DISTINCTION
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MERIT
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PASS
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BELOW PASS
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Use of contrasting styles, keys and tempo
- Proficient, skilful and appropriate use of contrasting styles, keys and tempo
- Masterly application and selection of style, key and tempo
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Use of contrasting styles, keys and tempo
- Accomplished and adept use of contrasting styles, key selection and tempo
- Mostly an effective application and selection of style, key and tempo
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Use of contrasting styles, keys and tempo
- Reasonable variations of style, tempo and key
- Acceptable variations of style, tempo and key selection
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Use of contrasting styles, keys and tempo
- Lack of contrasts between style, tempo and key
- Inappropriate selection of style, tempo and key
- Ineffective use of styles, tempo and key
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Hook
- Highly engaging effective use of both musical and lyrical hooks
- Memorable, attention gripping hooks
- Natural, seamless and integral hooks
- High level of originality and creativity
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Hook
- Mostly engaging effective use of musical and lyrical hooks
- Some attention to memorable gripping hooks
- Good level of originality and creativity
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Hook
- Limited attempt at creating engaging effective musical and lyrical hooks
- Limited attention to memorable gripping hooks
- Some originality and creativity shown
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Hook
- Very little or no evidence of musical or lyrical hooks
- Only one type of hook used
- Inappropriate, ineffective
- No originality or creativity shown
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Effective lyrics
- High level of originality
- High level of creativity
- Lyrics complement and promote instrumental flow
- Outstanding ‘marriage’ between words and music
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Effective lyrics
- Principally good levels of originality
- Principally good levels of creativity
- Lyrics complement instrumental flow
- Good level of creativity and originality
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Effective lyrics
- Sense of originality
- Unimaginative lyrics
- Reasonable attempt at being creative
- Lyrics complement instrumental flow
- Lyrics mostly complementary to the melody
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Effective lyrics
- Very little or no originality
- Little evidence of creativity
- Lyrics hinder and detract from instrumental/melodic flow
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Form with modulation
- Accomplished use of musical form with modulation
- Complimentary choice of form
- Creative use of form with modulation
- Use of a strong structural format
- Strong, effective choice of modulation
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Form with modulation
- Use of effective structural form with modulation
- Proficient use of musical form
- Moderately creative use of form and modulation
- Good structural form
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Form with modulation
- Acceptable use of structural format with modulation
- Some evidence of form
- Some creativity shown
- Evidence of structural format with modulation
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Form with modulation
- Lack of form with modulation
- No evidence of form
- No evidence of creative use of form with modulaton
- Use of a single structure
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Discussion of composition
- Accomplished discussion
- A thorough and complete discussion
- Masterly, articulate and knowledgeable
- Evidence of initial workings for each song
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Discussion of composition
- Moderate depth of knowledge of Popular Songwriting
- Good demonstration of technical, applicable terminology
- Reasonably articulate
- Some evidence of initial workings
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Discussion of composition
- Basic knowledge of Popular Songwriting techniques
- Limited use of applicable, relevant terminology
- Partial and basic evidence of initial workings
- Hesitant discussion
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Discussion of composition
- Unable to discuss any aspects of Popular Songwriting techniques
- No discussion
- Superficial or Incorrect knowledge and with the use of incorrect terminology
- No initial working provided
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