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Conservatory-level. Every dimension is being measured.
Tell the teacher what is going wrong in it, tempo, intonation, rhythm, tone, or musicality. Real fix in 30 seconds.
Be the first public take on Romance Op. 85. Every shared score ranks on this board.
Claim the ThroneAround 52 bpm for viola audition prep. Panels reward effortless evenness at tempo over a rushed showpiece, so lock the tempo in before you push for speed.
On the same five dimensions real panels use: tone, intonation, rhythm, tempo, and musicality. College and conservatory viola auditions (Romantic category)
Bruch's Romance is all about singing tone. Record yourself and ask: does the viola sound like a voice? If the tone cuts or scratches, slow the bow and add arm weight. The long melodic arches require careful breath-like phrasing. Identify where the phrase breathes and match your bow change to that breath.
College / Conservatory level. Make sure your scales and shifting are solid at this standard before you record an audition take.
Yes. Talk through Romance Op. 85 with the teacher, free, no signup. Play your take, get the one specific fix that is actually costing you points, then run it again. The teacher listens every day, not just at lesson time.
That is the Judge, the other tool. You record a 30-second take and it comes back scored on tempo, intonation, rhythm, tone, and musicality. Private: only you see the result.
Record a take, get it scoredFree. No account needed for your first take.