96 – 100
PITCH
Highly accurate notes and intonation
TIME
Fluent, with flexibility where appropriate, Rhythmic character well conveyed
TONE
Well projected, Sensitive use of tonal qualities
SHAPE
Expressive, Idiomatic musical shaping and detail
PERFORMANCE
Assured, Fully committed, Vivid communication of character and style
COMMUNICATION
Consistently well-projected and involved, Showing strong performance commitment and conviction, Consistently good performance awareness and control
INTERPRETATION
Consistently effective stylistic characterisation, Consistently good awareness and control of textures and ensemble, with effective blending and balancing
DELIVERY
Consistently assured and controlled, Consistently effective instrument management, Fully responsive to the performance situation
90 – 95
PITCH
Largely accurate notes and intonation
TIME
Sustained, effective tempo, Good sense of rhythm
TONE
Mainly controlled and consistent, Good tonal awareness
SHAPE
Clear musical shaping, Well-realised detail
PERFORMANCE
Positive, Carrying musical conviction, Character and style communicated
COMMUNICATION
Mainly well-projected and involved, Showing positive performance commitment, Mainly good performance awareness and control
INTERPRETATION
Mostly effective stylistic realisation, Mainly good awareness and control of textures and ensemble, with appropriate blending and balancing
DELIVERY
Effectively controlled, Mostly effective instrument management, Mainly responsive to the performance situation
80 – 89
PITCH
Generally correct notes, Sufficiently reliable intonation to maintain tonality
TIME
Suitable tempo, Generally stable pulse, Overall rhythmic accuracy
TONE
Generally reliable, Adequate tonal awareness
SHAPE
Some realisation of musical shape and/or detail
PERFORMANCE
Generally secure, prompt recovery from slips, Some musical involvement
COMMUNICATION
Projection and involvement sufficient to maintain an overall sense of performance, Sequence and shows adequate performance awareness and control
INTERPRETATION
Sufficient stylistic realisation, Adequate awareness and control of textures and ensemble, with sufficient blending and balancing
DELIVERY
Generally controlled, Sufficiently reliable instrument management to meet the demands of the performance situation
< 80
PITCH
Frequent note errors, Insufficiently reliable intonation to maintain tonality
TIME
Unsuitable and/or uncontrolled tempo, Irregular pulse, Inaccurate rhythm
TONE
Uneven and/or unreliable, Inadequate tonal awareness
SHAPE
Musical shape and detail insufficiently conveyed
PERFORMANCE
Insecure, inadequate recovery from slips, Insufficient musical involvement
COMMUNICATION
Insufficient projection or sense of involvement to maintain a sense of performance, Shows inadequate performance awareness or control
INTERPRETATION
Stylistic realisation not equal, Insufficient awareness or control of textures and ensemble, and/or unsuitable blending and balancing
DELIVERY
Consistency of control insufficient, Insufficiently reliable instrument management to meet the demands of the performance situation