Event Name: Contemporary Vocal Solo
Location: Southern Cross Burwood – Primary – Auditorium
Section Number: 34
General Category Guidelines:
Please note – secondary students with 5 years or more experience will be placed in the Secondary Open regardless of age.
***The Secondary Open Section will occur on Tuesday 14 April. All other Secondary Sections occur on Friday 17 April***
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 a microphone.
May be performed with or without accompaniment (a cappella).
Accompaniment may be provided by a backing track or by a solo pianist/ instrumentalist. Performers must provide their own piano/instrumental accompanist.
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.
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.
Section Specific Guidelines:
Time stipulations – performances must not exceed:
Years 7-10 (ages 12-16): 4 minutes
Years 11-12 (ages 16 – 18): 5 minutes
Performances will be stopped at 1 minute over time
This section is for contemporary music only. Songs from stage or film musicals must be sung in Section 35: Musical Theatre.
Provided Equipment:
Up to 4 Microphones (hand held or on stand)
Grand Piano
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.
Immediate Point Deductions:
- 1 point for not providing a score of the song being performed.
- 2 point deduction per 20 seconds over time.
- 2 point deduction for inappropriate content or themes.
- 100% points deduction for any explicit language, and no places will be awarded, only written feedback.
