Lisa S. - Phase 2 - St Valery

Slow down....a bit...

Treat this as an exercise and make sure you show your control and accurate finger movements at all times. This was 90/95% there for me but with a couple less BPMs I think it would have been 100%..

Anyway, a solid pass from me! Well done,

Cameron

Phase 2 Result: 11/11 Requirements Achieved

Metronome Clearly Audible? Yes
"Best" Tempo Selection? Yes
Rhythm/Note-values understood? Yes
Rhythms accurate to the click of the metronome? Yes

Overall Rhythm Comments from Cameron:
On the fast side..... but you managed it well!

Correct Melody Notes? Yes
Hole Coverage Good? Yes
Crossing Noises? No
Correct Gracenotes? Yes
Missed Gracenotes? No
Gracenotes Too Big/Sloppy? No
Gracenotes Out of Sync? No

Overall Basic Melody Comments from Cameron:
Again, speed took the edge off this one but it was very clean overall... a couple of hints of a phantom crossing noise, C to E... maybe read up on that and listen out for them

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