Event Name: Musical Theatre Vocal Solo
Location: Southern Cross Burwood – Auditorium
Section Number: 35
General Category Guidelines:
1 piece only to be performed.
A copy of your music score must be provided at point of registration.
May be performed with or without accompaniment (a cappella). Accompaniment may be provided by a backing track or by a solo pianist/ instrumentalist.
Backing tracks must be instrumental tracks only with no vocal lines. See General Participation Guidelines for backing track submission requirements. Backing Tracks will be played by the onsite technician on the day.
All lyrics should be memorised including for self accompaniment.
Performers must provide their own piano/instrumental accompanist.
May be performed with or without a microphone.
Section Specific Guidelines:
Time stipulations – performances must not exceed:
Year 3-10 (ages 7 – 16): 4 minutes
Year 11-12 (ages 16 – 18): 5 minutes
Musical Theatre Vocal Solos must be performed in costume.
Performance movement is permitted within the constraints of the provided technical equipment.
Musical Theatre repertoire is not to be performed in the Contemporary Solo section, they must be entered into the Musical Theatre section. If you are unsure please contact the Eisteddfod Team.
Repertoire should be appropriate for all ages – language and themes should be in keeping with a school age audience, and comply with SCS mission, vision and values.
Musical Theatre songs must come from stage, film or radio musicals only. Eg. A song from a movie that is on the soundtrack and not a featured song sung in the course of the film is not considered “musical” repertoire for the purposes of this section.
Entrants should avoid singing repertoire that has a high percentage of speak-singing (non-pitched) material. Ensure the the majority of the song contains melodic content.
Provided Equipment:
Up to 4 Microphones (hand held or on stand)
Grand Piano or Weighted Keys (as available at venue)
Direct Input for guitars
Music stands
Chair for other instrumental accompaniment.
***Please note, headset microphones are not available for any Vocal Solo Section***
Judging Criteria:
- Intonation – pitch, tuning, tonal quality.
- Rhythm, timing, overall structure.
- Solo performance expression, memorisation and confidence.
- Dynamics and articulation appropriate to style.
- Solo awareness, communication with accompanist/ familiarity with backing track.
- Choice of repertoire suitable for stage and ability.
- Repertoire performed correctly represents the section genre.
Musical Theatre Additional Criteria
- Performance intentions – relevance and impact of movement and acting choices.
- Costume appropriateness
Immediate Point Deductions:
- 1 point for not providing a score of the song being performed
- 1 point deduction for not singing repertoire from a Musical or Film.
- 2 point deduction per 20 seconds over time.
- 2 point deduction for inappropriate costume choice in Musical Theatre Vocal Solo:
– Costumes show midriff
– Costumes are revealing or contain cut outs. - 2 point deduction for inappropriate content or themes.
- 100% point deduction for any explicit language, and no places will be awarded, only written feedback.
