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Kit Technique & Stroke Control
20%
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20 Points
Relaxed, powerful technique with fully controlled hand and foot strokes; doubles, heel-toe and ghost notes are all clean....
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15 Points
Solid technique with good stroke control; one limb is slightly less developed at speed....
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10 Points
Technique is tense or uneven; stroke heights and foot control are inconsistent....
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0 Points
Technique cannot support the material; strokes are uncontrolled....
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Groove Execution & Fills
20%
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20 Points
Grooves are locked, stylistically ideal and impeccably consistent; fills are creative, clean and always land on time....
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15 Points
Grooves are accurate and consistent; fills are clean though somewhat stock....
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10 Points
Grooves shift or lose consistency and fills disturb the time or over-run the phrase....
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0 Points
Grooves cannot be sustained and fills derail the performance....
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Time, Pocket & Click Accuracy
20%
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20 Points
Metronomic time with a deep pocket; sits perfectly with a click or track and holds tempo through every section....
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15 Points
Steady time and good pocket; slight drift at section changes or after fills....
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10 Points
Time fluctuates noticeably and the pocket does not settle; the click is fought rather than followed....
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0 Points
Cannot hold tempo or play with a click; time is unusable....
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Tone, Backbeat Power & Dynamics
20%
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20 Points
Draws a big, recorded-quality sound with a commanding backbeat and precisely controlled dynamics including ghost notes and accents....
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15 Points
Good tone and a strong backbeat; dynamic contrast is clear but the quietest playing is less controlled....
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10 Points
Tone is inconsistent, the backbeat is weak or overplayed, and dynamics stay flat....
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0 Points
Tone is poor and dynamics show no control; everything is played at one volume....
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Style Versatility & Performance Energy
20%
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20 Points
Authentically covers rock, pop, funk and shuffle feels with commanding energy and complete professional polish....
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15 Points
Handles the main styles convincingly with strong, consistent performance energy....
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10 Points
One or two styles are approximated and performance energy fluctuates....
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0 Points
No stylistic versatility and no performance energy or commitment....
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