GRADING RUBRIC
Begin with an A+
Lower one letter grade
- for an incorrect cadence (2/3 for honors)
- for each incorrect chord (2/3 for honors)
Lower 2/3 letter grade for perfect parallel motion (A+ to A-, A to B+, A- to B, etc.)
Lower 1/3 letter grade (A+ to A, A to A-, A- to B+, etc.)
- if a 3rd is missing
- for an imperfect authentic cadence
- for each incorrect pitch
- if a cadence ends with an inverted chord
- for a missing key signature
- if not the nearest note
- for more than a P8 between S&A or A&T
- if 7 does not go to 8 (inner voices may go 7 to 5)
- if 4 does not go to 3 in an authentic cadence
- if an active tone is doubled (leading tone, 7th of 7th chord, inflected note)
- if the range is extreme
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