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JAZZ CHOIR Rating (Large ensembles require three forms per entry.)

Order or Time of Appearance:______Event #:______Class:______Date:______

School:______9-13, Div I 14-22, Div II Name of Group:______23-31, Div III Selection(s):______32-40, Div IV 40+, Div V

S C O R I N G D E F I N I T I O N S : ( P l e a s e s c o r e e a c h c a p t i o n ) 1 - C o n s i s t e n t l y o u t s t a n d i n g , 2 - S t r o n g ; O c c a s i o n a l i n c o n s i s t e n c i e s , 3 - R e p e a t e d l y i n c o n s i s t e n t , 4 - C o n s i s t e n t l y w e a k , 5 - U n a c c e p t a b l e

MUSICIANSHIP-

TONE (beauty, blend, control, energy)

INTONATION (tonality awareness, unisons / intervals / chords)

PRECISION (accuracy to printed notes / rhythms, attacks / releases)

BALANCE (voices, chords)

EXPRESSION / INTERPRETATION (style contrasts in tempo / dynamic, phrasing, musical line, groove)

DICTION (enunciation, stylizations)

OTHER FACTORS (solos, improvisation, accompaniments)

PROGRAMMING / STAGING-

ARRANGEMENTS / MUSICAL VARIETY / SEQUENCING / PACING

SHOWMANSHIP / ENERGY / FACIAL PROJECTION

______TOTAL POINTS Signature of Adjudicator

NSAA Form 2005