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Hand Position, Touch & Tone
20%
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20 Points
Efficient hand position and relaxed arm weight produce a singing, varied tone; touch is fully controlled in every texture....
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15 Points
Good hand position and pleasing tone; touch is secure with minor unevenness in dense textures....
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10 Points
Hand position collapses under demand and tone is harsh or shallow; touch varies unintentionally....
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0 Points
Hand position and touch are not established; tone is uncontrolled and percussive....
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Note Accuracy & Technical Facility
20%
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20 Points
No wrong notes at tempo; scales, arpeggios, octaves and passagework are even, fluent and secure....
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15 Points
Accurate playing with isolated slips; technical passages are secure with slight unevenness....
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10 Points
Wrong notes recur and technical passages slow down or blur; fingering choices are inefficient....
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0 Points
Note accuracy and technique are insufficient to perform the repertoire....
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Rhythm, Tempo & Pulse
20%
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20 Points
Rhythms are exact and the pulse is unwavering; rubato is stylistically informed and never destabilizes the tempo....
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15 Points
Accurate rhythms and steady tempo with slight rushing in demanding passages....
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10 Points
Rhythmic errors recur, subdivision is uneven, and tempo fluctuates unintentionally....
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0 Points
Rhythm and tempo break down; the written figures cannot be identified....
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Pedaling & Dynamic Range
20%
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20 Points
Pedaling is clean, subtle and stylistically apt; the dynamic range spans a true pianissimo to a full, unforced fortissimo....
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15 Points
Effective pedaling and clear dynamic contrast; the extremes are somewhat cautious....
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10 Points
Pedaling blurs the texture or is barely used; dynamics stay within a narrow band....
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0 Points
Pedaling is haphazard or absent and dynamics show no contrast or control....
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Phrasing, Style & Interpretation
20%
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20 Points
Deeply musical, stylistically informed interpretation with sophisticated voicing, direction and artistic nuance....
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15 Points
Clear phrasing and appropriate stylistic choices; interpretation is convincing if conventional....
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10 Points
Phrasing is literal, voicing is undifferentiated, and stylistic conventions are inconsistently applied....
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0 Points
Playing is mechanical with no phrasing, voicing, or stylistic awareness....
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