1. In performing music with a level of difficulty of 5, the student can play the pitches with no technical difficulty.

2. In performing music with a level of difficulty of 5, the student can play the rhythms accurately. The beat is steady.

3. In performing music with a level of difficulty of 5, the student is responsive to dynamics, tempo, style, and expression as indicated in the music or as indicated by the conductor. Contrasts between loud and soft, between legato and staccato, and among musical styles are entirely satisfactory.

5. The student's tone quality is excellent.

6. The student's intonation and breath support are excellent.

2. The student can usually identify the melodic lines, but is sometimes unable to recognize countermelodies and is sometimes unable to detect melodies when they occur in inner voices.

3. The student can identify the basic features of the rhythm or meter.

4. The student can identify the key throughout. The student can analyze some chords correctly but has difficulty with others.