ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE & RECITAL GRADES (UNIMPROVISED)

ALL GRADES

PASS
Fills attempted & stylistically correct.
Posture and grip reasonably correct.
Performance reasonably close to written score.
Where a backing track is used, performance sometimes synchronised to the track. 

MERIT
Fills in time & stylistically correct.
Rhythm and written fills mostly correct.
Displaying reasonable control of the instrument.
All repeats observed.
Dynamics attempted.
Where a backing track is used, performance mostly synchronised to the track. 

DISTINCTION
Fills in time & stylistically correct.
Fluent transitions in & out of fills.
Notation adhered to with minimal errors.
All repeats observed.
Dynamics sympathetically observed.
Control of the instrument.
Confident overall performance
Where a backing track is used, performance synchronised to the track.