JAZZ CHANT

Delivery Musicality, Variety of Tones Interpretation Stage Deportment and Overall Effect (10%) Total = 100%
and Rhythm, Diction, Pronunciation Creativity, Discipline- (15%)
Classes (40%) Choreography,
Execution (35%)

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JUDGE
 SOLO
Excellent Good Needs Improvement
Ratings
Pitch 20% 20% 16% 12%
Pitch accuracy Pitches are well centered and Pitches are mostly in tune Unawareness of tuning
Tone in tune. and centered. problems. Very little
Tone is well supported. Tone is supported some. support of tone.
Rhythm 20% 20% 16% 12%
Tempo Rhythms are sung correctly A few rhythms are not Many rhythms are sung
Rhythmic Accuracy and in a style that fits the performed correctly, but incorrectly.
piece. most are cleanly
performed.
Expression 10% 10% 8% 6%
Dynamics Appropriate dynamics Most dynamics in the Few dynamic changes
Phrasing throughout. Phrasing is score are observed. are observed.
Articulations correct for words and music. Phrasing could use work. Phrasing is absent or
Moves Correct vowel sounds and Most vowel sounds and very poorly thought out.
consonants are used and consonants are correct Many vowel and
inappropriate style. and in appropriate style. consonant sounds are
incorrect.
Memory 30% 30% 26% 24%
Remembers words, Correct words, notes and Most correct words, notes Many words, notes and
notes and rhythm. rhythms are sung throughout and rhythms are sung rhythms are missed.
the piece from memory. correctly from memory
Presence 20% 20% 16% 12%
Posture Posture is supported but not Posture is mostly Posture is supported very
Confidence stiff throughout the piece. supported but a little stiff. little and/or very stiff.
Appropriate confidence and Appropriate confidence Very little confidence or
facial expressions and facial expressions appropriate facial
throughout. shown mostly. expressions shown.
TOTAL
 SING AND DANCE
Always Almost
Seldom RATINGS
Stage Presence 20% 16% 12%
20% All group members always Most group members use their Group members do not use
(energy/projection) use their entire performance entire performance area their entire performance
area (bubble). Movements (bubble). Most movements are area (bubble).
are projected purposefully. projected purposefully.
Ensemble 15% 12% 10%
15% (group stays The group performs the same The group performs the same The group seldom
together) movements all of the time. movements most of the time. performs the same
movements at the same
time.
Steady Beat 10% 10% 8% 6%
Movements are always in Movements are almost always in Movements are seldom in
time with the beat of the time with the beat of the music. time with the beat of the
music. music.
Concentration & 15% 12% 10%
Focus 15% All group members maintain Most group members maintain Group members seldom
concentration and focus concentration and focus maintain concentration and
throughout the performance. throughout the performance, focus during the
Members are not distracted though some members may get performance.
by each other or those distracted easily.
around him/her.
Vocal Preparation 20% 16% 12%
& Practice 20% All group members Most group members remember Group members have
remember all of the words to
the words to the song and can trouble remembering all of
the song and can perform almost always perform them with the words to the song or
them with the movements. the movements, (or) all group have trouble performing
members can remember most of them with the movements.
the words to the song.
Movement 20% 16% 12%
Preparation & All group members Most group members remember Group members have
Practice 20% remember all of the the movements to the song, (or) trouble remembering all of
movements to the song. all group members can the movements to the
remember most of the song.
movements to the song.
TOTAL
 DUET
Poor Fair Good Excellent
Ratings
Rhythmic 20% 16% 12%
Accuracy 20% Rhythms are consistently accurate Incorrect rhythms rarely occur without Incorrect rhythms frequently occur
as notated, enhancing the overall detracting from the overall detracting from the overall
performance. Professional level performance. performance.
rhythmic accuracy.
Diction 25% 25% 22% 18%
Vowels are stable and consistent; Vowels are rarely inaccurate, Vowels are frequently inaccurate,
consonants are clear, crisp and consonants are rarely unclear without consonants are frequently
appropriate to the language being detracting from the overall unclear, detracting from the
sung enhancing the overall performance. performance.
performance. Professional level
diction.
Tone Quality 20% 16% 12%
20% Tone is consistently focused, clear, Tone is usually focused, clear, Tone is rarely focused, clear,
centered and ringing tone through centered and ringing tone throughout centered throughout the dynamic
the dynamic range enhancing the the dynamic range without detracting range, detracting from the overall
overall performance. Professional from the overall performance. performance.
tone quality.
Dynamics 15% 15% 12% 10%
Dynamics are consistently accurate Dynamics are usually accurate Dynamics are rarely accurate
enhancing the overall performance. without detracting from the overall within the ensemble, detracting
Professional level dynamics. performance. from the overall performance.
Performance 20% 20% 16% 12%
Performers sing from memory, Performers sing from memory, Performers occasionally sing from
communicating the emotional sense usually communicating the emotional memory and occasionally
of the piece at all times. sense of the piece without detracting communicate the emotion of the
Professional level performance. from the overall performance. piece detracting from the overall
performance.
TOTAL
 BROADCASTING
Developing Proficient Advanced
Ratings
Presentation 12% 16% 20%
20% Performance is professional Performance is professional Performance attempts
and creative. Skill and and complete. professionalism but comes across
mastery of broadcast as immature or monotone.
concepts are beyond
expectations.
Lead 25% 18% 22% 25%
Content All story leads are organized The story leads contains all The story leads tells majority of
and describes the 5 W's with 5 W's. The facts are who, what, when, where, why or
skill and clarity beyond complete, correct and how. The facts are mostly correct.
expectations. properly sourced. Some may be incomplete or not
properly sourced.
Story 25% 25% 22% 18%
Content Story is developed in a way Clearly and accurately Attempts to develop the facts, but
that shows skill and mastery develops facts. Information are not clearly described or
beyond expectations is clearly described. sourced.
Editing 15% 15% 12% 10%
No errors in editing or Minimal errors in editing and There are some errors in editing
mechanics. Production and mechanics. Production and and mechanics. Production and
script are complete and script are complete and script are adequate.
developed in a way that show creativity.
exceeds expectations.
Style 15% 15% 12% 10%
News style is correct, News style is correct and News style is appropriate. Some
creative and effective. Facts effective. Facts are in correct story facts are incorrectly
are in correct order and are order using top down sequenced for top down
developed in a creative and perspective. perspective.
entertaining way.
Total
 Talk Show
Expert Proficient Needs Work
Ratings
Knowledge of All group members display All group members display All group members display
Material 30% thorough knowledge of thorough knowledge of some knowledge of
material presented. Answers material. Answers greatly material presented.
thoroughly reflect reflect characterization of Answers mostly reflect
characterization of characters characters in the story. Script characterization of
in the show. was incomplete, but turned characters in the story.
in. Script was not turned in.
Organization 25% Presentation and materials Presentation is well- All group members show
are well organized. All group organized, but some group minor disorganization, or
members know their roles members show minor one group member seems
well. disorganization. very disorganized.
Presentation 25% All group members speak All group members speak All group members speak
clearly and loudly and make clearly, but there are minor clearly, but there are minor
good eye contact. problems with volume or eye problems with volume and
contact. eye contact.
Creativity 20% Presentation shows Presentation shows effort. Presentation is acceptable.
significant effort. Students go Students occasionally go Discussion is adequate,
beyond basic questions and beyond basic but does not go beyond
answers. Good use of questions/answers. Some basic questions/answers.
props/costumes. use of props/costumes.
Total
 IMPROMPTU SPEECH Ratings
Fair Good Excellent
Content 30% Mentions topic and briefly Mentions topic and its Demonstrates command of the
explains its significance. significance. Uses the topic topic throughout the speech.
as a path for the speech. Discusses the topic and its
Student offers explanations significance. Uses the topic as
and insights that link back to a path for the speech. Student
the topic. offers explanations and
insights that enhance the
understanding of the topic.
Organization 30% Has an introduction, body, Has a clear delineation Introduction, body, and
and conclusion, but the between introduction, body, conclusion are very clear. The
boundaries between them and conclusion. flow and transitions between
are unclear. the sections is smooth and
enhances the audience
understanding.
Delivery 20% Student spent the majority ofStudent had good posture Student integrated posture,
the speech with feet planted,and use of gestures. Student gestures, and other nonverbal
natural gestures, andmaintained good eye behaviors so that they
adequate eye contact, but contact with the audience completed and enhanced the
there were noticeable periodsduring the speech. Delivery speech.
where these were lacking. was mostly Delivery was wholly
extemporaneous. extemporaneous.
Language Student spoke with only Student spoke clearly and Meets criteria for good, while
20% occasional stumbling or lost articulately with consistent incorporating creative use of
places and used some vocal use of vocal variety. language such as metaphors,
variety. similes, analogies, etc.
Total
 EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH
Satisfactory Good Excellent Ratings

Organization Has an introduction, body, and Has a clear delineation Introduction, body, and
30% conclusion, but the between introduction, body, conclusion are very clear. The
boundaries between them are and conclusion. flow and transitions between
unclear. the sections is smooth and
enhances the audience
understanding.
Delivery 20% Student spent the majority of Student had good posture Student integrated posture,
the speech with feet planted, and use of gestures. Student gestures, and other nonverbal
natural gestures, and maintained good eye contact behaviors so that they
adequate eye contact, but with the audience during the completed and enhanced the
there were noticeable periods speech. Delivery was mostly speech.
where these were lacking. extemporaneous. Delivery was wholly
extemporaneous.
Language Student spoke with only Student spoke clearly and Meets criteria for good, while
20% occasional stumbling or lost articulately with consistent incorporating creative use of
places and used some vocal use of vocal variety. language such as metaphors,
variety. similes, analogies, etc.
Content 30% Mentions topic and briefly Mentions topic and its Demonstrates command of
explains its significance. significance. Uses the topic the topic throughout the
as a path for the speech. speech. Discusses the topic
Student offers explanations and its significance. Uses the
and insights that link back to topic as a path for the speech.
the topic. Student offers explanations
and insights that enhance the
understanding of the topic.
Total
INFORMATIVE SPEECH