Rubric + scoring

• Rubric

  The scoring framework an audition panel uses. Real panels usually score on the same five dimensions Orchestra Kingdom does: tone, intonation, rhythm, tempo, musicality. The weights vary by school and by season.

• Verdict

  The panel's binary outcome: Advance (pass), Callback (on the edge), or Not Yet (revisit). Orchestra Kingdom's Judge returns one of these three plus the underlying scores.

• Tone center

  The core sound quality of a string player's bow/string contact. Centered tone has weight without forcing — the bow is finding the string consistently. A common cut criterion in audition panels.

• Intonation

  Pitch accuracy. On strings, intonation is influenced by left-hand placement, finger weight, vibrato, and bow speed/pressure interactions. Panel-grade intonation holds under pressure and on tricky shifts.

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