Rúbrica - Choral Audition Rubric

A traditional 4-level, 100-point choral audition rubric scoring vocal tone and blend, pitch accuracy and part independence, rhythmic precision, diction and vowel uniformity, and ensemble artistry.
4 - Exceeds Expectation 3 - Meets Expectation 2 - Approaching Expectation 1 - Below Expectation
Vocalise, Sight-Reading & Prepared Excerpt
100%
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Vocal Tone & Blend
20%
20 Puntos
Warm, well-supported tone that blends instantly and adapts to the surrounding section without losing quality....
15 Puntos
Pleasing tone that blends well; minor unevenness or a slight tendency to over-sing in places....
10 Puntos
Tone is inconsistent or sticks out of the texture; blend requires frequent correction....
0 Puntos
Tone is unsupported, strident, or unblendable within an ensemble texture....
Pitch Accuracy & Part Independence
20%
20 Puntos
Pitch is exact and the part is held with complete independence against other voices and harmonic tension....
15 Puntos
Accurate pitch with brief wavering on exposed or dissonant entrances; recovers on its own....
10 Puntos
Pitch drifts and the part is pulled toward other voices in harmony....
0 Puntos
Cannot match or hold pitch; the assigned part is lost when other voices enter....
Rhythmic Precision & Ensemble Timing
20%
20 Puntos
Entrances, releases and rhythms lock precisely with the conductor and the ensemble at all times....
15 Puntos
Rhythms and entrances are secure with occasional late or early releases....
10 Puntos
Entrances and cutoffs are inconsistent; rhythmic reading slows the section down....
0 Puntos
Rhythms and entrances are unreliable, disrupting the ensemble....
Diction, Vowel Uniformity & Dynamics
20%
20 Puntos
Consonants are crisp and unified, vowels are perfectly shaped and matched, and dynamics are fully controlled....
15 Puntos
Clear diction and mostly matched vowels; dynamic range is good but the softest singing loses support....
10 Puntos
Diction is muddy in places, vowels vary, and dynamic contrast is limited....
0 Puntos
Text is unintelligible, vowels are unmatched, and dynamics show no control or contrast....
Musical Expression & Ensemble Artistry
20%
20 Puntos
Sings with compelling expression and constant awareness of phrase, text meaning and the ensemble as a whole....
15 Puntos
Expressive and attentive singing with clear musical intent; watches and responds to direction....
10 Puntos
Some expression, but attention to phrasing, text and the conductor is intermittent....
0 Puntos
Singing is expressionless and disengaged from the text, the phrase and the ensemble....