(c2) Category 2: Musicianship Skills and Knowledge
(E) Ensemble Skills Students perform in an ensemble, demonstrating sensitivity and the ability to adjust and maintain a uniform sense of rhythm, tempo, articulation, tone, blend, balance, and dynamics; understand conducting gestures, follow conductor and section leader, and are able to synchronize bowings.
3.2 Students perform with style, articulation, and pitch including adjusting dynamics according to musical function of their part (i.e., melody, harmony, counterpoint, etc.).
3.3 Follow conductor’s more complex beat patterns, cues, and expressive gestures.