Anthony D. - Phase 2 - Bessie MacKinnon

Dojo U Admin Team December 27, 2023

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Greetings!
Some solid work here Anthony! This is exactly what we're looking for... Enjoy!

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 Timothy:
This was nicely tied to the click! One or two isolated early notes, but you were right back on by the next note, and that's what counts!

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 Timothy:
Super good work here! Continue to keep an ear on your note changes so that everything stays nice and clean. I did hear a one or two isolated extremely minor rolling crossing noises, but these did not seem to be huge issues, just needing a bit of polishing when going to top hand notes (also speaking for myself here!) Enjoy the holiday week, and enjoy the journey as you move into Phase 3!

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