Vocal Skill Assessment

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PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

Vocal skills demonstrated


Recording information we have assessed, we are better able to determine if growth has occurred.
Able to assign grades that reflect musical growth rather than non-musical criteria such as rehearsal
and/or concert attendance.
First establish the desired outcomes
Skills assessed in regard to frequency (C=consistent; I=inconsistent; N=not observed) or level (+ or -)
List can be given to students to use as a self-assessment or peer assessment tool.

VOCAL SKILL ASSESSMENT5


Name
Posture
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______
______

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Maintains high rib cage
Maintains elongated spine
Maintains a level chin

Breathing
______ Expands during inhalation
______ Controls exhalation
Tone/Resonance/Vowels
______ Maintains space in the back of the mouth
______ Maintains forward placement
______ Produces a clear tone (lacks breathiness)
throughout the range
______ Maintains register consistency
______ Produces varied vocal tone qualities,
colors, and styles (bright, dark)
______ Demonstrates agility

Date______________________
Intonation
______ Sings with a good sense of tonality
______ Performs intelligible words
______ Performs consonants clearly and
rhythmically
______ Performs vowels (open and closed)
______ Performs correct syllabic stress
______ Produces varied types and styles of
enunciation (legato, separated, cathedral)
Expression
______ Sings phrases with shape (direction and
planned breaths)
______ Sings with dynamic contrast
______ Sings energized piano
______ Demonstrates articulations (legato,
staccato, accents)
______ Sings with expressive eyes

Holcomb, 16.

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