Rubrik - Percussion (Latin) Audition Rubric

A traditional 4-level, 100-point Latin percussion audition rubric scoring hand and stick technique, pattern accuracy, clave and groove, tone colors and dynamics, and stylistic authenticity.
4 - Exceeds Expectation 3 - Meets Expectation 2 - Approaching Expectation 1 - Below Expectation
Congas, Timbales, Bongos & Hand Percussion
100%
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Hand & Stick Technique
20%
20 Punkte
Open tones, slaps, heel-toe and muted strokes are all produced cleanly and efficiently with no wasted motion or tension....
15 Punkte
Solid technique across strokes; slaps or muted tones are slightly inconsistent....
10 Punkte
Stroke types are not clearly differentiated; tension limits speed and endurance....
0 Punkte
Hand and stick technique are not established; strokes cannot be produced reliably....
Pattern Accuracy & Instrument Idiom
20%
20 Punkte
Tumbao, martillo, cascara, mambo and bell patterns are all idiomatically correct and executed flawlessly....
15 Punkte
Core patterns are accurate and idiomatic with minor variations in the less familiar ones....
10 Punkte
Patterns are approximated or generically applied across instruments that need distinct vocabulary....
0 Punkte
Traditional patterns are not known; playing bears no relation to the idiom....
Clave, Groove & Time
20%
20 Punkte
Locked to clave with complete security in both 2-3 and 3-2; groove is deep and time is metronomic yet alive....
15 Punkte
Stays in clave with solid time; direction changes require brief adjustment....
10 Punkte
Clave orientation is lost in places and time drifts; the groove does not settle....
0 Punkte
No clave awareness; time and groove cannot be maintained....
Tone Colors & Dynamic Control
20%
20 Punkte
Wide tonal palette drawn from every part of the head and shell, with precisely graded dynamics....
15 Punkte
Good tonal variety and dynamic contrast; the softest playing loses definition slightly....
10 Punkte
Limited tone colors and dynamics; the sound stays essentially uniform....
0 Punkte
No tonal variety or dynamic control; playing is at one uncontrolled volume....
Stylistic Authenticity & Improvisation
20%
20 Punkte
Deeply authentic feel across son, salsa, songo and bomba styles, with inventive, idiomatic improvisation and strong ensemble instinct....
15 Punkte
Authentic feel in the main styles with competent, appropriate improvisation....
10 Punkte
Style is imitative and improvisation is repetitive or rhythmically unsound....
0 Punkte
No stylistic authenticity and no usable improvisation....