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Left/Right Hand Technique
20%
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20 Points
Efficient, relaxed technique with fully controlled alternate picking, legato, bends, vibrato and muting at any tempo....
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15 Points
Solid technique across approaches; one area such as legato or fast picking is slightly less clean....
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10 Points
Technique is tense and inconsistent; muting is poor and unwanted noise or fret buzz intrudes....
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0 Points
Technique cannot support the material; picking and fretting are uncontrolled....
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Chord/Riff Accuracy & Cleanliness
20%
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20 Points
Every chord voicing and riff is correct and rings cleanly; transitions are instant and silent....
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15 Points
Accurate chords and riffs with isolated buzzes or slow transitions....
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10 Points
Wrong voicings and misplayed riffs recur; changes are audibly late and notes choke....
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0 Points
Chords and riffs cannot be executed accurately or cleanly....
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Rhythm, Time & Feel
20%
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20 Points
Impeccable time with an authentic feel; strumming and riff placement lock to the drums and track perfectly....
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15 Points
Steady time and good feel; slight drift at section changes or during solos....
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10 Points
Time fluctuates and strumming or riff placement is inconsistent against the groove....
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0 Points
Cannot hold time; rhythm playing does not align with the music....
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Tone, Effects & Dynamic Control
20%
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20 Points
Tone is dialed in expertly for the style; gain, effects and volume are used deliberately with a wide dynamic range....
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15 Points
Appropriate tone and effective use of effects; dynamic contrast is clear....
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10 Points
Tone is unsuited to the material and effects are misused; dynamics stay flat....
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0 Points
No tone management or dynamic control; the sound does not serve the music....
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Soloing, Style & Performance Presence
20%
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20 Points
Solos are melodic, stylistically authentic and rhythmically inventive; performance presence is commanding....
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15 Points
Solos are musical and stylistically appropriate; presence is confident and consistent....
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10 Points
Solos rely on stock licks and lose the form; presence is tentative....
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0 Points
No usable soloing, stylistic grounding, or performance presence....
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