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Stroke Technique & Tone Production
20%
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20 Points
Relaxed, legato stroke that draws a full, resonant fundamental; mallet choice and beating spot are ideal at every dynamic....
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15 Points
Good stroke and tone; beating spot and mallet selection are appropriate with occasional lapses....
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10 Points
Stroke is stiff or struck, producing a thin or slappy tone; beating spot is inconsistent....
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0 Points
Stroke technique prevents a usable tone; the drums are struck without control....
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Tuning Accuracy & Pitch Changes
20%
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20 Points
Tunes quickly and exactly by ear; mid-piece pitch changes are silent, accurate and confidently executed....
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15 Points
Tunes accurately with minimal delay; pitch changes are correct with slight audible adjustment....
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10 Points
Tuning is approximate and slow; pitch changes are late or noticeably out of tune....
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0 Points
Cannot tune the drums accurately; pitches are wrong throughout....
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Rhythm, Pulse & Entrance Precision
20%
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20 Points
Rhythms and entrances are exact with an authoritative internal pulse; long rests are counted flawlessly....
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15 Points
Secure rhythm and entrances with minor timing variation after long rests....
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10 Points
Entrances are late or early and subdivision is uneven; pulse is unsteady....
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0 Points
Rhythm, entrances and pulse are unreliable; the part cannot be followed....
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Dynamic Control & Roll Quality
20%
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20 Points
Rolls are perfectly smooth and evenly sustained at every dynamic; crescendi and diminuendi are seamless and fully graded....
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15 Points
Rolls are smooth and dynamics are clearly contrasted; the softest rolls thin slightly....
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10 Points
Rolls are uneven or gapped and dynamic changes are abrupt or narrow....
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0 Points
Rolls cannot be sustained and dynamics show no control or contrast....
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Musical Style & Orchestral Awareness
20%
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20 Points
Stylistically authentic across periods, with expert muffling, note length choices and clear awareness of the orchestral texture....
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15 Points
Appropriate style, muffling and note lengths; orchestral awareness is evident....
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10 Points
Style and note lengths are inconsistent; muffling is applied haphazardly....
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0 Points
No stylistic awareness, muffling, or sense of the surrounding orchestral texture....
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