Tanya Maheshwari received a Merit overall for her Grade 1 guitar performance exam. While her tempo was generally good, her pulse was rarely under control. Her notes were usually clean despite some cautious playing, and dynamic expression was often present but could have been used more effectively. Despite some unevenness, her recital showed promise and flowed well overall.
Tanya Maheshwari received a Merit overall for her Grade 1 guitar performance exam. While her tempo was generally good, her pulse was rarely under control. Her notes were usually clean despite some cautious playing, and dynamic expression was often present but could have been used more effectively. Despite some unevenness, her recital showed promise and flowed well overall.
Tanya Maheshwari received a Merit overall for her Grade 1 guitar performance exam. While her tempo was generally good, her pulse was rarely under control. Her notes were usually clean despite some cautious playing, and dynamic expression was often present but could have been used more effectively. Despite some unevenness, her recital showed promise and flowed well overall.
Tanya Maheshwari received a Merit overall for her Grade 1 guitar performance exam. While her tempo was generally good, her pulse was rarely under control. Her notes were usually clean despite some cautious playing, and dynamic expression was often present but could have been used more effectively. Despite some unevenness, her recital showed promise and flowed well overall.
The tempo was considerably quicker than suggested and the pulse wasn’t entirely stable, but the notes were clean and the expressive contrasts were nicely observed. It could have been more lyrical and spacious, but the playing was confident.
Trad. French: Sur le pont d’Avignon, arr. Wright 24/30
The speed was well chosen, although the pulse wasn’t always quite settled and the continuity briefly came apart early on. The notes were largely clean, but a little more shaping and expression would have brought it fully off the page.
Carulli: Ecossaise (No. 5 from 24 pièces, Op. 121), arr. Wright 24/30 The speed was good and the texture was mostly well realised despite a few blemishes in notes and tone. The continuity wasn’t always safe though, with several bumpy spots and cautious corners. The expressive contrasts were present but could have been much more clearly defined. Even so, something of the character was conveyed.
Longworth & Walker: Spanish Knights 24/30
The basic tempo was suitable and the two voices were nicely contrasted but the pulse was often rather bumpy, so the music didn’t move with the confident sense of line it might have had. The dynamics were acknowledged, although could have been still more clear. Something of the music’s character came over despite the uneven flow.
Performance as a whole 24/30
The programme presented a variety of styles and textures. Tempi were generally good, but the pulse rarely felt under control. The musical lines came over clearly for the most part though, and the notes were usually found despite some cautious spots. The dynamic expression was often present, but could have been used with greater lyrical effect and dramatic impact. Despite the reservations, the playing showed promise, and the recital as a whole flowed well, without undue hurry.
