TECHNIQUE RUBRIC 2014

Error: a wrong note a wrong fingering (max 1 deduction per element) a pause of longer than 1 beat "starting-over" an element (do not also subtract for past errors on this element if starting over) sometimes one mistake causes another immediatel after ! this counts as one mistake Not an error: a ver slight hesitation a couple of notes that didn"t sound or slightl bumping a wrong ke if infre#uent mistake right at the ver beginning of the ver first technical element pla ed students ma pla in an octave the feel comfortable without penalt if a student forgets to pla an element - the $udge will prompt them %la ing cadence chords in a different tempo than the corresponding scale NUMBER OF ERRORS with CORRESPONDING JUDGING SCORE 'core of 1()1( 'core of *)1( 'core of +)1( 'core of ,)1( 'core of -)1( 'core of .)1( 1 errors or less 1 errors or less 1 errors or less 1 errors or less 2 errors or less 3 errors or less . errors or less - errors or less , errors or less , errors or less , errors or less , errors or less 2 errors 2 2 2 3 . , + + + + 3 etc4 3 3 3 . , + * * * * . . . . , + * 1( 1( 1( 1( , + * 1( 11 11 11 11 , or more , or more , or more , or more + or more * or more 1( or more 11 or more 11 or more 11 or more 11 or more 11 or more

&evel /0 %rep 1 1 2 3 . , + * 5dv

Other deductions: -1 %oint: %oor hand position (ver low wrists or ver flat fingers) -(4. %oint: &ack of ade#uate pedaling if a re#uired element -(4. %oint: 6otes not sounding a consistent problem -(4. %oint: 7er uneven rh thm within an element -1( points: 6ot completing all elements in the time re#uired Judges i!! "e instructed to round u# the score to the nearest ho!e nu$"er%

TECHNIQUE RUBRIC The easy way to remember it is: For levels 2 and under students !an have 2 errors or less in order to re!eive a s!ore o" #$%#$& For levels '() the number o" errors allowed be"ore redu!in* the s!ore is the same as the number o" their level& For e+am,le a -evel . /id is allowed . mista/es or less and a -evel ) /id is allowed ) mista/es or less be"ore the s!ore is redu!ed "rom #$%#$& 0ll o" the u,,er levels beyond ) remain at the same number o" mista/es as )& 1o anyone in level ) 2 3 or 0dvan!ed !an ma/e only ) mista/es be"ore their s!ore is redu!ed& 1o 4ust remember 2 and under and ) and u, are ali/e& Conversation between student and tea!her: #& 56hat is a 7mista/e895 0 mista/e is a wron* note a wron* "in*erin* a ,ause o" more than # beat or a 7do over8 o" an element& 2& 56hat i" I ma/e a mista/e and it !auses another mista/e ri*ht a"ter95 6e will !ount this as # mista/e& '& 56hat i" I ,lay a wron* "in*erin* ( does it !ount as a 7mista/e8 every time I ,lay it wron*95 -et:s say your -H "in*erin* is o"" the whole s!ale ,retty mu!h& That !ounts as 2 mista/es& I" you only sli, u, on!e it !ounts as one mista/e& ;& 76ill I lose a ,oint i" I ,lay in the 7wron*8 o!tave98 No& .& 56hat i" I have a sli*ht hesitation95 <oesn:t !ount as a mista/e i" it:s very sli*ht& =& 56hat i" be!ause I:m so nervous I ma/e a mista/e ri*ht when I am startin* the whole Te!hni>ue ,art o" the e+am95 ?ou !an start over without ,enalty 4ust that one time& )& 56hat i" I "or*et to ,lay an element9 <oes that !ount as a mista/e95 No ( the 4ud*e will remind you i" you "or*ot to ,lay an element& 2& 56hat i" I ,lay everythin* ri*ht but I have a bad hand ,osition95 0utomati! # ,oint dedu!tion "or "lat "in*ers or very low wrists& 3& 56hat i" I ,lay everythin* ri*ht but I s,eed u, or slow down within an element95 0utomati! hal" ,oint dedu!tion every time #$& 56hat i" I don:t "inish everythin* in time95 ?ou *et a @ero& ##& 5A/ay so i" I:m a -evel . and I ma/e 2 mista/es what will my s!ore be95 ?our s!ore will be ) out o" #$& ?ou *et the . mista/es then ea!h additional mista/e ta/es your s!ore down a whole ,oint& #2& 71o i" I:m a level . and I ,lay everythin* ,er"e!tly !an I ,lay the last . notes wron* on ,ur,ose and still *et #$%#$98 6at!h it /id&