Additional points may be awarded for the following:
- Each part was carefully crafted with that instrument's idiosyncracies in mind.
- No instrument had a boring or an excessively difficult part.
- The score featured well-balanced, interesting instrumental combinations and explored compelling doublings, mutes, and/or extended techniques.
10 point deductions:
- You submitted a concert score rather than a transposed score.
- The scoring was over two thirds tutti.
20 point deductions:
- The piece was not approved by the due date. — Short Score
- The full score was not printed by the due date. — Full Score
- You did not collect initials for your full score.
- You were not present when we performed your piece.
- You did not respond to the follow-up questions. — Reflection
30 point deductions:
- You did not submit the piece in time to hear it performed.
- One or more parts were transposed incorrectly or included 6 or more incorrect notes.
- One or more parts were unplayable, e.g. they contained pitches beyond the range of the instrument or unreasonably difficult passages.
- One or more parts contained 3 or fewer notes.
- Three fourths or more of the score was tutti.
|