Grading Rubric

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Grading Table for Part-Writing & Figured Bass Assignment Most commonly seen errors are listed below, classified by a tier system. The scale goes from grave errors (Tier 1) to more simple digressions from standard part-writing (Tier 4). Tier 1 errors will (generally, depending on context) result in a loss of 2 points; Tier 2, a loss of 1 point; Tier 3, 0.5 points; and Tier 4, 0.25 points TIER 1 Errors Treatment of Tendency Tones Doubling D Resolution R Preparation P Parallel Fifths P5 Parallel Octaves P8 Missing Vital pitch INC TIER 2 Errors Improper Melodic Interval L (Bad Line) Improper Inversion INV Improper use of 6/4 6/4 Wrong Note in chord WN Wrong Chord WC Not following Fig. Bass FG TIER 3 Errors Hidden Fifths H5 Hidden Octaves H8 Crossing Voices VC Overlapping Voices OV Metric placement Error M TIER 4 Errors Spacing Issues S Range Issues R Missing Information ? Weak doubling d (a more preferable doubling exists)

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Common mistakes in part writing. Grading Rubric.

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Grading Table for Part-Writing & Figured Bass Assignment

Most commonly seen errors are listed below, classified by a tier system. The scale goes from

grave errors (Tier 1) to more simple digressions from standard part-writing (Tier 4). Tier 1 errors

will (generally, depending on context) result in a loss of 2 points; Tier 2, a loss of 1 point; Tier 3,

0.5 points; and Tier 4, 0.25 points

TIER 1 Errors

Treatment of Tendency Tones

Doubling D

Resolution R

Preparation P

Parallel Fifths P5

Parallel Octaves P8

Missing Vital pitch INC

TIER 2 Errors

Improper Melodic Interval L(Bad Line)

Improper Inversion INV

Improper use of 6/4 6/4

Wrong Note in chord WN

Wrong Chord WC

Not following Fig. Bass FG

TIER 3 Errors

Hidden Fifths H5

Hidden Octaves H8

Crossing Voices VC

Overlapping Voices OV

Metric placement Error M

TIER 4 Errors

Spacing Issues S

Range Issues R

Missing Information ?

Weak doubling d(a more preferable doubling exists)