulation is clean and accurate
- students demonstrates proper
posture and playing position
Pulse and Rhythm
- maintains steady pulse
- plays scales at indicated tempos
- rhythms played accurately
3
- characteristic of instrument, but
sound is not always focused
- supported most of the time
- stretches to cover all the notes of
the scale
- tone begins to this at outer edges
of range
- 1-2 notes missed
- intonation is acceptable, but
student does not adjust for issues
- minor fingering glitches
- articulation is accurate, but muddy
at times
- student demonstrates proper
posture and playing position most of
the time
- maintains steady pulse
- plays significantly faster than
indicated tempo
-rhythms played accurately
3
- characteristic of instrument, but
sound is not always focused
- supported most of the time
- stretches to cover all the notes of
the scale
- tone begins to this at outer edges
of range
- 1-2 notes missed
- intonation is acceptable, but
student does not adjust for issues
- minor fingering glitches
- articulation is accurate, but muddy
at times
- student demonstrates proper
posture and playing position most of
the time
- maintains steady pulse
- plays significantly faster than
indicated tempo
-rhythms played accurately
2
1
- uncharacteristic of instrument at
times
- sound needs more support
- struggles into lower and higher
registers
- student does not attempt lower or
upper ranges
- 3-4 notes missed or a key signature
missed
- predictable instrument specific
intonation problems
- fingers and tonguing are not
coordinated
- student fails to demonstrate proper
posture and playing position at most
times
- often loses focus of sound
- consistently lacks support
- pulse is not steady
-plays slower than indicated tempo
- rhythm misplayed 1-2 times
- pulse not steady
- plays significantly slower than
indicated tempo
- rhythm generally missed
2
- cannot accommodate notes
required
- more than 4 notes or multiple keys
signatures missed
- serious intonation problems
- major glitches in fingering patterns
- articulation muddy and inaccurate
- student does not demonstrate
proper understanding of posture and
playing position
1
- uncharacteristic of instrument at
times
- sound needs more support
- struggles into lower and higher
registers
- student does not attempt lower or
upper ranges
- 3-4 notes missed or a key signature
missed
- predictable instrument specific
intonation problems
- fingers and tonguing are not
coordinated
- student fails to demonstrate proper
posture and playing position at most
times
- often loses focus of sound
- consistently lacks support
- pulse is not steady
-plays slower than indicated tempo
- rhythm misplayed 1-2 times
- pulse not steady
- plays significantly slower than
indicated tempo
- rhythm generally missed
- cannot accommodate notes
required
- more than 4 notes or multiple keys
signatures missed
- serious intonation problems
- major glitches in fingering patterns
- articulation muddy and inaccurate
- student does not demonstrate
proper understanding of posture and
playing position
Concert Eb Scale
Score_____ of 20
Tone Quality
Range
Notes and Intonation
4
- Characteristic of instrument and
focused
- consistently supported
- Easily covers all notes of the scales
- tone is strong and even across
range
- accurate notes
- good intonation / adjusts as
needed
Technical Facility /
Presentation
- fingers move smoothly and easily
- articulation is clean and accurate
- students demonstrates proper
posture and playing position
Pulse and Rhythm
- maintains steady pulse
- plays scales at indicated tempos
- rhythms played accurately
Transformers Selection
Score_____ of 31
Tone Quality
Notes and Intonation
Technical Facility and
Articulation
Pulse and Rhythm
Dynamic Contrast
Phrasing
Musicianship
3
- characteristic of instrument, but
sound is not always focused
- supported most of the time
- stretches to cover all the notes of
the scale
- tone begins to this at outer edges
of range
- 1-2 notes missed
- intonation is acceptable, but
student does not adjust for issues
- minor fingering glitches
- articulation is accurate, but muddy
at times
- student demonstrates proper
posture and playing position most of
the time
- maintains steady pulse
- plays significantly faster than
indicated tempo
-rhythms played accurately
4
3
2
1
- uncharacteristic of instrument at
times
- sound needs more support
- struggles into lower and higher
registers
- student does not attempt lower or
upper ranges
- 3-4 notes missed or a key signature
missed
- predictable instrument specific
intonation problems
- fingers and tonguing are not
coordinated
- student fails to demonstrate proper
posture and playing position at most
times
- often loses focus of sound
- consistently lacks support
- pulse is not steady
-plays slower than indicated tempo
- rhythm misplayed 1-2 times
- pulse not steady
- plays significantly slower than
indicated tempo
- rhythm generally missed
2
- cannot accommodate notes
required
- more than 4 notes or multiple keys
signatures missed
- serious intonation problems
- major glitches in fingering patterns
- articulation muddy and inaccurate
- student does not demonstrate
proper understanding of posture and
playing position
1
- characteristic, supported
- characteristic
-Uncharacteristic at times
- often loses focus or support
- notes are accurate
-good intonation
- 2 notes missed
- acceptable intonation
- 3-4 notes missed
- predictable intonation problems
- fingers move smoothly / easily
- articulation is clean / accurate
- minor fingering glitches
- articulation accurate, but muddy at
times
- maintains steady pulse
- 1 rhythm misplaced
- dynamics played as written; subtle
contrast between levels
- if dynamics are not given, student
does not change levels
- fingers move less easily in outer
registers
- fingers / tonguing not together
- pulse not steady
- 1 rhythm misplaced repeatedly
- some dynamic contrasts
- if dynamics are not given, student
does not play at appropriate levels
- several notes or key signature
missed
- serious intonation problems
- major glitches in finger patterns
- articulation inaccurate
- conveys sense of phrases
- breathes in strict places (such as
just at 4 measures)
- limited organization of music into
phrases
- breathes as needed
- maintains steady pulse
- rhythms are accurate
- dynamics played as written with
obvious contrast between levels
- if dynamics are not given, student
plays with appropriate dynamic
inflection
- gives shape to phrases
- breathes in musically appropriate
places
7
- appropriate tempo established
- appropriate style conveyed
- high level of emotional
involvement
- proper posture and performance
technique
- pulse not steady
- 2+ rhythm patterns missed
- no use of dynamic markings
- dynamics performed are
inappropriate for selection
- notes are not organized into
musical phrases
- breathes as needed
5
3
1
- appropriate tempo established
- appropriate style not maintained
- emotional involvement
recognizable
- proper posture and performance
technique followed most of the time
- appropriate tempo not maintained
- inappropriate style established
- limited emotional involvement
- proper posture and performance
technique followed for limited
durations of time
- appropriate tempo not established
- no obvious attention to musical
style
-emotional involvement not
apparent
- proper posture and technique
ignored
4
Paint It Black Selection
Score_____ of 31
Tone Quality
Notes and Intonation
Technical Facility and
Articulation
Pulse and Rhythm
Dynamic Contrast
Phrasing
Musicianship
3
2
1
- characteristic, supported
- characteristic
-Uncharacteristic at times
- often loses focus or support
- notes are accurate
-good intonation
- 2 notes missed
- acceptable intonation
- 3-4 notes missed
- predictable intonation problems
- fingers move smoothly / easily
- articulation is clean / accurate
- minor fingering glitches
- articulation accurate, but muddy at
times
- maintains steady pulse
- 1 rhythm misplaced
- dynamics played as written; subtle
contrast between levels
- if dynamics are not given, student
does not change levels
- fingers move less easily in outer
registers
- fingers / tonguing not together
- pulse not steady
- 1 rhythm misplaced repeatedly
- some dynamic contrasts
- if dynamics are not given, student
does not play at appropriate levels
- several notes or key signature
missed
- serious intonation problems
- major glitches in finger patterns
- articulation inaccurate
- conveys sense of phrases
- breathes in strict places (such as
just at 4 measures)
- limited organization of music into
phrases
- breathes as needed
- maintains steady pulse
- rhythms are accurate
- dynamics played as written with
obvious contrast between levels
- if dynamics are not given, student
plays with appropriate dynamic
inflection
- gives shape to phrases
- breathes in musically appropriate
places
7
- appropriate tempo established
- appropriate style conveyed
- high level of emotional
involvement
- proper posture and performance
technique
- pulse not steady
- 2+ rhythm patterns missed
- no use of dynamic markings
- dynamics performed are
inappropriate for selection
- notes are not organized into
musical phrases
- breathes as needed
5
3
1
- appropriate tempo established
- appropriate style not maintained
- emotional involvement
recognizable
- proper posture and performance
technique followed most of the time
- appropriate tempo not maintained
- inappropriate style established
- limited emotional involvement
- proper posture and performance
technique followed for limited
durations of time
- appropriate tempo not established
- no apparent musical style
-emotional involvement not
apparent
- proper posture and technique
ignored