Rubrica - Piano (Rock/Pop) Audition Rubric

A traditional 4-level, 100-point rock and pop piano audition rubric scoring touch and tone, part accuracy and voicing choices, groove and time, dynamics and balance, and style and presence.
4 - Exceeds Expectation 3 - Meets Expectation 2 - Approaching Expectation 1 - Below Expectation
Prepared Song, Chart Reading & Play-Along
100%
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Touch, Tone & Hand Technique
20%
20 Punti
Confident, stylistically apt touch with fully controlled technique; the sound sits perfectly in a band texture....
15 Punti
Good touch and secure technique; the sound is appropriate with occasional unevenness....
10 Punti
Touch is heavy or timid and technique is inconsistent; the sound fights the band texture....
0 Punti
Touch and technique are not established; the playing cannot function in a band....
Chord/Part Accuracy & Voicing Choices
20%
20 Punti
Every part and voicing is correct and stylistically ideal; inversions and register choices are deliberate and tasteful....
15 Punti
Accurate parts and appropriate voicings with isolated errors....
10 Punti
Wrong chords recur and voicings are generic or cluttered....
0 Punti
Parts and voicings cannot be executed accurately....
Groove, Time & Feel
20%
20 Punti
Impeccable time with an authentic feel; comping and riffs lock to the drums and track perfectly....
15 Punti
Steady time and good feel; slight drift at section changes....
10 Punti
Time fluctuates and rhythmic placement is inconsistent against the groove....
0 Punti
Cannot hold time; the playing does not align with the music....
Dynamics, Register Use & Sound Balance
20%
20 Punti
Wide dynamic range with intentional register choices that leave space for the vocal and other instruments....
15 Punti
Clear dynamic contrast and effective register use; balance with the band is good....
10 Punti
Dynamics stay flat and register choices crowd other parts....
0 Punti
No dynamic control and no awareness of balance within the ensemble....
Style Authenticity & Performance Presence
20%
20 Punti
Authentically covers rock, pop, gospel and ballad idioms with tasteful choices and commanding presence....
15 Punti
Handles the main styles convincingly with confident presence....
10 Punti
One or two styles are approximated; presence is tentative....
0 Punti
No stylistic authenticity and no performance presence....