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Hand Technique & Tone Production
20%
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20 Points
Warm, woody, uprightlike tone with fully controlled right-hand attack, left-hand muting and articulation....
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15 Points
Good jazz tone and consistent attack; muting is effective with minor string noise....
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10 Points
Tone is bright or inconsistent for the idiom; attack and muting vary noticeably....
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0 Points
Tone and technique are unsuited to the idiom; attack and muting are uncontrolled....
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Walking Lines & Harmonic Accuracy
20%
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20 Points
Constructs inventive, voice-led walking lines with complete command of the changes, guide tones and substitutions....
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15 Points
Solid, correct walking lines with clear harmonic awareness; construction is somewhat formulaic....
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10 Points
Lines are root-heavy and harmonically approximate; altered chords cause errors....
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0 Points
Cannot construct a functional walking line or follow the changes....
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Swing Feel, Time & Pulse
20%
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20 Points
Deep, authentic swing with an unshakable quarter-note pulse; time is impeccable at every tempo....
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15 Points
Convincing swing and steady time with slight unevenness at extreme tempi....
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10 Points
Swing feel is stiff and the pulse drifts; the time does not settle....
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0 Points
No swing feel and time cannot be maintained....
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Dynamics, Range & Note Length
20%
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20 Points
Note lengths are idiomatic and varied; the register is used purposefully and dynamics support the ensemble at every level....
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15 Points
Appropriate note lengths and clear dynamic contrast; register use is effective....
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10 Points
Note lengths are uniform and dynamics stay flat; register use is limited....
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0 Points
No control of note length, dynamics, or register....
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Improvisation, Comping & Style
20%
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20 Points
Solos are melodic, harmonically sophisticated and form-aware; comping and ensemble interaction are exemplary....
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15 Points
Competent, musical solos with clear form awareness and responsive comping....
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10 Points
Solos are scalar and lose the form; comping is inattentive....
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0 Points
No usable improvisation and no interaction with the ensemble....
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