Color Guard Audition Rubric
This rubric was designed by
David Conrad to evaluate students auditioning for the color
guard squad at El Paso High School in El Paso, Illinois. Five
components of successful color guard performers are assessed:
rhythm/coordination, presentation, routine timing, routine
technique, and marching skills.
A series of clinics are scheduled after school. Students are
taught the content of the auditions during the clinics. In El
Paso, they are taught the routine and skills necessary to
perform the first song in the fall show. A panel of three judges
-- the band director, the choir director, and the outgoing
student captain -- would adjudicate the auditions.
Before the auditions begin, one exemplarity student will be
selected to model a performance for the judges. This student is
an experienced member who has demonstrated a high skill level
during the clinic sessions. This allows the judges to calibrate
their rating scales. The model sets the benchmark by which all
other performances -- for better or worse -- will be judged.
RHYTHM & COORDINATION::
sense of downbeat and strong/weak beats, consistency of tempo,
accuracy to given tempo, anticipation.
| No Feel of Rhythm |
--- |
Many Flaws |
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Some Flaws |
--- |
Few Flaws |
--- |
Outstanding |
Flawless |
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ROUTINE TIMING:
precise starting and ending points, accurate tempo.
| No Accuracy |
--- |
Little Accuracy |
--- |
Some Accuracy |
--- |
Much Accuracy |
--- |
Mostly Accurate |
No Flaws in Accuracy |
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ROUTINE TECHNIQUE:
smooth execution, ability to perform the moves, transitions.
| Poor Technique |
--- |
Weak Technique |
--- |
Some Technique |
--- |
Good Technique |
--- |
Outstanding Technique |
Flawless Technique |
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MARCHING SKILLS:
heel-to-toe glide step, smooth motion, shoulders relaxed, no
upper-body movement, no "bouncing", appropriate facial
expression.
| Very Weak |
--- |
Many Flaws |
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Some Flaws |
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Few Flaws |
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Outstanding |
Flawless |
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