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Hand Technique & Bol Production
20%
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20 Punti
Every bol is produced with textbook clarity and correct finger placement; na, tin, dha, ge and ta are unmistakably distinct....
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15 Punti
Bols are clear and correctly produced with minor inconsistencies in the more demanding strokes....
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10 Punti
Bols blur together and finger placement is imprecise; the syllables are hard to identify....
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0 Punti
Bol production is not established; strokes are indistinct and technically incorrect....
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Composition Accuracy & Recall
20%
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20 Punti
Kaidas, relas, tukras and tihais are recited and played from memory with complete accuracy and correct development....
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15 Punti
Compositions are accurate and well developed with occasional small lapses....
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10 Punti
Compositions are partially recalled and development is incomplete or incorrect....
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0 Punti
Compositions cannot be recalled or played as taught....
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Tala, Laya & Rhythmic Cycle
20%
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20 Punti
The cycle is held with absolute security; sam is always landed exactly and laya is controlled across all three speeds....
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15 Punti
The cycle and sam are secure; tempo changes are handled with brief adjustment....
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10 Punti
The cycle is lost in places and sam arrives late or early; laya is unstable....
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0 Punti
The tala cannot be maintained; the cycle and sam are not tracked....
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Tone, Resonance & Dynamic Control
20%
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20 Punti
Excellent resonance and tuning with a wide dynamic range; open and closed strokes are precisely balanced....
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15 Punti
Good resonance and clear dynamic contrast; balance between the drums is mostly even....
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10 Punti
Resonance is muted or uneven and dynamics are compressed into a narrow band....
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0 Punti
Tone is poor, tuning is neglected, and dynamics show no control....
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Improvisation, Tradition & Expression
20%
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20 Punti
Improvises inventively and idiomatically within the gharana or tradition, with authoritative phrasing and expressive nuance....
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15 Punti
Improvises competently within tradition with clear phrasing and appropriate vocabulary....
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10 Punti
Improvisation is repetitive or steps outside the tradition; phrasing is unclear....
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0 Punti
No usable improvisation and no evident grounding in the tradition....
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