WHAT CRITERIA WILL THE JUDGES BE USING TO JUDGE MY PERFORMANCE?

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The judges will score with the following criteria:

​Tone Quality (10% of score)

Dynamics/Interpretation (10% of score)

Intonation Accuracy (40% of score)

Rhythm Accuracy (40% of score)

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Tone Quality(10 points) and Interpretation (10 points)

The scores for Tone Quality and Dynamic/Interpretation consist of two subjective 10 point scores. Both judges

scores for these two criteria will be averaged together. For example one judge might give a score of 8 for Tone

Quality and the second judge might give a score of 7 for Tone Quality. Averaged together this score would

average out to be 7.5/10. The same will done for the Dynamics/Interpretation score. The maximum score that

can be given when combining both scores is 20 points.

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Intonation Accuracy (40 points) & Rhythm Accuracy (40 points)

The score for Intonation Accuracy will be assigned to one of the two judges and the score for thythm accuracy

will be assigned to the second of the two judges. For example Intonation Accuracy might be scored by judge #1

and Rhythm accuracy would then be scored by judge #2. These two criteria, Intonation Accuracy and Rhythm

Accuracy will be scored by each assigned judge using a pencil to tally down each time they hear an

inaccuracy. This usually ends up being less than the actual number of inaccuracies as the judge cannot actually

work out the exact number of innacuracies. They will do their best to be as exact on their count as possible. This

makes the audition as objective as possible. The final scores for Tone Quality and Intonation Inaccuracy will each be determined by taking the total number of inaccuracies and finding on the Adjudication Point Scale Sheet the total points taken off out of 40. Both criteria, Intonation Accuracy and Rhythm Accuracy are judged using a scaled down point system on the Adjudication Point Scale Chart.The first ten inaccuracy's are worth 1.6 points each. The second ten inaccuracies are worth 1.2 each. The third ten inaccuracies are worth .8 each. The fourth ten inaccuracies are worth .4 each.

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The final score will be determined by taking all four scores and adding them together. The score will equal

somewhere between 0-100.

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I PLAY THE SCALE AND ALL THE EXCERPTS SLOWER THAN THE REQUIRED TEMPO?

Students playing the required scale and excerpts slower than the required tempo or speed will receive

an automatic 5 points off their overall score of 0-100 points