Vocal Adjudication Sheet

David Grogan Studio

Student Name__________________________________ Date_________ Grade________

Tone 5
The student:
5 Exhibits chiaroscuro throughout the performance.
4 Exhibits chiaroscuro most of the time, but occasionally distorts the tone too bright or too dark.
3 Exhibits some flaws in tone production that detract from the overall performance.
2 Exhibits several major flaws in tone production
1 Did not use a singing voice.

Intonation 5
The students intonation:
5 Is accurate throughout.
4 Student fails to adjust on isolated pitches, yet demonstrates minimal intonation difficulties.
3 The student does not adjust problem to an acceptable standard of intonation.
2 Exhibits a basic sense of intonation, yet has significant problems. Student makes no apparent attempt at
adjustment of problem pitches.
1 Is not accurate. Students performance is continuously out of tune.

Rhythm 5
The student performs:
5 No rhythmic errors.
4 A few wrong rhythmic figures.
3 Some wrong rhythmic figures, included short continuous sections of imprecision.
2 Many wrong rhythmic figures that detracted from the overall performance.
1 Significant number of rhythmic errors, with whole sections incorrectly performed.

Vibrancy 5
The students vibrato:
5 Is consistent, even, and an acceptable rate
4 There are slight variances in the vibrato aspects that do not detract from the overall performance.
3 Several issues in the vibrato aspects that detract from the overall performance
2 Vibrato is a constant issue that detracts constantly from the performance
1 Vibrato is not present at all

Tempo 5
The students tempo:
5 Is accurate and consistent with the printed tempo markings
4 Approaches the printed tempo markings, yet the performed tempo does not detract from the performance.
3 Is different from the printed tempo, resulting in inappropriate tempos for the selection, yet remains consistent.
2 Is inconsistent (rushing, dragging, inaccurate tempo changes, etc).
1 Is not accurate or consistent.
Diction 5
The students performance:
5 Has clear diction throughout
4 Has a few diction errors, but they do not detract from the overall performance.
3 Has some diction errors that detracted, at times, from the overall performance.
2 Has many diction errors that detracted substantially from the performance.
1 Has serious diction flaws. Difficult to understand the text.

Registration 5
The students performance:
5 Exhibits proper registration throughout the performance.
4 Exhibits occasional misuse of registers, but does not detract from the overall performance
3 Exhibits some registration problems that detract from the performance occasionally
2 Exhibits some consistent registration issues
1 Exhibits dangerous registration abuse.

Breath Management 5
The student:
Exhibits proper breathing technique throughout the performance.
Exhibits occasional improper breathing, but does not detract from the overall performance
Exhibits some improper breathing techniques that detract from the performance occasionally.
Exhibits improper breathing techniques consistently.
Shows no sign of training in breath management.

Style/Acting 5
The student:
5 Exhibits the appropriate stylistic features of the piece, including proper dramatic aspects.
4 Exhibits inappropriate stylistic features that do not detract from the overall performance.
3 Exhibits inappropriate stylistic features that detract from the performance occasionally.
2 Exhibits inappropriate stylistic features consistently.
1 Shows no training in style and acting.

Memory 5
The student:
5 Exhibits perfect memorization, with no slips, or hints of slips
4 Exhibits almost perfect memorization, with only very slight errors
3 Exhibits a few memory slips that slightly detract from the performance
2 Exhibits many memory slips that detract from the performance
1 Not memorized at all

Non-Normative Grading
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