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2.5
Voice part is heard, but is only barely audible. Sound is being produced, but not enough for anyone but the singer to hear.
Voice part is heard, but lacks some volume necessary to be heard in a group.
Voice part is clearly heard, both alone and within the group.
Intonation
The singer can match starting pitch, but quickly loses intonation and remains out of tune for the remainder of the song.
Starting notes are sung on the correct pitches, but after a few measures, notes are no longer accurate, either because singer does not know the correct pitches or is singing another voice part. Notes are not rhythmically accurate.
The singer matches the starting pitch, and maintains intonation for most of the song. However, either individually or as an ensemble the pitch wavers and/or goes out of tune completely. Many notes are sung on the correct pitches, but during difficult passages notes lose accuracy either by pitch, rhythm, or voice part.
The singer maintains intonation throughout the song without wavering or changing pitch.
Ensemble balance
One singer or voice part only is heard. There is truly only one performer and thus there is not an ensemble.
One or more voice parts overshadow the rest of the ensemble. One or more voice parts are inaudible during performance.
While one or more voice parts clearly stand out, the ensemble attempts to correct balance issues during performance.
All voice parts are clearly heard, with no one voice part standing out and no one voice part getting lost in the noise.
Vowels
No choral/Latin vowels are sung during performance. All vowels from all performers are spread/wide vowels with no resonance.
One or more voice parts sing mostly with choral/Latin vowels, but one or more voice parts sing with mostly spread/wide vowels. Vowels cause a non-unified sound.
Vowels of 3 voice parts are sung with choral/Latin vowels, but one voice part uses wide/spread vowels for most if not all the song.
The ensemble sings with choral/Latin vowels where the jaw is dropped.
All voice parts are clearly heard, with no one voice part standing out and no one voice part getting lost in the noise. Additionally, the ensemble is unified in their expression and communication. The ensemble recognizes what is important in the music and highlights it. The ensemble sings with choral/Latin vowels where the jaw is dropped. In addition, the ensemble unifies their vowels to produce the most unified sound. All vowels are shaped the same way throughout the ensemble.
Graded individually: 1. All verses are performed without anyone stumbling on the words and using correct diction. 2. Each voice part SATB/SAB is clearly heard. 3. Each person is in tune and ensemble is in tune throughout (intonation). 4. Each person knows his or her voice part (notes are accurate). Graded as an ensemble: 5. The ensemble is balanced. 6. The ensemble performs with correct choral vowels.