Rubrica - Synth/Keyboard Audition Rubric

A traditional 4-level, 100-point synth and keyboard audition rubric scoring keyboard technique, part accuracy and patch management, timing and sequencing, sound design and dynamics, and arranging sense.
4 - Exceeds Expectation 3 - Meets Expectation 2 - Approaching Expectation 1 - Below Expectation
Prepared Parts, Patch Changes, Sounds & Play-Along
100%
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Keyboard Technique & Touch
20%
20 Pontos
Fully controlled technique with expert use of velocity, aftertouch, mod wheel and pitch bend as expressive tools....
15 Pontos
Solid technique with good use of controllers; expression is effective if less nuanced....
10 Pontos
Technique is uneven and controllers are used sparingly or clumsily....
0 Pontos
Technique and controller use are not established; playing is uncontrolled....
Part Accuracy & Patch/Program Management
20%
20 Pontos
Every part is correct and every patch change is silent, on time and correctly mapped across splits and layers....
15 Pontos
Accurate parts and reliable patch changes with minor timing lapses....
10 Pontos
Wrong notes recur and patch changes are late, noisy, or incorrectly assigned....
0 Pontos
Parts cannot be executed and patch management fails during the performance....
Time, Groove & Sequencing Accuracy
20%
20 Pontos
Locks to the click and to sequenced material perfectly; arpeggiator and tempo-synced elements are always correctly aligned....
15 Pontos
Steady time with sequenced material; slight drift at section changes....
10 Pontos
Time fluctuates against the click and sequenced elements fall out of alignment....
0 Pontos
Cannot play in time with a click or sequence; the performance does not align....
Sound Design, Layering & Dynamic Control
20%
20 Pontos
Sounds are selected and shaped expertly; filters, envelopes and layers are used with real craft and wide dynamic control....
15 Pontos
Appropriate sound choices and effective layering; dynamic contrast is clear....
10 Pontos
Sound choices are unsuited to the material and layering muddies the mix; dynamics stay flat....
0 Pontos
No usable sound selection or dynamic control; the sound does not serve the music....
Style, Arranging Sense & Performance
20%
20 Pontos
Makes outstanding arranging decisions across styles, filling the right space in the mix with a compelling stage presence....
15 Pontos
Tasteful, stylistically appropriate choices that support the arrangement; presence is confident....
10 Pontos
Choices crowd or thin the arrangement; stylistic understanding and presence are inconsistent....
0 Pontos
No arranging judgment, stylistic grounding, or performance presence....