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Tone Production & Breath Support
20%
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20 Pontos
Full, resonant, consistently supported tone; air stream is steady and beautifully managed through long phrases....
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15 Pontos
Pleasing, mostly supported tone; occasional thinning at phrase ends or in the extreme registers....
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10 Pontos
Tone quality varies noticeably; breath support collapses on longer phrases and the sound loses core....
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0 Pontos
Sound is weak, breathy, or uncontrolled; inadequate breath support prevents a sustained musical line....
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Intonation & Pitch Center
20%
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20 Pontos
Pitch is exceptionally well centered and actively adjusted; register changes and leaps are perfectly in tune....
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15 Pontos
Reliable pitch center with minor lapses that are recognized and corrected....
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10 Pontos
Consistent tuning tendencies go uncorrected; sustained pitches sag or rise audibly....
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0 Pontos
Pitch is unstable across the range and out of tune to a degree that obscures the music....
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Rhythmic Accuracy & Pulse
20%
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20 Pontos
Impeccable rhythm and rock-solid internal pulse; subdivisions, syncopations and meter shifts are exact....
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15 Pontos
Rhythms are correct with small tempo fluctuations under technical pressure....
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10 Pontos
Frequent rhythmic inaccuracies and uneven subdivisions; pulse wavers throughout....
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0 Pontos
Rhythmic reading and pulse fail; the performance cannot be followed against a steady beat....
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Technical Facility & Dynamic Range
20%
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20 Pontos
Fingers move cleanly and evenly at tempo; full dynamic range from a true pianissimo to a controlled fortissimo....
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15 Pontos
Technique is secure with a few smudged passages; dynamics are present but the extremes are cautious....
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10 Pontos
Technical passages slow down or blur; dynamic contrast is minimal and inconsistently applied....
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0 Pontos
Technical demands are beyond current control and dynamics are effectively absent....
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Phrasing & Musical Interpretation
20%
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20 Pontos
Phrasing is elegant and intentional, with stylistically informed rubato, direction and expressive nuance....
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15 Pontos
Clear, appropriate phrasing and evident musical intent; shaping is solid but somewhat predictable....
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10 Pontos
Phrasing is inconsistent or literal; expressive markings are only partially observed....
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0 Pontos
No discernible phrasing or interpretation; the reading is note-by-note and expressively flat....
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