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Touch, Tone & Hand Technique
20%
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20 Points
Confident, stylistically apt touch with fully controlled technique; the sound sits perfectly in a band texture....
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15 Points
Good touch and secure technique; the sound is appropriate with occasional unevenness....
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10 Points
Touch is heavy or timid and technique is inconsistent; the sound fights the band texture....
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0 Points
Touch and technique are not established; the playing cannot function in a band....
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Chord/Part Accuracy & Voicing Choices
20%
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20 Points
Every part and voicing is correct and stylistically ideal; inversions and register choices are deliberate and tasteful....
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15 Points
Accurate parts and appropriate voicings with isolated errors....
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10 Points
Wrong chords recur and voicings are generic or cluttered....
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0 Points
Parts and voicings cannot be executed accurately....
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Groove, Time & Feel
20%
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20 Points
Impeccable time with an authentic feel; comping and riffs lock to the drums and track perfectly....
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15 Points
Steady time and good feel; slight drift at section changes....
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10 Points
Time fluctuates and rhythmic placement is inconsistent against the groove....
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0 Points
Cannot hold time; the playing does not align with the music....
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Dynamics, Register Use & Sound Balance
20%
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20 Points
Wide dynamic range with intentional register choices that leave space for the vocal and other instruments....
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15 Points
Clear dynamic contrast and effective register use; balance with the band is good....
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10 Points
Dynamics stay flat and register choices crowd other parts....
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0 Points
No dynamic control and no awareness of balance within the ensemble....
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Style Authenticity & Performance Presence
20%
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20 Points
Authentically covers rock, pop, gospel and ballad idioms with tasteful choices and commanding presence....
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15 Points
Handles the main styles convincingly with confident presence....
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10 Points
One or two styles are approximated; presence is tentative....
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0 Points
No stylistic authenticity and no performance presence....
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