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Keyboard Technique & Touch
20%
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20 Points
Fully controlled technique with expert use of velocity, aftertouch, mod wheel and pitch bend as expressive tools....
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15 Points
Solid technique with good use of controllers; expression is effective if less nuanced....
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10 Points
Technique is uneven and controllers are used sparingly or clumsily....
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0 Points
Technique and controller use are not established; playing is uncontrolled....
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Part Accuracy & Patch/Program Management
20%
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20 Points
Every part is correct and every patch change is silent, on time and correctly mapped across splits and layers....
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15 Points
Accurate parts and reliable patch changes with minor timing lapses....
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10 Points
Wrong notes recur and patch changes are late, noisy, or incorrectly assigned....
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0 Points
Parts cannot be executed and patch management fails during the performance....
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Time, Groove & Sequencing Accuracy
20%
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20 Points
Locks to the click and to sequenced material perfectly; arpeggiator and tempo-synced elements are always correctly aligned....
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15 Points
Steady time with sequenced material; slight drift at section changes....
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10 Points
Time fluctuates against the click and sequenced elements fall out of alignment....
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0 Points
Cannot play in time with a click or sequence; the performance does not align....
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Sound Design, Layering & Dynamic Control
20%
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20 Points
Sounds are selected and shaped expertly; filters, envelopes and layers are used with real craft and wide dynamic control....
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15 Points
Appropriate sound choices and effective layering; dynamic contrast is clear....
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10 Points
Sound choices are unsuited to the material and layering muddies the mix; dynamics stay flat....
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0 Points
No usable sound selection or dynamic control; the sound does not serve the music....
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Style, Arranging Sense & Performance
20%
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20 Points
Makes outstanding arranging decisions across styles, filling the right space in the mix with a compelling stage presence....
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15 Points
Tasteful, stylistically appropriate choices that support the arrangement; presence is confident....
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10 Points
Choices crowd or thin the arrangement; stylistic understanding and presence are inconsistent....
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0 Points
No arranging judgment, stylistic grounding, or performance presence....
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