David S. - Phase 2 - Peggy Gillies

Dojo U Admin Team August 26, 2022
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Greetings David! Excellent work here. I'll let the numbers speak for themselves...

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:
Sounds like you've got a good handle on what it should sound like! I can't argue with that! @Timothy-Gatehouse

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:
A lot of good things happening here. Good Alap/Asap, solid navigation. If I did have any suggestions, I would say to drop the tempo just a few bpm so you can really exaggerate the dot-cut contrast. That can pay dividends later when you're bringing it up to performance speed. That's minor stuff though.

Good job! Enjoy Phase 3!
@Timothy-Gatehouse

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