Rubrik - Piano (Classical) Audition Rubric

A traditional 4-level, 100-point classical piano audition rubric scoring touch and tone, note accuracy and technical facility, rhythm and tempo, pedaling and dynamics, and stylistic interpretation.
4 - Exceeds Expectation 3 - Meets Expectation 2 - Approaching Expectation 1 - Below Expectation
Prepared Repertoire, Scales & Sight-Reading
100%
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Hand Position, Touch & Tone
20%
20 Punkte
Efficient hand position and relaxed arm weight produce a singing, varied tone; touch is fully controlled in every texture....
15 Punkte
Good hand position and pleasing tone; touch is secure with minor unevenness in dense textures....
10 Punkte
Hand position collapses under demand and tone is harsh or shallow; touch varies unintentionally....
0 Punkte
Hand position and touch are not established; tone is uncontrolled and percussive....
Note Accuracy & Technical Facility
20%
20 Punkte
No wrong notes at tempo; scales, arpeggios, octaves and passagework are even, fluent and secure....
15 Punkte
Accurate playing with isolated slips; technical passages are secure with slight unevenness....
10 Punkte
Wrong notes recur and technical passages slow down or blur; fingering choices are inefficient....
0 Punkte
Note accuracy and technique are insufficient to perform the repertoire....
Rhythm, Tempo & Pulse
20%
20 Punkte
Rhythms are exact and the pulse is unwavering; rubato is stylistically informed and never destabilizes the tempo....
15 Punkte
Accurate rhythms and steady tempo with slight rushing in demanding passages....
10 Punkte
Rhythmic errors recur, subdivision is uneven, and tempo fluctuates unintentionally....
0 Punkte
Rhythm and tempo break down; the written figures cannot be identified....
Pedaling & Dynamic Range
20%
20 Punkte
Pedaling is clean, subtle and stylistically apt; the dynamic range spans a true pianissimo to a full, unforced fortissimo....
15 Punkte
Effective pedaling and clear dynamic contrast; the extremes are somewhat cautious....
10 Punkte
Pedaling blurs the texture or is barely used; dynamics stay within a narrow band....
0 Punkte
Pedaling is haphazard or absent and dynamics show no contrast or control....
Phrasing, Style & Interpretation
20%
20 Punkte
Deeply musical, stylistically informed interpretation with sophisticated voicing, direction and artistic nuance....
15 Punkte
Clear phrasing and appropriate stylistic choices; interpretation is convincing if conventional....
10 Punkte
Phrasing is literal, voicing is undifferentiated, and stylistic conventions are inconsistently applied....
0 Punkte
Playing is mechanical with no phrasing, voicing, or stylistic awareness....