Song Writing Contest

Do you have a song/composition that you want to be heard? or event recorded and arranged?

The objective of this contest is to showcase and promote the skills and abilities of APC Students in creating their own songs and to show and discover a new variety of musical compositions. This competition is open to all APC Students only. Members of the Bahay Bombilya and APC Strings are not allowed to join the competition. The song entry requirements are solo contestant, each entry must be an original composition of the contestant, the BB and Strings has the right to disqualify a song entry if the song was plagiarize, open to any Genre, the song must not exceed Four Minutes (4:00), the song entry must be typewritten in a DOC file together with the title, name of the sender, and chords and the entry must also contain a short audio demo in MP3 format.

A collaborative contest between Bahay Bombilya and APC Strings wherein students will be able to share their music through a song writing contest which will feature and show-off their talents/skills in composing music/making songs. The top 5 will perform in the Cafeteria and grand winner will receive a recording and arrangement session plus video coverage from the APC Strings and Bahay Bombilya.

The songwriting entries are reviewed and judged by the songwriting merits alone. Production quality is not taken into consideration. We are looking for great songwriters, not great producers. A simple home or live recording of a song has the same chance of winning the songwriting contest as a professional recording has of winning. Many of the past winners have placed with simple vocal/guitar or vocal/piano recordings. Vocal ability is 'not' taken into consideration. Only the "songwriting" elements of the songs are considered when determining the winners.

The general criteria consist of three things only, first, the musical Content (30%) refers to the appeal of the melody and its accompanying basic harmony. Second, lyrics (30%) refers to the body of the verse used in the musical composition. And lastly, over-all impact (40%) refers to the general appeal of the song entry based on the concept, treatment of subject, structure, and unity of musical elements.

I encourage all songwriters, regardless of experience, and regardless of production to enter in competition like this. This is a great place for talent to be found.