woodwind_brass

woodwind_brass

Solo

Technique/ArticulationThe student _

	demonstrates appropriate slurs as marked.
	demonstrates appropriate execution of the legato, stacato and marcato articulations.
	performs in the extreme upper register of the instrument with proper facility and control.
	performs in the extreme lower register of the instrument with proper facility and control.

MusicianshipThe student _ demonstrates

	demonstrates control of the musical time/pulse appropriate for the style of music. (i.e. use of steady beat, and/or use of rubato, ritardando, stringendo)
	demonstrates dynamic contrast notated by the composer.
	demonstrates the ability to shape and contour the rhythmic line; dynamic nuance not notated by composer.
	demonstrates inflection of rhythmic patterns appropriate to the style and phrase structure of the composition.
	performs with effective breath management, inhaling at times that compliment the phrase structure.

Scales

Sightreading