Sound & Recording Quality
Sound cleanliness from noise and interruption, and recording technical quality
The five levels
Each anchor describes what separates one level from the next — not a general description of quality. This is the text the evaluator itself reads.
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Level 1 Below Standard
Poor recording impeding listening and evaluation
Example High noise, interruptions, distorted sound
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Level 2 Approaching
Limited quality but sufficient for basic evaluation
Example Some noise but performance audible
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Level 3 At Standard
Acceptable quality allowing comfortable listening
Example Recording mostly clean and clear
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Level 4 Above Standard
Good quality highlighting performance details
Example Sound precision allows hearing performance details
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Level 5 Exemplary
Professional quality presenting performance at its best
Example Recording highlights every performance detail clearly
Where does your own work sit on these levels?
Submit one work to be read against this criterion alone: your position across the five levels, why you are not higher and why not lower, three literal quotes from your own work, and one exercise with its success check. Your first card is free.
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Maintaining a consistent and continuous tempo throughout the performance
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