Music Category
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REGISTRATION:
A $10.00 Entry Fee is required of all participants. Payment of the fee allows students to submit multiple entries to multiple contests,
subject to the limitations of the individual contests. Students entering multiple
contests need only pay the fee once. This fee is due by Friday, March 19th at 5:00pm.
Visit our ticket website to pay your entry fee under the event labeled "Celebration of the Humanities 2020-2021
Entry." If you have any questions, please call the Arts Division office at 209-575-6081.
You must pay the $10 Entry Fee if you wish to enter the Celebration of the Humanities Contest.
CONTESTS:
- Classical Music
- Popular Music
- Electronic Music
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS:
If you are submitting more than one entry, you will need to fill out an entry form
for each contest you wish to enter.
All works must be original. Arrangements of other composers’ work will not be accepted. Scores or Jazz Charts must be clearly legible and complete. Compositions should be between two (2) and ten (10) minutes in duration. Composers can enter different contests. However, a single composition cannot be entered in more than one contest. Five (5) entries maximum per contest for each composer. Entries from a minimum of three (3) contestants are required for a contest.
Submit one electronic copy of a musical manuscript for each composition in PDF format.
A recording of the composition is optional but highly encouraged.
You should ensure that the composition title and pen name as the title of the title.
The recording should be submitted in MP3 format. If you use a music notation program such as Muse Score, Sibelius or Finale to notate your composition, a synthesized recording from the score is acceptable and encouraged, but a recording alone without the manuscript will not be acceptable.
The Classical Music category should have a full score for the musical composition.
In the Popular Music category, a lead sheet (melody and chords) is acceptable if a recording of the piece is included.
Electronic Music compositions that cannot be notated by traditional means will be acceptable, provided some form of graphic or descriptive score accompanies the recording.
A popular song with lyrics, accompanied by all electronic instruments, should be entered in the Popular Music category.
To insure anonymity of your entries, use only a pen-name, not your real name on all submitted works, recordings and include it on the entry form. Title of the composition, pen name only, and instrumentation should be on the manuscripts. Do not put your real name on the manuscripts or recordings. Works that are not copyrighted will be accepted, however, composers are advised to copyright their works through the Library of Congress.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
CLASSICAL MUSIC SOLO PERFORMANCE
REGISTRATION:
A $10.00 Entry Fee is required of all participants. Payment of the fee allows students to submit multiple entries to multiple contests,
subject to the limitations of the individual contests. Students entering multiple
contests need only pay the fee once. This fee is due by Friday, March 19th at 5:00pm.
Visit our ticket website to pay your entry fee under the event labeled "Celebration of the Humanities 2020-2021
Entry." If you have any questions, please call the Arts Division office at 209-575-6081.
You must pay the $10 Entry Fee if you wish to enter the Celebration of the Humanities Contest.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS:
If you are submitting more than one entry, you will need to fill out an entry form for
each contest you wish to enter.
All pieces must be from the standard repertoire of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century periods.
All pieces should be original works, not arrangements.
Compositions can be up to eight (8) minutes in duration.
Performances will be for solo voice or solo instrument and accompanist if needed.
Submit the title of composition, composer, opus number, instrumentation, and duration in minutes and seconds. The name of the soloist and accompanist should also be included. Performers are responsible to secure an accompanist for their performance. You will need to video record your performance using your phone or a video camera for judging.
This will be a recorded-jurried live performance with up to three judges observing your video. It must be a live performance captured on video all the way through the piece without stopping and without any edits at all. If any edits are found in the video, then that performance will be disqualified. One published copy of the music manuscript either scanned or photographed into PDF format will need to be submitted to along with the Entry Form and payment receipt. Videos must be in .mov or .m4a file format not .avi.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
POP MUSIC SOLO PERFORMANCE
REGISTRATION:
A $10.00 Entry Fee is required of all participants. Payment of the fee allows students to submit multiple entries to multiple contests,
subject to the limitations of the individual contests. Students entering multiple
contests need only pay the fee once. This fee is due by Friday, March 19th at 5:00pm.
Visit our ticket website to pay your entry fee under the event labeled "Celebration of the Humanities 2020-2021
Entry." If you have any questions, please call the Arts Division office at 209-575-6081.
You must pay the $10 Entry Fee if you wish to enter the Celebration of the Humanities Contest.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS:
If you are submitting more than one entry, you will need to fill out an entry form for
each contest you wish to enter.
All works must be from the popular repertoire of the last one hundred years.
Original arrangements of established works are encouraged.
Original compositions are accepted. However, they will be judged on performance and interpretation rather than compositional values.
Original popular music compositions are best entered in the Popular Music Composition category for consideration of compositional values.
The performance can be up to eight (8) minutes in duration. Performances will be for one or two performers. Both performers must enter the contest to be considered. Bands and drum sets are discouraged due to logistical problems during judging. Solo voice or instrument entries may have an accompanist if needed.
Submit the title of composition, composer, opus number, instrumentation, and duration in minutes and second,. The name of the soloist and accompanist should also be included. Performers are responsible to secure an accompanist for their performance. You will need to video record your performance using your phone or a video camera for judging. This will be a recorded-jurried live performance with up to three judges observing your video. It must a live performance captured on video all the way through the piece without stopping and without any edits at all. If any edits are found in the video, then that performance will be disqualified.
One published copy of the music manuscript either scanned or photographed into PDF format will need to be submitted.
Videos must be in .mov or .m4a file format not .avi.
Vist the Celebration of the Humanities Home Page to see Contest Rules
For further information, contact
David Dow 209.575.6078 or dowd@yosemite.edu